August 25, 2010, Introduced by Reps. Slavens, Tlaib, Roberts, Wayne Schmidt, Neumann and Liss and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
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 12a (MCL 28.432a), as amended by 2006 PA 559.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12a. (1) 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 certified under the
commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL
28.601 to 28.616, 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) A person 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) A person 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) A person regularly employed in a city jail or lockup who
has custody of persons 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, 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) A person 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) A railroad police officer appointed under section 367 of
the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL 462.367.
(2) As used in this act, "local corrections officer" means
that term as defined in section 2 of the local corrections officers
training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.532.