April 12, 2018, Introduced by Senators KNEZEK, ANANICH, HERTEL, HOPGOOD, BIEDA, CONYERS, YOUNG, GREGORY, HOOD and WARREN and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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 2, 2b, and 5b (MCL 28.422, 28.422b, and
28.425b), section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 200, section 2b as
amended by 2014 PA 205, and section 5b as amended by 2015 PA 207.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person
shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this
state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as
prescribed in this section.
(2)
A person An individual who brings a pistol into this state
who
is on leave from active duty with the armed forces Armed Forces
of the United States or who has been discharged from active duty
with
the armed forces Armed
Forces of the United States shall
obtain a license for the pistol within 30 days after his or her
arrival in this state.
(3) The commissioner or chief of police of a city, township,
or village police department that issues licenses to purchase,
carry, possess, or transport pistols, or his or her duly authorized
deputy, or the sheriff or his or her duly authorized deputy, in the
parts of a county not included within a city, township, or village
having an organized police department, in discharging the duty to
issue licenses shall with due speed and diligence issue licenses to
purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistols to qualified
applicants unless he or she has probable cause to believe that the
applicant would be a threat to himself or herself or to other
individuals, or would commit an offense with the pistol that would
violate a law of this or another state or of the United States. An
applicant is qualified if all of the following circumstances exist:
(a)
The person individual is not subject to an order or
disposition for which he or she has received notice and an
opportunity for a hearing, and which was entered into the law
enforcement information network 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, or section 444a of former 1978 PA
642.
(iii) Section 2950 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961
PA 236, MCL 600.2950.
(iv) Section 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961
PA 236, MCL 600.2950a.
(v) Section 14 of 1846 RS 84, MCL 552.14.
(vi) 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.
(vii) Section 16b of chapter IX of the code of criminal
procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.16b.
(viii) The extreme risk protection order act.
(b)
The person individual is 18 years of age or older or, if
the seller is licensed under 18 USC 923, is 21 years of age or
older.
(c)
The person individual is a citizen of the United States or
an alien lawfully admitted into the United States and is a legal
resident
of this state. 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
Michigan driver license issued under the Michigan vehicle code,
1949 PA 300, MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or an 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 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 Armed
Forces and is permanently
stationed
in this state, but the person's individual's
home of
record is in another state.
(d) A felony charge or a criminal charge listed in section 5b
against
the person individual is not pending at the time of
application.
(e)
The person individual 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 person individual has not been adjudged insane in this
state or elsewhere unless he or she has been adjudged restored to
sanity by court order.
(g)
The person individual is not under an order of involuntary
commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting due to mental
illness.
(h)
The person individual has not been adjudged legally
incapacitated in this state or elsewhere. This subdivision does not
apply
to a person an individual who has had his or her legal
capacity restored by order of the court.
(4)
Applications An applicant
shall sign applications for
licenses
a license under this section shall be signed by the
applicant
sign the application under oath upon forms on a form
provided by the director of the department of state police.
Licenses
A licensing authority shall
issue a license to purchase,
carry,
possess, or transport pistols shall be executed in
triplicate
upon forms on a form provided by the director of the
department
of state police. and shall be signed by the The
licensing authority shall sign any license issued under this
section. Three The licensing authority shall deliver 3 copies of
the
license shall be delivered to the applicant. by
the licensing
authority.
A license is void unless used
within 30 days after the
date it is issued.
(5) If an individual purchases or otherwise acquires a pistol,
the seller shall fill out the license forms describing the pistol,
together with the date of sale or acquisition, and sign his or her
name in ink indicating that the pistol was sold to or otherwise
acquired by the purchaser. The purchaser shall also sign his or her
name in ink indicating the purchase or other acquisition of the
pistol from the seller. The seller may retain a copy of the license
as a record of the transaction. The purchaser shall receive 2
copies of the license. The purchaser shall return 1 copy of the
license to the licensing authority within 10 days after the date
the
pistol is purchased or acquired. The purchaser
may return of
the
copy to the licensing authority may be made in person or may be
made
by first-class mail or certified
mail sent within the 10-day
period to the proper address of the licensing authority. A
purchaser who fails to comply with the requirements of this
subsection is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be
fined not more than $250.00. If a purchaser is found responsible
for a state civil infraction under this subsection, the court shall
notify the department of state police of that determination.
(6) Within 10 days after receiving the license copy returned
under subsection (5), the licensing authority shall electronically
enter the information into the pistol entry database as required by
the department of state police if it has the ability to
electronically enter that information. If the licensing authority
does not have that ability, the licensing authority shall provide
that information to the department of state police in a manner
otherwise required by the department of state police. Any licensing
authority that provided pistol descriptions to the department of
state police under former section 9 of this act shall continue to
provide pistol descriptions to the department of state police under
this subsection. Within 48 hours after entering or otherwise
providing the information on the license copy returned under
subsection (5) to the department of state police, the licensing
authority shall forward the copy of the license to the department
of
state police. The purchaser has the right to may obtain
a copy
of the information placed in the pistol entry database under this
subsection to verify the accuracy of that information. The
licensing authority may charge a fee not to exceed $1.00 for the
cost of providing the copy. The licensee may carry, use, possess,
and transport the pistol for 30 days beginning on the date of
purchase or acquisition only while he or she is in possession of
his or her copy of the license. However, the person is not required
to have the license in his or her possession while carrying, using,
possessing, or transporting the pistol after this period.
(7) This section does not apply to the purchase of pistols
from wholesalers by dealers regularly engaged in the business of
selling pistols at retail, or to the sale, barter, or exchange of
pistols kept as relics or curios not made for modern ammunition or
permanently deactivated.
(8) This section does not prevent the transfer of ownership of
pistols to an heir or devisee, whether by testamentary bequest or
by the laws of intestacy regardless of whether the pistol is
registered with this state. An individual who has inherited a
pistol shall obtain a license as required in this section within 30
days of taking physical possession of the pistol. The license may
be signed by a next of kin of the decedent or the person authorized
to dispose of property under the estates and protected individuals
code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206, including when the
next of kin is the individual inheriting the pistol. If the heir or
devisee is not qualified for a license under this section, the heir
or devisee may direct the next of kin or person authorized to
dispose of property under the estates and protected individuals
code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206, to dispose of the
pistol in any manner that is lawful and the heir or devisee
considers appropriate. The person authorized to dispose of property
under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL
700.1101 to 700.8206, is not required to obtain a license under
this section if he or she takes temporary lawful possession of the
pistol in the process of disposing of the pistol pursuant to the
decedent's testamentary bequest or the laws of intestacy. A law
enforcement agency may not seize or confiscate a pistol being
transferred by testamentary bequest or the laws of intestacy unless
the heir or devisee does not qualify for obtaining a license under
this section and the next of kin or person authorized to dispose of
property under the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA
386, MCL 700.1101 to 700.8206, is unable to retain his or her
temporary possession of the pistol or find alternative lawful
storage. If a law enforcement agency seizes or confiscates a pistol
under this subsection, the heir or devisee who is not qualified to
obtain a license under this section retains ownership interest in
the pistol and, within 30 days of being notified of the seizure or
confiscation, may file with a court of competent jurisdiction to
direct the law enforcement agency to lawfully transfer or otherwise
dispose
of the pistol. A The
seizing entity or its agents shall not
destroy,
sell, or use a pistol seized under this
subsection shall
not
be destroyed, sold, or used while in possession of the seizing
entity
or its agents until 30 days have
passed since the heir or
devisee has been notified of the seizure and no legal action
regarding the lawful possession or ownership of the seized pistol
has been filed in any court and is pending. As used in this
subsection:
(a) "Devisee" means that term as defined in section 1103 of
the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL
700.1103.
(b) "Heir" means that term as defined in section 1104 of the
estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.1104.
(9) An individual who is not a resident of this state is not
required to obtain a license under this section if all of the
following conditions apply:
(a) The individual is licensed in his or her state of
residence to purchase, carry, or transport a pistol.
(b) The individual is in possession of the license described
in subdivision (a).
(c) The individual is the owner of the pistol he or she
possesses, carries, or transports.
(d) The individual possesses the pistol for a lawful purpose.
(e) The individual is in this state for a period of 180 days
or less and does not intend to establish residency in this state.
(10) An individual who is a nonresident of this state shall
present the license described in subsection (9)(a) upon the demand
of a police officer. An individual who violates this subsection 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.
(11)
The licensing authority may require a person an
individual
claiming active duty status with the
United States armed
forces
Armed Forces 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.
(12)
This section does not apply to a person an individual who
is younger than the age required under subsection (3)(b) and who
possesses a pistol if all of the following conditions apply:
(a)
The person individual is not otherwise prohibited from
possessing that pistol.
(b)
The person individual is at a recognized target range.
(c)
The person individual possesses the pistol for the purpose
of target practice or instruction in the safe use of a pistol.
(d)
The person individual is in the physical presence and
under the direct supervision of any of the following:
(i) The person's individual's parent.
(ii) The person's individual's guardian.
(iii) An individual who is 21 years of age or older, who is
authorized
by the person's individual's
parent or guardian, and who
has successfully completed a pistol safety training course or class
that meets the requirements of section 5j(1)(a), (b), or (d), and
received a certificate of completion.
(e) The owner of the pistol is physically present.
(13)
This section does not apply to a person an individual who
possesses a pistol if all of the following conditions apply:
(a)
The person individual is not otherwise prohibited from
possessing a pistol.
(b)
The person individual is at a recognized target range or
shooting facility.
(c)
The person individual possesses the pistol for the purpose
of target practice or instruction in the safe use of a pistol.
(d) The owner of the pistol is physically present and
supervising the use of the pistol.
(14) A person who forges any matter on an application for a
license under this section 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.
(15) A licensing authority shall implement this section during
all of the licensing authority's normal business hours and shall
set hours for implementation that allow an applicant to use the
license within the time period set forth in subsection (4).
Sec. 2b. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), upon entry
of an order or disposition into the law enforcement information
network under any provision of law described in section 2(3)(a),
the department of state police shall immediately send written
notice
of that entry to the person individual
who is the subject of
the
order or disposition . The notice shall be sent by first-class
mail
to the last known address of the person. individual. The
notice
shall must include at least all of the following:
(a)
The name of the person.individual.
(b) The date the order or disposition was entered into the law
enforcement information network.
(c)
A statement that the person individual
cannot obtain a
license to purchase a pistol or obtain a concealed weapon license
until the order or disposition is removed from the law enforcement
information network.
(d)
A statement that the person individual
may request that
the state police correct or expunge inaccurate information entered
into the law enforcement information network.
(2)
A person An individual who is the subject of an order
entered into the law enforcement information network under any
provision of law described in section 2(3)(a) may request that the
department of state police do either of the following:
(a) Amend an inaccuracy in the information entered into the
law enforcement information network under any provision of law
described in section 2(3)(a).
(b)
Expunge the person's individual's
name and other
information concerning the person from the law enforcement
information network regarding 1 or more specific entries in the law
enforcement information network under any provision of law
described in section 2(3)(a) because 1 or more of the following
circumstances exist:
(i) The person individual is not subject to
an order of
involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting due to
mental illness.
(ii) The person individual is not subject to
an order or
disposition
determining that the person individual
is legally
incapacitated.
(iii) The person individual is not subject to
a personal
protection order issued under any of the following:
(A) Section 2950 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961
PA 236, MCL 600.2950.
(B) Section 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961
PA 236, MCL 600.2950a.
(C) Section 14 of 1846 RS 84, MCL 552.14.
(iv) The person individual is not subject to
an order for
release subject to protective conditions that prohibits the
purchase or possession of a firearm by the person issued under
section 6b of chapter V of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA
175, MCL 765.6b.
(v) The individual is not subject to an order issued under the
extreme risk protection order act.
(3) Before the expiration of 30 days after a request is made
to amend an inaccuracy in the law enforcement information network
under subsection (2)(a) or to expunge 1 or more specific entries
from the law enforcement information network under subsection
(2)(b)(i) to (iv), (v), the
department of state police shall
conduct an investigation concerning the accuracy of the information
contained in the law enforcement information network, either grant
or
deny the request and provide the person individual with written
notice
of that grant or denial. A notice of denial The department
of state police shall include in a notice of denial a statement
specifying
the basis of the denial, and that a person an individual
may appeal the denial pursuant to the administrative procedures act
of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(4)
If the department of state police refuses denies a request
by
a person an individual for amendment or expunction under
subsection (2), or fails to act within 30 days after receiving the
request
under subsection (2), the person individual may request a
hearing before a hearing officer appointed by the department of
state police for a determination of whether information entered
into the law enforcement information network should be amended or
expunged because it is inaccurate or false. The department of state
police shall conduct the hearing pursuant to the administrative
procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328.
(5) The department of state police shall not send written
notice of an entry of an order or disposition into the law
enforcement information network as required 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
an extreme risk protection order issued under the extreme risk
protection
order act, until that the department
has received notice
that the respondent of the order has been served with or has
received notice of the personal protection order or extreme risk
protection order.
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 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 The application shall must allow
the applicant to
designate whether the applicant seeks an emergency license. The
applicant
shall sign the application shall be
signed under oath. by
the
applicant. The oath shall be
administered by the county clerk
or
his or her representative shall
administer the oath. Beginning
December
1, 2015, not Not more than 1 application may be submitted
under
this subsection in any calendar year. Beginning December 1,
2015,
an 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 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 A completed application under this section expires 1
year
from
the date of application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the 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
must 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 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.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.
(g) (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 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.
(h) (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 must 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 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 December 1, 2015, each 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 applicant shall pay the application and
licensing
fee shall be payable to the county. 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 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 state treasurer shall credit 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 residency requirement
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 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 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.
(vi) The extreme risk protection order act.
(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.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 must
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 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 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 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
A receipt under this subsection shall must 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 must
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 forward the
fingerprints taken by that entity 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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 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
must 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 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 The source of the
record for each statutory disqualification identified.
(iii) Beginning December 1, 2015, the 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 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 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 serves 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
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 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 The county
clerk shall notify the department of state police if a license is
suspended
or revoked. Beginning December 1, 2015, the 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 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 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 An
individual licensed
under this act to carry a concealed pistol may voluntarily
surrender
that license without explanation. Beginning December 1,
2015,
a 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 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
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 and
a letter stating that the individual has received county sheriff
approved weapons training.
(v) For an individual who is a retired corrections officer of
a county sheriff's department, a letter from the county sheriff's
office stating that the retired corrections officer retired in good
standing and that the individual has received county sheriff
approved weapons training.
(vi) For an individual who is a motor carrier officer or
capitol security officer of the department of state police, his or
her employee identification.
(vii) For an individual who is a member of a sheriff's posse,
his or her identification.
(viii) For an individual who is an auxiliary officer or
reserve officer of a police or sheriff's department, his or her
employee identification.
(ix) For an individual who is a parole, probation, or
corrections officer, or absconder recovery unit member, of the
department of corrections, his or her employee identification and
proof that the individual obtained a Michigan department of
corrections weapons permit.
(x) For an individual who is a retired parole, probation, or
corrections officer, or retired absconder recovery unit member, of
the department of corrections, a letter from the department of
corrections stating that the retired parole, probation, or
corrections officer, or retired absconder recovery unit member,
retired in good standing and proof that the individual obtained a
Michigan department of corrections weapons permit.
(xi) 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.
(xii) For an individual who is a court officer, his or her
employee identification.
(xiii) For a retired federal law enforcement officer, the
identification required under the federal law enforcement officers
safety act, 18 USC 926b to 926c, or a letter from a law enforcement
agency stating that the retired federal law enforcement officer
retired in good standing.
(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.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect
unless Senate Bill No. 937
of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.