SB-0053, As Passed Senate, February 19, 2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUBSTITUTE FOR

 

SENATE BILL NO. 53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled

 

"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,

possessing, and carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices,

and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying,

selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and

electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other

authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and

electro-muscular disruption devices under certain circumstances; to

provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil

liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe the powers and

duties of certain state and local agencies; to prohibit certain

conduct against individuals who apply for or receive a license to

carry a concealed pistol; to make appropriations; to prescribe

certain conditions for the appropriations; and to repeal all acts

and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,"

 

by amending sections 1 and 5o (MCL 28.421 and 28.425o), section 1

 

as amended by 2014 PA 203 and section 5o as amended by 2014 PA 206.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 1. (1) As used in this act:

 

     (a) "Felony" means that term as defined in section 1 of

 

chapter I of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL


 

761.1, or a violation of a law of the United States or another

 

state that is designated as a felony or that is punishable by death

 

or by imprisonment for more than 1 year.

 

     (b) "Firearm" means a weapon from which a dangerous projectile

 

may be propelled by an explosive, or by gas or air. Firearm does

 

not include a smooth bore rifle or handgun designed and

 

manufactured exclusively for propelling by a spring, or by gas or

 

air, BBs not exceeding .177 caliber.

 

     (c) "Firearms records" means any form, information, or record

 

required for submission to a government agency under sections 2,

 

2a, 2b, and 5b, or any form, permit, or license issued by a

 

government agency under this act.

 

     (d) "Misdemeanor" means a violation of a penal law of this

 

state or violation of a local ordinance substantially corresponding

 

to a violation of a penal law of this state that is not a felony or

 

a violation of an order, rule, or regulation of a state agency that

 

is punishable by imprisonment or a fine that is not a civil fine,

 

or both.

 

     (e) "Peace officer" means, except as otherwise provided in

 

this act, an individual who is employed as a law enforcement

 

officer, as that term is defined under section 2 of the commission

 

on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.602, by this

 

state or another state, a political subdivision of this state or

 

another state, or the United States, and who is required to carry a

 

firearm in the course of his or her duties as a law enforcement

 

officer.

 

     (f) "Pistol" means a loaded or unloaded firearm that is 26


 

inches or less in length, or a loaded or unloaded firearm that by

 

its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm.

 

     (g) "Purchaser" means a person who receives a pistol from

 

another person by purchase or gift.

 

     (h) "Reserve peace officer", "auxiliary officer", or "reserve

 

officer" means, except as otherwise provided in this act, an

 

individual authorized on a voluntary or irregular basis by a duly

 

authorized police agency of this state or a political subdivision

 

of this state to act as a law enforcement officer, who is

 

responsible for the preservation of the peace, the prevention and

 

detection of crime, and the enforcement of the general criminal

 

laws of this state, and who is otherwise eligible to possess a

 

firearm under this act.

 

     (i) "Retired federal law enforcement officer" means an

 

individual who was an officer or agent employed by a law

 

enforcement agency of the United States government whose primary

 

responsibility was enforcing laws of the United States, who was

 

required to carry a firearm in the course of his or her duties as a

 

law enforcement officer, and who retired in good standing from his

 

or her employment as a federal law enforcement officer.

 

     (j) (i) "Retired police officer" or "retired law enforcement

 

officer" means an individual who was a police officer or law

 

enforcement officer who was certified as described under section 9a

 

of the commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203,

 

MCL 28.609a, and retired in good standing from his or her

 

employment as a police officer or law enforcement officer.

 

     (k) (j) "Seller" means a person who sells or gives a pistol to


 

another person.

 

     (l) (k) "State court judge" means a judge of the district

 

court, circuit court, probate court, or court of appeals or justice

 

of the supreme court of this state who is serving either by

 

election or appointment.

 

     (m) (l) "State court retired judge" means a judge or justice

 

described in subdivision (k) (l) who is retired, or a retired judge

 

of the recorders court.

 

     (2) A person may lawfully own, possess, carry, or transport as

 

a pistol a firearm greater than 26 inches in length if all of the

 

following conditions apply:

 

     (a) The person registered the firearm as a pistol under

 

section 2 or 2a before January 1, 2013.

 

     (b) The person who registered the firearm as described in

 

subdivision (a) has maintained registration of the firearm since

 

January 1, 2013 without lapse.

 

     (c) The person possesses a copy of the license or record

 

issued to him or her under section 2 or 2a.

 

     (3) A person who satisfies all of the conditions listed under

 

subsection (2) nevertheless may elect to have the firearm not be

 

considered to be a pistol. A person who makes the election under

 

this subsection shall notify the department of state police of the

 

election in a manner prescribed by that department.

 

     Sec. 5o. (1) Subject to subsection (5), an individual licensed

 

under this act to carry a concealed pistol, or who is exempt from

 

licensure under section 12a(1)(h), shall not carry a concealed

 

pistol on the premises of any of the following:


 

     (a) A school or school property except that a parent or legal

 

guardian of a student of the school is not precluded from carrying

 

a concealed pistol while in a vehicle on school property, if he or

 

she is dropping the student off at the school or picking up the

 

student from the school. As used in this section, "school" and

 

"school property" mean those terms as defined in section 237a of

 

the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.237a.

 

     (b) A public or private child care center or day care center,

 

public or private child caring institution, or public or private

 

child placing agency.

 

     (c) A sports arena or stadium.

 

     (d) A bar or tavern licensed under the Michigan liquor control

 

code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, where the

 

primary source of income of the business is the sale of alcoholic

 

liquor by the glass and consumed on the premises. This subdivision

 

does not apply to an owner or employee of the business. The

 

Michigan liquor control commission shall develop and make available

 

to holders of licenses under the Michigan liquor control code of

 

1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, an appropriate sign

 

stating that "This establishment prohibits patrons from carrying

 

concealed weapons". The owner or operator of an establishment

 

licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA

 

58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, may, but is not required to, post the

 

sign developed under this subdivision.

 

     (e) Any property or facility owned or operated by a church,

 

synagogue, mosque, temple, or other place of worship, unless the

 

presiding official or officials of the church, synagogue, mosque,


 

temple, or other place of worship permit the carrying of concealed

 

pistol on that property or facility.

 

     (f) An entertainment facility with a seating capacity of 2,500

 

or more individuals that the individual knows or should know has a

 

seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals or that has a sign

 

above each public entrance stating in letters not less than 1-inch

 

high a seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals.

 

     (g) A hospital.

 

     (h) A dormitory or classroom of a community college, college,

 

or university.

 

     (2) Subject to subsection (5), an individual shall not carry a

 

portable device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology on

 

any of the premises described in subsection (1).

 

     (3) An individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed

 

pistol, or who is exempt from licensure under section 12a(1)(h),

 

shall not carry a concealed pistol in violation of R 432.1212 or a

 

successor rule of the Michigan administrative code promulgated

 

under the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL

 

432.201 to 432.226.

 

     (4) As used in subsection (1), "premises" does not include

 

parking areas of the places identified under subsection (1).

 

     (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the

 

following:

 

     (a) An individual licensed under this act who is a retired

 

police officer, or retired law enforcement officer, or retired

 

federal law enforcement officer. The concealed weapon licensing

 

board may require a letter or other documentation from the law


 

enforcement agency stating that the retired police officer, or law

 

enforcement officer, or federal law enforcement officer retired in

 

good standing.

 

     (b) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is

 

employed or contracted by an entity described under subsection (1)

 

to provide security services and is required by his or her employer

 

or the terms of a contract to carry a concealed firearm on the

 

premises of the employing or contracting entity.

 

     (c) An individual who is licensed as a private investigator or

 

private detective under the professional investigator licensure

 

act, 1965 PA 285, MCL 338.821 to 338.851.

 

     (d) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a

 

corrections officer of a county sheriff's department.

 

     (e) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a

 

motor carrier officer or capitol security officer of the department

 

of state police.

 

     (f) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a

 

member of a sheriff's posse.

 

     (g) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is an

 

auxiliary officer or reserve officer of a police or sheriff's

 

department.

 

     (h) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a

 

parole or probation officer of the department of corrections.

 

     (i) A state court judge or state court retired judge who is

 

licensed under this act. The concealed weapon licensing board may

 

require a state court retired judge to obtain and carry a letter

 

from the judicial tenure commission stating that the state court


 

retired judge is in good standing as authorized under section 30 of

 

article VI of the state constitution of 1963, and rules promulgated

 

under that section, in order to qualify under this subdivision.

 

     (j) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a

 

court officer.

 

     (6) An individual who violates this section is responsible for

 

a state civil infraction or guilty of a crime as follows:

 

     (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the

 

individual is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be

 

fined not more than $500.00. The court shall order the individual's

 

license to carry a concealed pistol suspended for 6 months.

 

     (b) For a second violation, the individual is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. The

 

court shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed

 

pistol revoked.

 

     (c) For a third or subsequent violation, the individual is

 

guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4

 

years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. The court

 

shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed pistol

 

revoked.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.