May 13, 2015, Introduced by Reps. Hughes, Leutheuser, Glenn, Rendon and Vaupel and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
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 5b and 5l (MCL 28.425b and 28.425l), as
amended by 2015 PA 3.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5b. (1) Until November 30, 2015, to obtain a license to
carry a concealed pistol, an individual shall apply to the
concealed weapon licensing board in the county in which that
individual resides. Beginning December 1, 2015, to obtain a license
to carry a concealed pistol, an individual shall apply to the
county clerk in the county in which the individual resides. The
applicant shall file the application with the county clerk in the
county in which the applicant resides during the county clerk's
normal business hours. The application shall be on a form provided
by the director of the department of state police. Until November
30, 2015, the application shall allow the applicant to designate
whether the applicant seeks a temporary license. Beginning December
1, 2015, the application shall allow the applicant to designate
whether the applicant seeks an emergency license. The application
shall be signed under oath by the applicant. The oath shall be
administered by the county clerk or his or her representative.
Beginning December 1, 2015, not more than 1 application may be
submitted under this subsection in any calendar year. Beginning
December 1, 2015, an application under this subsection is not
considered complete until an applicant submits all of the required
information and fees and has fingerprints taken under subsection
(9). Beginning December 1, 2015, an application under this
subsection is considered withdrawn if an applicant does not have
fingerprints taken under subsection (9) within 45 days of the date
an application is filed under this subsection. Beginning December
1, 2015, a completed application under this section expires 1 year
from the date of application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the
county clerk shall issue the applicant a receipt for his or her
application at the time the application is submitted containing the
name of the applicant, the applicant's state-issued driver license
or personal identification card number, the date and time the
receipt is issued, the amount paid, the name of the county in which
the receipt is issued, an impression of the county seal, and the
statement, "This receipt was issued for the purpose of applying for
a concealed pistol license and for obtaining fingerprints related
to that application. This receipt does not authorize an individual
to carry a concealed pistol in this state.". The application shall
contain all of the following:
(a) The applicant's legal name, date of birth, the address of
his or her primary residence, and, beginning December 1, 2015, his
or her state-issued driver license or personal identification card
number. Until November 30, 2015, if the applicant resides in a
city, village, or township that has a police department, the name
of the police department.
(b) A statement by the applicant that the applicant meets the
criteria for a license under this act to carry a concealed pistol.
(c) Until November 30, 2015, a statement by the applicant
authorizing the concealed weapon licensing board to access any
record, including any medical record, pertaining to the applicant's
qualifications for a license to carry a concealed pistol under this
act. The applicant may request that information received by the
concealed weapon licensing board under this subdivision be reviewed
in a closed session. If the applicant requests that the session be
closed, the concealed weapon licensing board shall close the
session only for purposes of this subdivision. The applicant and
his or her representative have the right to be present in the
closed session. Beginning December 1, 2015, a statement by the
applicant authorizing the department of state police to access any
record needed to perform the verification in subsection (6).
(d) A statement by the applicant regarding whether he or she
has a history of mental illness that would disqualify him or her
under subsection (7)(j) to (l) from receiving a license to carry a
concealed pistol.
(e) A statement by the applicant regarding whether he or she
has ever been convicted in this state or elsewhere for any of the
following:
(i) Any felony.
(ii) A misdemeanor listed under subsection (7)(h) if the
applicant was convicted of that misdemeanor in the 8 years
immediately preceding the date of the application, or a misdemeanor
listed under subsection (7)(i) if the applicant was convicted of
that misdemeanor in the 3 years immediately preceding the date of
the application.
(f) A statement by the applicant whether he or she has been
dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces.
(g) Until November 30, 2015, if the applicant seeks a
temporary license, the facts supporting the issuance of that
temporary license.
(h) Until November 30, 2015, the names, residential addresses,
and telephone numbers of 2 individuals who are references for the
applicant.
(i) Until November 30, 2015, a passport-quality photograph of
the applicant provided by the applicant at the time of application.
Beginning December 1, 2015, if an applicant does not have a
digitized photograph on file with the secretary of state, a
passport-quality photograph of the applicant provided by the
applicant at the time of application.
(j) A certificate stating that the applicant has completed the
training course prescribed by this act.
(2) The county clerk shall not require the applicant to submit
any additional forms, documents, letters, or other evidence of
eligibility for obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol
except as set forth in subsection (1) or as otherwise provided for
in this act. The application form shall contain a conspicuous
warning that the application is executed under oath and that
intentionally making a material false statement on the application
is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or
a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
(3) An individual who intentionally makes a material false
statement on an application under subsection (1) is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a
fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
(4) The county clerk shall retain a copy of each application
for a license to carry a concealed pistol as an official record.
One year after the expiration of a concealed pistol license, the
county clerk may destroy the record and maintain only a name index
of the record.
(5)
Until Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection,
until November 30, 2015, each applicant shall pay a nonrefundable
application and licensing fee of $105.00 by any method of payment
accepted by that county for payments of other fees and penalties.
Beginning
Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection,
beginning December 1, 2015, each applicant shall pay an application
and licensing fee of $100.00 by any method of payment accepted by
that county for payments of other fees and penalties. Except as
provided in subsection (9), no other charge, fee, cost, or
assessment, including any local charge, fee, cost, or assessment,
is required of the applicant except as specifically authorized in
this act. The application and licensing fee shall be payable to the
county. A veteran shall not be charged an application and licensing
fee under this subsection. Until November 30, 2015, the county
treasurer shall deposit $15.00 of each application and licensing
fee collected under this section in the general fund of the county
and credit that deposit to the credit of the county sheriff and
deposit $26.00 of each fee collected under this section in the
concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in section
5x. Beginning December 1, 2015, the county treasurer shall deposit
$26.00 of each application and licensing fee collected under this
section in the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county
created in section 5x. The county treasurer shall forward the
balance remaining to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall
deposit the balance of the fee in the general fund to the credit of
the department of state police. The department of state police
shall use the money received under this act to process the
fingerprints and to reimburse the Federal Bureau of Investigation
for the costs associated with processing fingerprints submitted
under this act. The balance of the money received under this act
shall be credited to the department of state police.
(6) Until November 30, 2015, the county sheriff on behalf of
the concealed weapon licensing board shall verify the requirements
of subsection (7)(d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m)
through the law enforcement information network and report his or
her finding to the concealed weapon licensing board. Beginning
December 1, 2015, the department of state police shall verify the
requirements of subsection (7)(d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k),
and (m) through the law enforcement information network and the
national instant criminal background check system and shall report
to the county clerk all statutory disqualifications, if any, under
this act that apply to an applicant. Until November 30, 2015, if
the applicant resides in a city, village, or township that has a
police department, the concealed weapon licensing board shall
contact that city, village, or township police department to
determine only whether that city, village, or township police
department has any information relevant to the investigation of
whether the applicant is eligible under this act to receive a
license to carry a concealed pistol. Until November 30, 2015, the
concealed
weapon licensing board may require a person an individual
claiming active duty status with the United States armed forces
under this section to provide proof of 1 or both of the following:
(a)
The person's individual's home of record.
(b) Permanent active duty assignment in this state.
(7) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing
board and, beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk shall issue
and shall send by first-class mail a license to an applicant to
carry a concealed pistol within the period required under this act
if the concealed weapon licensing board or county clerk determines
that all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The applicant is 21 years of age or older.
(b) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is an
alien lawfully admitted into the United States, is a legal resident
of this state, and has resided in this state for not less than the
6 months immediately preceding the date of application. Until
November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing board may waive
the 6-month residency requirement for a temporary license under
section 5a(8) if the concealed weapon licensing board determines
that there is probable cause to believe that the safety of the
applicant or the safety of a member of the applicant's family is
endangered by the applicant's inability to immediately obtain a
license to carry a concealed pistol. Until November 30, 2015, if
the applicant holds a valid concealed pistol license issued by
another state at the time the applicant's residency in this state
is established, the concealed weapon licensing board may waive the
6-month waiting period and the applicant may apply for a concealed
pistol license at the time the applicant's residency in this state
is established. Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon
licensing board shall immediately issue a temporary license to that
applicant. Until November 30, 2015, the temporary license is valid
until the concealed weapon licensing board decides whether to grant
or deny the application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the county
clerk shall waive the 6-month residency requirement for an
emergency license under section 5a(4) if the applicant is a
petitioner for a personal protection order issued under section
2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,
MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a, or if the county sheriff determines
that there is clear and convincing evidence to believe that the
safety of the applicant or the safety of a member of the
applicant's family or household is endangered by the applicant's
inability to immediately obtain a license to carry a concealed
pistol. Beginning December 1, 2015, if the applicant holds a valid
concealed pistol license issued by another state at the time the
applicant's residency in this state is established, the county
clerk shall waive the 6-month waiting period and the applicant may
apply for a concealed pistol license at the time the applicant's
residency in this state is established. For the purposes of this
section,
a person an individual is considered a legal resident of
this state if any of the following apply:
(i) The person individual has a valid,
lawfully obtained
driver license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,
MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or official state personal identification
card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300.
(ii) The person individual is lawfully registered
to vote in
this state.
(iii) The person individual is on active duty
status with the
United States armed forces and is stationed outside of this state,
but
the person's individual's home of record is in this state.
(iv) The person individual is on active duty
status with the
United States armed forces and is permanently stationed in this
state,
but the person's individual's
home of record is in another
state.
(c) The applicant has knowledge and has had training in the
safe use and handling of a pistol by the successful completion of a
pistol safety training course or class that meets the requirements
of section 5j.
(d) The applicant is not the subject of an order or
disposition under any of the following:
(i) Section 464a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL
330.1464a.
(ii) Section 5107 of the estates and protected individuals
code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5107.
(iii) Sections 2950 and 2950a of the revised judicature act of
1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a.
(iv) Section 6b of chapter V of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 765.6b, if the order has a condition
imposed under section 6b(3) of chapter V of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 765.6b.
(v) Section 16b of chapter IX of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.16b.
(e) The applicant is not prohibited from possessing, using,
transporting, selling, purchasing, carrying, shipping, receiving,
or distributing a firearm under section 224f of the Michigan penal
code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.224f.
(f) The applicant has never been convicted of a felony in this
state or elsewhere, and a felony charge against the applicant is
not pending in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she
applies for a license described in this section.
(g) The applicant has not been dishonorably discharged from
the United States armed forces.
(h) The applicant has not been convicted of a misdemeanor
violation of any of the following in the 8 years immediately
preceding the date of application and a charge for a misdemeanor
violation of any of the following is not pending against the
applicant in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she applies
for a license described in this section:
(i) Section 617a (failing to stop when involved in a personal
injury accident), section 625 as punishable under subsection (9)(b)
of that section (operating while intoxicated, second offense),
section 625m as punishable under subsection (4) of that section
(operating a commercial vehicle with alcohol content, second
offense), section 626 (reckless driving), or a violation of section
904(1) (operating while license suspended or revoked, second or
subsequent offense) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL
257.617a, 257.625, 257.625m, 257.626, and 257.904.
(ii) Section 185(7) of the aeronautics code of the state of
Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.185 (operating aircraft while under
the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance with
prior conviction).
(iii) Section 29 of the weights and measures act, 1964 PA 283,
MCL 290.629 (hindering or obstructing certain persons performing
official weights and measures duties).
(iv) Section 10 of the motor fuels quality act, 1984 PA 44,
MCL 290.650 (hindering, obstructing, assaulting, or committing
bodily injury upon director or authorized representative).
(v) Section 80176 as punishable under section 80177(1)(b)
(operating vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a
controlled substance, second offense), section 81134 as punishable
under subsection (8)(b) of that section (operating ORV under the
influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, second
or subsequent offense), or section 82127 as punishable under
section 82128(1)(b) (operating snowmobile under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, second offense) of
the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA
451, MCL 324.80176, 324.80177, 324.81134, 324.82127, and 324.82128.
(vi) Section 7403 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.7403 (possession of controlled substance, controlled substance
analogue, or prescription form).
(vii) Section 353 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354,
MCL 462.353, punishable under subsection (4) of that section
(operating locomotive under the influence of intoxicating liquor or
a controlled substance, or while visibly impaired, second offense).
(viii) Section 7 of 1978 PA 33, MCL 722.677 (displaying
sexually explicit matter to minors).
(ix) Section 81 (assault or domestic assault), section 81a(1)
or (2) (aggravated assault or aggravated domestic assault), section
115 (breaking and entering or entering without breaking), section
136b(7) (fourth degree child abuse), section 145n (vulnerable adult
abuse), section 157b(3)(b) (solicitation to commit a felony),
section 215 (impersonating peace officer or medical examiner),
section 223 (illegal sale of a firearm or ammunition), section 224d
(illegal use or sale of a self-defense spray), section 226a (sale
or possession of a switchblade), section 227c (improper
transportation of a loaded firearm), section 229 (accepting a
pistol in pawn), section 232 (failure to register the purchase of a
firearm or a firearm component), section 232a (improperly obtaining
a pistol, making a false statement on an application to purchase a
pistol, or using false identification to purchase a pistol),
section 233 (intentionally aiming a firearm without malice),
section 234 (intentionally discharging a firearm aimed without
malice), section 234d (possessing a firearm on prohibited
premises), section 234e (brandishing a firearm in public), section
234f (possession of a firearm by an individual less than 18 years
of age), section 235 (intentionally discharging a firearm aimed
without malice causing injury), section 235a (parent of a minor who
possessed a firearm in a weapon free school zone), section 236
(setting a spring gun or other device), section 237 (possessing a
firearm while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a
controlled substance), section 237a (weapon free school zone
violation), section 335a (indecent exposure), section 411h
(stalking), or section 520e (fourth degree criminal sexual conduct)
of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81, 750.81a,
750.115, 750.136b, 750.145n, 750.157b, 750.215, 750.223, 750.224d,
750.226a, 750.227c, 750.229, 750.232, 750.232a, 750.233, 750.234,
750.234d, 750.234e, 750.234f, 750.235, 750.235a, 750.236, 750.237,
750.237a, 750.335a, 750.411h, and 750.520e.
(x) Former section 228 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA
328.
(xi) Section 1 (reckless, careless, or negligent use of a
firearm resulting in injury or death), section 2 (careless,
reckless, or negligent use of a firearm resulting in property
damage), or section 3a (reckless discharge of a firearm) of 1952 PA
45, MCL 752.861, 752.862, and 752.863a.
(xii) A violation of a law of the United States, another
state, or a local unit of government of this state or another state
substantially corresponding to a violation described in
subparagraphs (i) to (xi).
(i) The applicant has not been convicted of a misdemeanor
violation of any of the following in the 3 years immediately
preceding the date of application unless the misdemeanor violation
is listed under subdivision (h) and a charge for a misdemeanor
violation of any of the following is not pending against the
applicant in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she applies
for a license described in this section:
(i) Section 625 (operating under the influence), section 625a
(refusal of commercial vehicle operator to submit to a chemical
test), section 625k (ignition interlock device reporting
violation), section 625l (circumventing an ignition interlock
device), or section 625m punishable under subsection (3) of that
section (operating a commercial vehicle with alcohol content) of
the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, 257.625a,
257.625k, 257.625l, and 257.625m.
(ii) Section 185 of the aeronautics code of the state of
Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.185 (operating aircraft under the
influence).
(iii) Section 81134 (operating ORV under the influence or
operating ORV while visibly impaired), or section 82127 (operating
a snowmobile under the influence) of the natural resources and
environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81134 and
324.82127.
(iv) Part 74 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL
333.7401 to 333.7461 (controlled substance violation).
(v) Section 353 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL
462.353, punishable under subsection (3) of that section (operating
locomotive under the influence).
(vi) Section 167 (disorderly person), section 174
(embezzlement), section 218 (false pretenses with intent to
defraud), section 356 (larceny), section 356d (second degree retail
fraud), section 359 (larceny from a vacant building or structure),
section 362 (larceny by conversion), section 362a (larceny –
defrauding lessor), section 377a (malicious destruction of
property), section 380 (malicious destruction of real property),
section 535 (receiving or concealing stolen property), or section
540e (malicious use of telecommunications service or device) of the
Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.167, 750.174, 750.218,
750.356, 750.356d, 750.359, 750.362, 750.362a, 750.377a, 750.380,
750.535, and 750.540e.
(vii) A violation of a law of the United States, another
state, or a local unit of government of this state or another state
substantially corresponding to a violation described in
subparagraphs (i) to (vi).
(j) The applicant has not been found guilty but mentally ill
of any crime and has not offered a plea of not guilty of, or been
acquitted of, any crime by reason of insanity.
(k) The applicant is not currently and has never been subject
to an order of involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient
setting due to mental illness.
(l) The applicant has filed a statement under subsection
(1)(d) that the applicant does not have a diagnosis of mental
illness that includes an assessment that the individual presents a
danger to himself or herself or to another at the time the
application is made, regardless of whether he or she is receiving
treatment for that illness.
(m) The applicant is not under a court order of legal
incapacity in this state or elsewhere.
(n) The applicant has a valid state-issued driver license or
personal identification card.
(8) Upon entry of a court order or conviction of 1 of the
enumerated prohibitions for using, transporting, selling,
purchasing, carrying, shipping, receiving, or distributing a
firearm in this section the department of state police shall
immediately enter the order or conviction into the law enforcement
information network. For purposes of this act, information of the
court order or conviction shall not be removed from the law
enforcement information network, but may be moved to a separate
file intended for the use of the county concealed weapon licensing
boards, department of state police, the courts, and other
government entities as necessary and exclusively to determine
eligibility to be licensed under this act.
(9) An individual, after submitting an application and paying
the fee prescribed under subsection (5), shall request that
classifiable fingerprints be taken by the county clerk, department
of state police, county sheriff, a local police agency, or other
entity, if the county clerk, department of state police, county
sheriff, local police agency, or other entity provides
fingerprinting capability for the purposes of this act. Beginning
December 1, 2015, an individual who has had classifiable
fingerprints taken under section 5a(4) does not need additional
fingerprints taken under this subsection. If the individual
requests that classifiable fingerprints be taken by the county
clerk, department of state police, county sheriff, a local police
agency, or other entity, the individual shall also pay a fee of
$15.00 by any method of payment accepted for payments of other fees
and penalties. A county clerk shall deposit any fee it accepts
under this subsection in the concealed pistol licensing fund of
that county created in section 5x. The county clerk, department of
state police, county sheriff, local police agency, or other entity
shall take the fingerprints within 5 business days after the
request. County clerks, the department of state police, county
sheriffs, local police agencies, and other entities shall provide
reasonable access to fingerprinting services during normal business
hours as is necessary to comply with the requirements of this act
if the county clerk, department of state police, county sheriff,
local police agency, or other entity provides fingerprinting
capability for the purposes of this act. Beginning December 1,
2015, the entity providing fingerprinting services shall issue the
applicant a receipt at the time his or her fingerprints are taken.
Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk, department of state
police, county sheriff, local police agency, or other entity shall
not provide a receipt under this subsection unless the individual
requesting the fingerprints provides an application receipt
received under subsection (1). Beginning December 1, 2015, a
receipt under this subsection shall contain all of the following:
(a) The name of the applicant.
(b) The date and time the receipt is issued.
(c) The amount paid.
(d) The name of the entity providing the fingerprint services.
(e) The applicant's state-issued driver license or personal
identification card number.
(f) The statement "This receipt was issued for the purpose of
applying for a concealed pistol license. As provided in section 5b
of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425b, if a license or notice of statutory
disqualification is not issued within 45 days after the date this
receipt was issued, this receipt shall serve as a concealed pistol
license for the individual named in the receipt when carried with
an official state-issued driver license or personal identification
card. The receipt is valid as a license until a license or notice
of statutory disqualification is issued by the county clerk. This
receipt does not exempt the individual named in the receipt from
complying with all applicable laws for the purchase of firearms.".
(10) The fingerprints shall be taken, under subsection (9), in
a manner prescribed by the department of state police. The
fingerprints taken by a county clerk, county sheriff, local police
agency, or other entity shall be immediately forwarded to the
department of state police for comparison with fingerprints already
on file with the department of state police. The department of
state police shall immediately forward the fingerprints to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation. Until November 30, 2015, within 10
days after receiving a report of the fingerprints from the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the department of state police shall
provide a copy to the submitting sheriff's department or local
police agency as appropriate and the clerk of the appropriate
concealed weapon licensing board. Beginning December 1, 2015,
within 5 business days of completing the verification under
subsection (6), the department shall send the county clerk a list
of an applicant's statutory disqualifications under this act. Until
November 30, 2015, and except as provided in subsection (14), the
concealed weapon licensing board shall not issue a concealed pistol
license until it receives the fingerprint comparison report
prescribed in this subsection. Beginning December 1, 2015, and
except as provided in section 5a(4), the county clerk shall not
issue a concealed pistol license until he or she receives the
report of statutory disqualifications prescribed in this
subsection. Beginning December 1, 2015, if an individual's
fingerprints are not classifiable, the department of state police
shall, at no charge, take the individual's fingerprints again or
provide for the comparisons under this subsection to be conducted
through alternative means. Until November 30, 2015, the concealed
weapon licensing board may deny a license if an individual's
fingerprints are not classifiable by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk shall
not issue a notice of statutory disqualification because an
individual's fingerprints are not classifiable by the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
(11) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing
board shall deny a license to an applicant to carry a concealed
pistol if the applicant is not qualified under subsection (7) to
receive that license. Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk
shall send by first-class mail a notice of statutory
disqualification for a license under this act to an applicant if
the applicant is not qualified under subsection (7) to receive that
license.
(12) A license to carry a concealed pistol that is issued
based upon an application that contains a material false statement
is void from the date the license is issued.
(13) Until November 30, 2015, and subject to subsections (10)
and (14), the concealed weapon licensing board shall issue or deny
issuance of a license within 45 days after the concealed weapon
licensing board receives the fingerprint comparison report provided
under subsection (10). Beginning December 1, 2015, and subject to
subsection (10), the department of state police shall complete the
verification required under subsection (6) and the county clerk
shall issue a license or a notice of statutory disqualification
within 45 days after the date the applicant has classifiable
fingerprints taken under subsection (9). Beginning December 1,
2015, the county clerk shall include an indication on the license
if an individual is exempt from the prohibitions against carrying a
concealed pistol on premises described in section 5o if the
applicant provides acceptable proof that he or she qualifies for
that exemption. Until November 30, 2015, if the concealed weapon
licensing board denies issuance of a license to carry a concealed
pistol, or beginning December 1, 2015, if the county clerk issues a
notice of statutory disqualification, the concealed weapon
licensing board or the county clerk, as appropriate, shall within 5
business days do all of the following:
(a) Inform the applicant in writing of the reasons for the
denial or disqualification. Information under this subdivision
shall include all of the following:
(i) Until November 30, 2015, a statement of the specific and
articulable facts supporting the denial. Beginning December 1,
2015, a statement of each statutory disqualification identified.
(ii) Until November 30, 2015, copies of any writings,
photographs, records, or other documentary evidence upon which the
denial is based. Beginning December 1, 2015, the source of the
record for each statutory disqualification identified.
(iii) Beginning December 1, 2015, the contact information for
the source of the record for each statutory disqualification
identified.
(b) Inform the applicant in writing of his or her right to
appeal the denial or notice of statutory disqualification to the
circuit court as provided in section 5d.
(c) Beginning December 1, 2015, inform the applicant that he
or she should contact the source of the record for any statutory
disqualification to correct any errors in the record resulting in
the statutory disqualification.
(14) Until November 30, 2015, if the fingerprint comparison
report is not received by the concealed weapon licensing board
within 60 days after the fingerprint report is forwarded to the
department of state police by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
the concealed weapon licensing board shall issue a temporary
license to carry a concealed pistol to the applicant if the
applicant is otherwise qualified for a license. Until November 30,
2015, a temporary license issued under this section is valid for
180 days or until the concealed weapon licensing board receives the
fingerprint comparison report provided under subsection (10) and
issues or denies issuance of a license to carry a concealed pistol
as otherwise provided under this act. Until November 30, 2015, upon
issuance or the denial of issuance of the license to carry a
concealed pistol to an applicant who received a temporary license
under this section, the applicant shall immediately surrender the
temporary license to the concealed weapon licensing board that
issued that temporary license. Beginning December 1, 2015, if a
license or notice of statutory disqualification is not issued under
subsection (13) within 45 days after the date the applicant has
classifiable fingerprints taken under subsection (9), the receipt
issued under subsection (9) shall serve as a concealed pistol
license for purposes of this act when carried with a state-issued
driver license or personal identification card and is valid until a
license or notice of statutory disqualification is issued by the
county clerk.
(15) If an individual licensed under this act to carry a
concealed pistol moves to a different county within this state, his
or her license remains valid until it expires or is otherwise
suspended or revoked under this act. Beginning December 1, 2015, an
individual may notify a county clerk that he or she has moved to a
different address within this state for the purpose of receiving
the notice under section 5l(1). A license to carry a concealed
pistol that is lost, stolen, or defaced may be replaced by the
issuing county clerk for a replacement fee of $10.00. A county
clerk shall deposit a replacement fee under this subsection in the
concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in section
5x.
(16) If a license issued under this act is suspended or
revoked, the license is forfeited and the individual shall return
the license to the county clerk forthwith by mail or in person.
Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk shall retain a
suspended or revoked license as an official record 1 year after the
expiration of the license, unless the license is reinstated or a
new license is issued. Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk
shall notify the department of state police if a license is
suspended or revoked. Beginning December 1, 2015, the department of
state police shall enter that suspension or revocation into the law
enforcement information network. An individual who fails to return
a license as required under this subsection after he or she was
notified that his or her license was suspended or revoked is guilty
of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 93
days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(17) An applicant or an individual licensed under this act to
carry a concealed pistol may be furnished a copy of his or her
application under this section upon request and the payment of a
reasonable fee not to exceed $1.00. The county clerk shall deposit
any fee collected under this subsection in the concealed pistol
licensing fund of that county created in section 5x.
(18) This section does not prohibit the county clerk from
making public and distributing to the public at no cost lists of
individuals who are certified as qualified instructors as
prescribed under section 5j.
(19) Beginning December 1, 2015, a county clerk issuing an
initial license or renewal license under this act shall mail the
license to the licensee by first-class mail in a sealed envelope.
Beginning December 1, 2015, upon payment of the fee under
subsection (15), a county clerk shall issue a replacement license
in person at the time of application for a replacement license
unless the applicant requests that it be delivered by first-class
mail.
(20) A county clerk, county sheriff, county prosecuting
attorney, police department, or the department of state police is
not liable for civil damages as a result of the issuance of a
license under this act to an individual who later commits a crime
or a negligent act.
(21) Beginning December 1, 2015, an individual licensed under
this act to carry a concealed pistol may voluntarily surrender that
license without explanation. Beginning December 1, 2015, a county
clerk shall retain a surrendered license as an official record for
1 year after the license is surrendered. Beginning December 1,
2015, if an individual voluntarily surrenders a license under this
subsection, the county clerk shall notify the department of state
police. Beginning December 1, 2015, the department of state police
shall enter into the law enforcement information network that the
license was voluntarily surrendered and the date the license was
voluntarily surrendered.
(22) As used in this section:
(a) "Acceptable proof" means any of the following:
(i) For a retired police officer or retired law enforcement
officer, the officer's retired identification or a letter from a
law enforcement agency stating that the retired police officer or
law enforcement officer retired in good standing.
(ii) For an individual who is employed or contracted by an
entity described under section 5o(1) to provide security services,
a letter from that entity stating that the employee 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 and
his or her employee identification.
(iii) For 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,
his or her license.
(iv) For an individual who is a corrections officer of a
county sheriff's department, his or her employee identification.
(v) For an individual who is a motor carrier officer or
capitol security officer of the department of state police, his or
her employee identification.
(vi) For an individual who is a member of a sheriff's posse,
his or her identification.
(vii) For an individual who is an auxiliary officer or reserve
officer of a police or sheriff's department, his or her employee
identification.
(viii) For an individual who is a parole or probation officer
of the department of corrections, his or her employee
identification.
(ix) For a state court judge or state court retired judge, a
letter from the judicial tenure commission stating that the state
court judge or state court retired judge is in good standing.
(x) For an individual who is a court officer, his or her
employee identification.
(b) "Convicted" means a final conviction, the payment of a
fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the court,
or a finding of guilt for a criminal law violation or a juvenile
adjudication or disposition by the juvenile division of probate
court or family division of circuit court for a violation that if
committed by an adult would be a crime.
(c) "Felony" means, except as otherwise provided in this
subdivision, 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. Felony does not include a violation of a penal
law of this state that is expressly designated as a misdemeanor.
(d) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought
or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to
recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of
life, and includes, but is not limited to, clinical depression.
(e) "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.
(f) "Treatment" means care or any therapeutic service,
including, but not limited to, the administration of a drug, and
any other service for the treatment of a mental illness.
(g) "Veteran" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1965
PA 190, MCL 35.61.
Sec. 5l. (1) A license to carry a concealed pistol, including
a renewal license, is valid until the applicant's date of birth
that falls not less than 4 years or more than 5 years after the
license is issued or renewed, as applicable. Beginning December 1,
2015, the county clerk shall notify the licensee that his or her
license is about to expire and may be renewed as provided in this
section. The notification shall be sent by the county clerk to the
last known address of the licensee as shown on the records of the
county clerk. The notification shall be sent in a sealed envelope
by first-class mail not less than 3 months or more than 6 months
before the expiration date of the current license. Except as
provided in this section, a renewal of a license under section 5b
shall be issued in the same manner as an original license issued
under section 5b. Beginning December 1, 2015, an applicant is
eligible for a renewal of a license under this section if his or
her license is not expired, or expired within a 1-year period
before
the date of application under this section. Beginning Except
as otherwise provided in this subsection, beginning December 1,
2015, each applicant who submits an application for a renewal
license to a county clerk under this section shall pay an
application and licensing fee of $115.00 by any method of payment
accepted by that county for payments of other fees and penalties.
No other charge, fee, cost, or assessment, including any local
charge, fee, cost, or assessment, is required of the applicant
except as specifically authorized in this act. The application and
licensing fee shall be payable to the county. A veteran shall not
be charged an application and licensing fee under this subsection.
The county treasurer shall deposit $36.00 of each fee collected
under this subsection in the concealed pistol licensing fund of
that county created in section 5x. The county treasurer shall
forward the balance remaining to the state treasurer. The state
treasurer shall deposit the balance of the fee in the general fund
to the credit of the department of state police.
(2) Subject to subsections (8) and (9), an application to
renew a license to carry a concealed pistol may be submitted not
more than 6 months before the expiration of the current license. No
later than December 1, 2018, the department of state police shall
provide a system for an applicant to submit his or her application
to renew a license to carry a concealed pistol online or by first-
class mail and shall accept those applications on behalf of the
county clerk as required under this act at no additional charge.
Each
Except as otherwise provided
in this subsection, each
applicant who submits a renewal license online or by first-class
mail to the department of state police under this section shall pay
an application and licensing fee of $115.00 by any method of
payment accepted by the department of state police. No other
charge, fee, cost, or assessment is required of the applicant
except as specifically authorized in this act. The application and
licensing fee shall be payable to the state. A veteran shall not be
charged an application and licensing fee under this subsection. The
state treasurer shall forward $36.00 of each fee collected under
this subsection to the county treasurer who shall deposit the
$36.00 in the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county
created in section 5x. The state treasurer shall deposit the
balance of the fee in the general fund to the credit of the
department of state police. The department of state police shall
notify the county clerk of the county in which the applicant
resides of a properly submitted online application or application
by first-class mail received by the department. Beginning December
1, 2015, if the county clerk issues a renewal license under this
section, the county clerk shall send the license to the licensee by
first-class mail in a sealed envelope. If the concealed weapon
licensing board approves or county clerk issues the renewal, the
effective date of the renewal license is the date of expiration of
the current license or the date of approval or issue of the
renewal, whichever is later, and the date of expiration is the
applicant's date of birth which is not less than 4 years or more
than 5 years from the effective date of the license.
(3) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing
board shall issue or deny issuance of a renewal license within 60
days after the application for renewal is properly submitted. The
county clerk shall issue the applicant a receipt for his or her
renewal application at the time the application is submitted to the
county clerk. Beginning December 1, 2015, the department of state
police shall complete the verification required under section 5b(6)
and the county clerk shall issue a renewal license or a notice of
statutory disqualification within 30 days after the date the
renewal application was received. Beginning on the date the
department of state police establishes a system under subsection
(2), the department of state police shall provide an applicant a
digital receipt, or a receipt by first-class mail if requested, for
his or her renewal application submitted online at the time the
application is received by the department of state police.
Beginning on the date the department of state police establishes a
system under subsection (2), the department of state police shall
mail an applicant a receipt by first-class mail for his or her
renewal application submitted by first-class mail at the time the
application is received by the department of state police. The
receipt issued under this subsection shall contain all of the
following:
(a) The name of the applicant.
(b) The date and time the receipt is issued.
(c) The amount paid.
(d) Beginning December 1, 2015, the applicant's state-issued
driver license or personal identification card number.
(e) Until November 30, 2015, the statement that the receipt is
for a license renewal. Beginning December 1, 2015, the statement
"This receipt was issued for the purpose of renewal of a concealed
pistol license. As provided in section 5l of 1927 PA 372, MCL
28.425l, this receipt shall serve as a concealed pistol license for
the individual named in the receipt when carried with the expired
license and is valid until a license or notice of statutory
disqualification is issued by the county clerk. This receipt does
not exempt the individual named in the receipt from complying with
all applicable laws for the purchase of firearms.".
(f) Until November 30, 2015, a statement of whether the
applicant qualifies for an extension under subsection (5).
(g) The name of the county in which the receipt is issued, if
applicable.
(h) An impression of the county seal, if applicable.
(4) Until November 30, 2018, a member of the United States
armed forces, the United States armed forces reserve, or the
Michigan National Guard who is on orders to a duty station outside
of this state may submit his or her application to renew a license
to carry a concealed pistol by first-class mail, containing the
required fee, a notarized application, the licensee's address of
record within the state, the licensee's orders to report to a duty
station outside of this state, and if the licensee desires to have
his or her application receipt, renewal license, or any other
notices mailed to his or her address of assignment or deployment, a
letter requesting that action including the address of assignment
or deployment. If the concealed weapon licensing board approves or
a county clerk issues a renewal license under this section, the
county clerk shall send the license to the licensee by first-class
mail in a sealed envelope. If the licensee is a member of the
United States armed forces, the United States armed forces reserve,
or the Michigan National Guard who is on orders to a duty station
outside of this state and requests that his or her license be sent
to the address of assignment or deployment, the county clerk shall
mail the license to the licensee at the address of assignment or
deployment provided in the renewal application. Until November 30,
2018, if a renewal application is submitted by a member of the
United States armed forces, the United States armed forces reserve,
or the Michigan National Guard who is on orders to a duty station
outside of this state, the county clerk shall mail a receipt to the
licensee by first-class mail.
(5) Until November 30, 2015, if the concealed weapon licensing
board
fails to deny or issue a renewal license to the person
individual within 60 days as required under subsection (4), the
expiration date of the current license is extended by 180 days or
until the renewal license is issued, whichever occurs first. This
subsection
does not apply unless the person individual pays the
renewal fee at the time the renewal application is submitted and
the
person individual has submitted a receipt from a police agency
that confirms that a background check has been requested by the
applicant. Beginning December 1, 2015, if an individual applies for
a renewal license before the expiration of his or her license, the
expiration date of the current license is extended until the
renewal license or notice of statutory disqualification is issued.
Beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk shall notify the
department of state police in a manner prescribed by the department
of state police after he or she receives an application for
renewal. Beginning December 1, 2015, the department of state police
shall immediately enter into the law enforcement information
network the date that application for renewal was submitted and
that the renewal application is pending.
(6)
A person An individual carrying a concealed pistol after
the expiration date of his or her license under an extension under
subsection (5) shall keep the receipt issued by the county clerk
under subsection (3) and his or her expired license in his or her
possession at all times that he or she is carrying the pistol. For
the purposes of this act, the receipt is considered to be part of
the license to carry a concealed pistol until a renewal license is
issued or denied or a notice of statutory disqualification is
issued.
(7) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) are
waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or retired
law enforcement officer.
(8) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) for an
applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license under this act
are waived except that the applicant shall certify that he or she
has completed at least 3 hours' review of the training described
under section 5b(7)(c) and has had at least 1 hour of firing range
time in the 6 months immediately preceding the subsequent
application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the educational and firing
range requirements of this subsection are met if the applicant
certifies on the renewal application form that he or she has
complied with the requirements of this subsection. Beginning
December 1, 2015, an applicant is not required to verify the
statements made under this subsection and is not required to obtain
a certificate or undergo training other than as required by this
subsection.
(9) An applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license
issued under section 5b is not required to have fingerprints taken
again under section 5b(9) if all of the following conditions have
been met:
(a) There has been established a system for the department of
state police to save and maintain in its automated fingerprint
identification system (AFIS) database all fingerprints that are
submitted to the department of state police under section 5b.
(b) The applicant's fingerprints have been submitted to and
maintained by the department of state police as described in
subdivision (a) for ongoing comparison with the automated
fingerprint identification system (AFIS) database.
(10) As used in this section, "veteran" means that term as
defined in section 1 of 1965 PA 190, MCL 35.61.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.