Section R. 28.14102 - Definitions; E to LRule 102. As used in these rules:
(a) "Employed recruit" means a law enforcement officer candidate who is employed by a recognized law enforcement agency and who is enrolled in an approved basic law enforcement training academy for the purpose of training in order to become eligible to be licensed as a law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency.(b) "Employing agency" means police departments, sheriff offices, the Michigan department of state police, or any law enforcement agency authorized and established pursuant to state statute.(c) "Employment" means performing a service or labor as a law enforcement officer to a recognized law enforcement agency in exchange for monetary compensation for all hours worked at not less than the federal minimum wage established in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended; 29 U.S.C. §206.(d) "Fully empowered law enforcement officer" means a law enforcement officer employed by a recognized law enforcement agency, who has full authority to enforce the general criminal laws of this state conferred by a sworn oath of office, and who is licensed by the commission.(e) "General criminal laws" means laws that classify an action as a misdemeanor or felony punishable by fine or imprisonment and have general applicability as opposed to regulation of a particular class.(f) "Law enforcement agency" or "agency" means an entity authorized and established pursuant to a state statute that conveys police authority of the state of Michigan to the entity. Police authority includes the responsibility for the prevention and detection of crime and the enforcement of the general criminal laws.(g) "License" means the numbered certificate issued by the commission to a person who has received certification as a law enforcement officer under the act, as provided in MCL 28.602.(h) "Licensing examination" means the examination administered by the commission at the completion of the basic law enforcement training academy and the recognition of prior basic law enforcement training and experience program to determine whether a person has attained the minimum competencies required for licensing.Mich. Admin. Code R. 28.14102