Sec. 7. Appointments to and promotions in all paid fire or police departments, or both of cities, villages, and municipalities shall be made only according to qualifications and fitness to be ascertained by competitive examinations, and no person shall be appointed, reinstated, promoted, or discharged as a full-time paid member of a department, regardless of rank or position, in any fire or police department of any city, village, or municipality in this state except as provided in this act. This section applies only to full-time paid members as defined in section 17.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 38.507
Appointments and promotions; competitive examinations; provisions applicable to appointment, reinstatement, promotion, or discharge; applicability of section
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 147 Mich. App. 573 - Micu v. City of Warren (1985)
Most recently applied in 147 Mich. App. 573 - Micu v. City of Warren (December 1985)
1935, Act 78, Imd
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