September 19, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Hoitenga, Rendon, Hughes, Cole, Barrett, Hornberger and Glenn and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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 section 12a (MCL 28.432a), as amended by 2016 PA 301.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12a. The requirements of this act for obtaining a license
to carry a concealed pistol do not apply to any of the following:
(a) A peace officer of a duly authorized police agency of the
United States or of this state or a political subdivision of this
state, who is regularly employed and paid by the United States or
this state or a subdivision of this state, except a township
constable.
(b) A constable who is trained and licensed or certified under
the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA
203, MCL 28.601 to 28.615, while engaged in his or her official
duties or going to or coming from his or her official duties, and
who is regularly employed and paid by a political subdivision of
this state.
(c) An individual regularly employed by the department of
corrections and authorized in writing by the director of the
department of corrections to carry a concealed pistol during the
performance of his or her duties or while going to or returning
from his or her duties.
(d) An individual regularly employed as a local corrections
officer by a county sheriff, who is trained in the use of force and
is authorized in writing by the county sheriff to carry a concealed
pistol during the performance of his or her duties.
(e) An individual regularly employed in a city jail or lockup
who has custody of individuals detained or incarcerated in the jail
or lockup, is trained in the use of force, and is authorized in
writing by the chief of police or the county sheriff to carry a
concealed pistol during the performance of his or her duties.
(f) A member of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, or
Marine Corps while carrying a concealed pistol in the line of duty.
(g)
A member of the National Guard, armed forces reserves,
Armed Forces Reserves, or other duly authorized military
organization while on duty or drill or while going to or returning
from his or her place of assembly or practice or while carrying a
concealed pistol for purposes of that military organization.
(h) A resident of another state who is licensed by that state
to carry a concealed pistol.
(i) The regular and ordinary transportation of a pistol as
merchandise by an authorized agent of a person licensed to
manufacture firearms.
(j) An individual while carrying a pistol unloaded in a
wrapper or container in the trunk of his or her vehicle or, if the
vehicle does not have a trunk, from transporting that pistol
unloaded in a locked compartment or container that is separated
from the ammunition for that pistol from the place of purchase to
his or her home or place of business or to a place of repair or
back to his or her home or place of business, or in moving goods
from 1 place of abode or business to another place of abode or
business.
(k) A peace officer or law enforcement officer from Canada.
(l) An individual who was honorably discharged from the United
States Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps.