HB-5989, As Passed House, December 2, 2004

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 5989

                                                                             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:

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

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

3   concealed pistol issued on or after July 1, 2003 is valid for 5             

4   years.  A renewal of a license under section 5b shall, except as            

5   provided in this section, be issued in the same manner as an                

House Bill No. 5989 (H-1) as amended December 2, 2004

1   original license issued under section 5b.                                   

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

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

4   retired law enforcement officer.                                            

5       (3) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) for                 

6   an applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license under               

7   this act are waived except that the applicant shall certify that            

8   he or she has completed at least 3 hours' review of the training            

9   described under section 5b(7)(c) and has had at least 1 hour of             

10  firing range time in the 6 months immediately preceding the                 

11  subsequent application.                                                     

12  (4) The concealed weapon licensing board shall issue or deny                

13  issuance of a renewal license within 30 days after the                      

14  application for renewal is properly submitted.  The county clerk            

15  shall issue the applicant a receipt for his or her renewal                  

16  application at the time the application is submitted.  The                  

17  receipt shall state the time and date of application.  If the               

18  concealed weapon licensing board does not issue or deny issuance            

19  of a renewal license within the [60-day] period, the period for the         

20  original license is extended for 180 days or until a renewal                

21  license is issued or denied, whichever occurs first.                        

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