CIVIL INFRACTIONS                                                                     H.B. 5541: FLOOR ANALYSIS

House Bill 5541 (as reported without amendment) Sponsor: Representative Alan Cropsey

House Committee: Judiciary and Civil Rights Senate Committee: Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the handgun licensure Act to designate as a State civil infraction failure to ensure that a pistol presented for a safety inspection is unloaded and equipped with a trigger lock or other disabling mechanism or encased, which currently is a civil violation. The Act specifies that a person who commits the civil violation may be fined not more than $50. The bill, instead, provides that a person who committed the State civil infraction could be ordered to pay a civil fine of up to $50.

MCL 28.429                                                                                     Legislative Analyst: P. Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed: 3-19-96                                                                            Fiscal Analyst: M. Bain

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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.