Michigan — Body Armor Regulation Profile

Primary Statute

MCL 750.227f

Strategic Context

Gpo Sweet Spots

• small rural sheriffs among 83 counties (Upper Peninsula + northern Lower Peninsula)
• Oakland County contract-patrol small-city market
• auto-plant + supplier security
• defense-contractor site security near Detroit Arsenal
• Dearborn + Detroit community security
• small municipal PDs + township PDs

Unique To MI Categories

• Ground_combat_vehicle_defense_industry_concentration_Sterling_Heights
• TACOM_GVSC_Detroit_Arsenal_Army_armor_program_office
• Auto_industry_corporate_security_maturity_GM_Ford_Stellantis
• Dearborn_largest_Arab_American_population_in_US
• DLA_Battle_Creek_federal_logistics_ecosystem
• Canadian_border_Ambassador_Bridge_Detroit_Windsor
• Camp_Grayling_largest_NG_training_site

Onboarding Friction Notes

MI is state_felon_broader tier; onboarding must handle employer-permission path for violent-felon applicants under MCL 750.227f; otherwise low friction

Partnership Opportunities

• MiDEAL integration (priority)
• MSA Sheriffs Association endorsement
• MACP endorsement
• MI DTMB contract awardee
• TACOM + GVSC as intelligence/research source for armor-industry product
• Auto-industry corporate-security vendor roster partnerships

Aggregated Demand Estimate

90000+ tactical-armor-eligible buyers in MI

Armor Industry Intelligence

MI's ground-combat-vehicle concentration (GDLS, BAE LandSys, Rheinmetall) + TACOM program office make MI one of the most valuable intelligence-product development locations for armor-industry content

Phase 2 Threshold Met By Mi Alone

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