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Chapter 28 - Michigan State Police
Act 372 of 1927 - Firearms (28.421 - 28.435)
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.
History: 1927, Act 372, Eff. Sept. 5, 1927 ;-- Am. 1929, Act 206, Imd. Eff. May 20, 1929 ;-- Am. 1931, Act 333, Imd. Eff. June 16, 1931 ;-- Am. 1980, Act 345, Eff. Mar. 31, 1981 ;-- Am. 1990, Act 320, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 265, Imd. Eff. June 29, 2000 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 123, Eff. Aug. 6, 2012
Popular Name: CCW
Popular Name: Concealed Weapons
Popular Name: CPL
Popular Name: Right to Carry
Popular Name: Shall Issue
- Section 28.421 - Definitions; Lawful Owning, Possessing, Carrying, or Transporting of Pistol Greater Than 26 Inches in Length; Conditions; Firearm Not Considered as Pistol; Election.
- Section 28.421a - Concealed Pistol Licenses; Issuance; Creation of Standardized System.
- Section 28.421b - Firearms Records; Confidentiality; Disclosure Prohibited; Exceptions; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine.
- Section 28.422 - License to Purchase, Carry, Possess, or Transport Pistol; Issuance; Qualifications; Applications; Sale of Pistol; Exemptions; Transfer of Ownership to Heir or Devisee; Nonresident; Active Duty Status; Forging Application as Felony; Implementation During Business Hours.
- Section 28.422a - Individuals Not Required to Obtain License; Completion of Record by Seller; Duties of Purchaser; Noncompliance as State Civil Infraction; Penalty; Entering Information Into Pistol Entry Database; Obtaining Copy of Information; Exemption; Material False Statement as Felony; Penalty; Rules; Verification; Definitions.
- Section 28.422b - Entry of Order or Disposition Into Law Enforcement Information Network; Written Notice; Person Subject of Order; Request to Amend Inaccuracy; Notice of Grant or Denial of Request; Hearing; Entry of Personal Protection Order; Service Required.
- Section 28.423 - Repealed. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001.
- Section 28.424 - Restoration of Rights by Circuit Court; Petition; Fee; Determination; Order; Circumstances.
- Section 28.425 - Concealed Pistol Application Kits.
- Section 28.425a - Validity and Duration of Concealed Pistol License Issued Before December 1, 2015; Duties of County Clerk; Verification by State Police; Applicant Issued Personal Protection Order; Emergency License; Requirements; Notice of Statutory Disqualification; Surrender of Emergency License; Compilation of Firearms Laws by Legislative Service Bureau; Distribution; Statement.
- Section 28.425b - License Application; Form; Contents; Material False Statement as Felony; Record; Fee; Verification of Requirements; Determination; Circumstances for Issuance; Information of Court Order or Conviction; Fingerprints; Issuance or Denial; Individual Moving to Different County; Replacement License; Suspension or Revocation of License; Furnishing Copy of Application to Individual; List of Certified Instructors; Delivery of License by First-Class Mail; Liability for Civil Damages; Voluntary Surrender of License; Definitions.
- Section 28.425c - License; Form; Contents; Authorized Conduct; Photograph.
- Section 28.425d - Denial or Failure to Issue Notice of Statutory Disqualification, Receipt, or License; Appeal.
- Section 28.425e - Database; Annual Report.
- Section 28.425f - Concealed Pistol License; Possession; Disclosure to Peace Officer; Violation; Fine; Notice to Department; Suspension or Revocation by County Clerk; Entry Into Law Enforcement Information Network; Seizure by Peace Officer; Forfeiture; "Peace Officer" Defined.
- Section 28.425g - Pistol or Portable Device That Uses Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology; Subject to Seizure and Forfeiture; Exception.
- Section 28.425h - Expiration of License Issued Under Former Law; Renewal License.
- Section 28.425i - Instruction or Training; Liability.
- Section 28.425j - Pistol Training or Safety Program; Conditions; Prohibited Conduct; Violation of Subsection (3) as Felony; Certificate of Completion.
- Section 28.425k - Acceptance of License as Implied Consent to Submit to Chemical Analysis of Breath, Blood, or Urine; Collection and Testing; Refusal to Take Chemical Test; Definitions.
- Section 28.425l - License; Validity; Duration; Renewal; Waiver of Educational Requirements; Fingerprints.
- Section 28.425m - Repealed. 2015, Act 3, Eff. June 2, 2015.
- Section 28.425n - Other License or Permit; Limitations by Employer Prohibited.
- Section 28.425o - Premises on Which Carrying Concealed Weapon or Portable Device That Uses Electro-Muscular Disruption Technology Prohibited; “Premises” Defined; Exceptions to Subsections (1) and (2); Violation; Penalties.
- Section 28.425v - Concealed Weapon Enforcement Fund; Creation; Disposition of Funds; Lapse; Expenditures.
- Section 28.425w - Appropriation; Amount; Purpose; Total State Spending; Appropriations and Expenditures Subject to MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594.
- Section 28.425x - Concealed Pistol Licensing Fund.
- Section 28.426 - Issuance of License; Conditions.
- Section 28.426a - Repealed. 2015, Act 3, Eff. June 2, 2015.
- Section 28.427 - Concealed Weapons Licenses; Expiration.
- Section 28.428 - Suspension, Revocation, or Reinstatement of License; Notice; Surrender of License; Order or Amended Order; Entry Into Law Enforcement Information Network; Effect of Suspension or Revocation Order; Failure to Receive Notice.
- Section 28.429 - Repealed. 2008, Act 195, Eff. Jan. 7, 2009.
- Section 28.429a - Repealed. 2012, Act 377, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.
- Section 28.429b - Repealed. 2012, Act 377, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.
- Section 28.429c - Repealed. 2012, Act 377, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.
- Section 28.429d - Repealed. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001.
- Section 28.430 - Theft of Firearm; Report Required; Failure to Report Theft as Civil Violation; Penalty.
- Section 28.431 - Repealed. 2012, Act 377, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.
- Section 28.432 - Inapplicability of MCL 28.422; Amendatory Act as “Janet Kukuk Act”.
- Section 28.432a - Exceptions.
- Section 28.432b - Signaling Devices to Which MCL 28.422 Inapplicable.
- Section 28.432c - Repealed. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001.
- Section 28.433 - Unlawful Possession of Weapon; Complaint, Search Warrant, Seizure.
- Section 28.434 - Unlawful Possession; Weapon Forfeited to State; Disposal; Immunity.
- Section 28.434a - Disposition of Firearm; Immunity From Civil Liability; "Law Enforcement Agency" Defined.
- Section 28.435 - Sale of Firearms by Federally Licensed Firearms Dealer; Sale of Trigger Lock or Secured Container; Exceptions; Brochure or Pamphlet; Statement of Compliance; Notice of Liability; Action by Political Subdivision Against Firearm or Ammunition Producer Prohibited; Rights of State Attorney General; Exceptions; Effect of Subsections (9) Through (11); Violation; Penalties; Definitions.
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