HB-4977, As Passed House, September 15, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4977

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled

"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,

possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting

devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain

firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other

authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms 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 5l (MCL 28.425l), as amended by 2002 PA 719.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5l. (1) A license to carry a concealed pistol issued

before July 1, 2003 is valid for 3 years,  and a license to carry

a concealed pistol issued on or after July 1, 2003 but before July

1, 2006 is valid for 5 years, and a license to carry a concealed

pistol issued on or after July 1, 2006 is valid until the

applicant's date of birth that falls not less than 5 years or more

than 6 years after the license is issued. A renewal of a license

under section 5b shall be issued in the same manner as an original

license issued under section 5b.

     (2) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) are

waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or retired

law enforcement officer.

     (3) 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.