SENATE BILL No. 479

 

 

September 10, 2015, Introduced by Senators WARREN and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

     A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

 

"The Michigan penal code,"

 

by amending sections 223 and 232a (MCL 750.223 and 750.232a),

 

section 223 as amended by 2012 PA 242 and section 232a as amended

 

by 1990 PA 321.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 223. (1) A person who knowingly sells a pistol firearm

 

without complying with section 2 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, 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.

 

     (2) A person who knowingly sells a firearm more than 26 inches

 

in length to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days,

 

or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. A second or subsequent

 

violation of this subsection is a felony punishable by imprisonment


for not more than 4 years, or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or

 

both. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this

 

subsection that the person who sold the firearm asked to see and

 

was shown a driver's license or identification card issued by a

 

state that identified the purchaser as being 18 years of age or

 

older.

 

     (3) A seller shall not sell a firearm or ammunition to a

 

person if the seller knows that either of the following

 

circumstances exists:

 

     (a) The person is under indictment for a felony. As used in

 

this subdivision, "felony" means a violation of a law of this

 

state, or of another state, or of the United States that is

 

punishable by imprisonment for 4 years or more.

 

     (b) The person is prohibited under section 224f from

 

possessing, using, transporting, selling, purchasing, carrying,

 

shipping, receiving, or distributing a firearm.

 

     (4) A person who violates subsection (3) is guilty of a

 

felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or

 

by a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.

 

     (5) As used in this section, "licensed dealer" means a person

 

licensed under 18 USC 923 who regularly buys and sells firearms as

 

a commercial activity with the principal objective of livelihood

 

and profit.

 

     Sec. 232a. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person

 

who obtains a pistol firearm in violation of section 2 of Act No.

 

372 of the Public Acts of 1927, as amended, being section 28.422 of

 

the Michigan Compiled Laws, 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, 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.

 

     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who obtained a

 

pistol in violation of section 2 of Act No. 372 of the Public Acts

 

of 1927 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, before the effective date of the

 

1990 amendatory act that added this subsection, March 28, 1991, who

 

has not been convicted of that violation, and who obtains a license

 

as required under section 2 of Act No. 372 of the Public Acts of

 

1927 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, within 90 days after the effective

 

date of the 1990 amendatory act that added this subsection.March

 

28, 1991.

 

     (3) A person who intentionally makes a material false

 

statement on an application for a license to purchase a pistol

 

firearm under section 2 of Act No. 372 of the Public Acts of 1927,

 

as amended, 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422, is guilty of a felony,

 

punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or a fine of

 

not more than $2,000.00, or both.

 

     (4) A person who uses or attempts to use false identification

 

or the identification of another person to purchase a firearm 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.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. 478                                    

 

          of the 98th Legislature is enacted into law.