HB-5091, As Passed Senate, December 16, 2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 5091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

by amending section 234e (MCL 750.234e), as added by 1990 PA 321.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 234e. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person

 

shall not willfully and knowingly brandish a firearm in public.

 

     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to any either of the

 

following:

 

     (a) A peace officer lawfully performing his or her duties as a

 

peace officer.

 

     (b) A person lawfully engaged in hunting.

 

     (c) A person lawfully engaged in target practice.

 

     (d) A person lawfully engaged in the sale, purchase, repair,

 

or transfer of that firearm.

 

     (b) A person lawfully acting in self-defense or defense of

 

another under the self-defense act, 2006 PA 309, MCL 780.971 to

House Bill No. 5091 as amended December 15, 2014

 

780.974.

 

     (3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days,

 

or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.

 

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