January 14, 2010, Introduced by Senator JELINEK 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 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 2008 PA 406.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5l. (1) A license to carry a concealed pistol issued on or
after July 1, 2003 but before July 1, 2006 is valid for 5 years.
(2) A license to carry a concealed pistol issued or renewed on
or after July 1, 2006 is valid until the applicant's date of birth
that
falls not less than 4 years or more than 5 years in the fifth
year
after the license is issued or renewed,
as applicable. Except
as
provided in subsections (7) and (8), a The renewal of a license
issued under section 5b shall, except as provided in this section,
be issued in the same manner as an original license issued under
section 5b.
(3) The concealed weapon licensing board shall issue or deny
issuance of a renewal license within 60 days after the application
for renewal is properly submitted. The county clerk shall issue the
applicant a receipt for his or her renewal application at the time
the application is submitted. The receipt shall 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) A statement that the receipt is for a license renewal.
(e) A statement of whether the applicant qualifies for an
extension under subsection (4).
(f) The name of the county in which the receipt is issued.
(g) An impression of the county seal.
(4) If the concealed weapon licensing board fails to deny or
issue a renewal license to the person within 60 days as required
under subsection (3), the expiration date of the current license is
extended by 180 days or until the renewal license is issued,
whichever occurs first. This subsection does not apply unless the
person pays the renewal fee at the time the renewal application is
submitted and the person has submitted a receipt from a police
agency that confirms that a background check has been requested by
the applicant.
(5) A person carrying a concealed pistol after the expiration
date of his or her license pursuant to an extension under
subsection (4) shall keep the receipt issued by the county clerk
under subsection (3) and his or her expired license in his or her
possession at all times that he or she is carrying the pistol. For
the purposes of this act, the receipt is considered to be part of
the license to carry a concealed pistol until a renewal license is
issued or denied. Failing to have the receipt and expired license
in possession while carrying a concealed pistol or failing to
display the receipt to a peace officer upon request is a violation
of this act.
(6) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) are
waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or retired
law enforcement officer.
(7) 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.
(8) Beginning January 1, 2007, an applicant who is applying
for a renewal of a license issued under section 5b is not required
to have fingerprints taken again under section 5b(9) if all of the
following conditions have been met:
(a)
There A system has been established a system for the
department of state police to save and maintain in its automated
fingerprint identification system (AFIS) database all fingerprints
that are submitted to the department of state police under section
5b.
(b) The applicant's fingerprints have been submitted to and
maintained by the department of state police as described in
subdivision (a) for ongoing comparison with the automated
fingerprint identification system (AFIS) database.