October 19, 2016, Introduced by Rep. Wittenberg and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 234e (MCL 750.234e), as amended by 2015 PA 27.
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 or an object
that appears to be a firearm in public.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to either of the following:
(a) A peace officer lawfully performing his or her duties as a
peace officer.
(b) A person lawfully acting in self-defense or defense of
another under the self-defense act, 2006 PA 309, MCL 780.971 to
780.974.
(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 93 days
, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.