HOUSE BILL No. 6136

 

September 9, 2004, Introduced by Rep. Acciavatti 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 5o (MCL 28.425o), as amended by 2002 PA 719.            

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 5o.  (1) Subject to subsection (4), an individual                      

                                                                                

2   licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol, or who is              

                                                                                

3   exempt from licensure under section 12a(f), shall not carry a               

                                                                                

4   concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following:                   

                                                                                

5       (a) A school or school property except that a parent or legal               

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   guardian of a student of the school is not precluded from                   

                                                                                

2   carrying a concealed pistol while in a vehicle on school                    

                                                                                

3   property, if he or she is dropping the student off at the school            

                                                                                

4   or picking up the child from the school.  As used in this                   

                                                                                

5   section, "school" and "school property" mean those terms as                 

                                                                                

6   defined in section 237a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328,            

                                                                                

7   MCL 750.237a.                                                               

                                                                                

8       (b) A public or private child care center or day care center,               

                                                                                

9   public or private child caring institution, or public or private            

                                                                                

10  child placing agency.                                                       

                                                                                

11      (c) A sports arena or stadium.                                              

                                                                                

12      (d) A bar or tavern licensed under the Michigan liquor                      

                                                                                

13  control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, where           

                                                                                

14  the primary source of income of the business is the sale of                 

                                                                                

15  alcoholic liquor by the glass and consumed on the premises.  This           

                                                                                

16  subdivision shall not apply to an owner or employee of the                  

                                                                                

17  business.  The Michigan liquor control commission shall develop             

                                                                                

18  and make available to holders of licenses under the Michigan                

                                                                                

19  liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to                    

                                                                                

20  436.2303, an appropriate sign stating that "This establishment              

                                                                                

21  prohibits patrons from carrying concealed weapons".  The owner or           

                                                                                

22  operator of an establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor             

                                                                                

23  control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, may,            

                                                                                

24  but  shall  is not  be  required to, post the sign developed                

                                                                                

25  under this subdivision.  A record made available by an                      

                                                                                

26  establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of            

                                                                                

27  1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, necessary to enforce            


                                                                                

1   this subdivision is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of             

                                                                                

2   information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.                         

                                                                                

3       (e) Any property or facility owned or operated by a church,                 

                                                                                

4   synagogue, mosque, temple, or other place of worship, unless the            

                                                                                

5   presiding official or officials of the church, synagogue, mosque,           

                                                                                

6   temple, or other place of worship permit the carrying of                    

                                                                                

7   concealed pistol on that property or facility.                              

                                                                                

8       (f) An entertainment facility with a seating capacity of                    

                                                                                

9   2,500 or more individuals that the individual knows or should               

                                                                                

10  know has a seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals or that            

                                                                                

11  has a sign above each public entrance stating in letters not less           

                                                                                

12  than 1-inch high a seating capacity of 2,500 or more                        

                                                                                

13  individuals.                                                                

                                                                                

14      (g) A hospital.                                                             

                                                                                

15      (h) A dormitory or classroom of a community college, college,               

                                                                                

16  or university.                                                              

                                                                                

17      (2) An individual licensed under this act to carry a                        

                                                                                

18  concealed pistol, or who is exempt from licensure under section             

                                                                                

19  12a(f), shall not carry a concealed pistol in violation of                  

                                                                                

20  R 432.1212 or a successor rule of the Michigan administrative               

                                                                                

21  code promulgated pursuant to the Michigan gaming control and                

                                                                                

22  revenue act, the Initiated Law of 1996, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.             

                                                                                

23      (3) As used in subsection (1), "premises" does not include                  

                                                                                

24  parking areas of the places identified under subsection (1).                

                                                                                

25      (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:                  

                                                                                

26      (a) An individual licensed under this act who is a retired                  

                                                                                

27  police officer or retired law enforcement officer.  The concealed           


                                                                                

1   weapon licensing board may require a letter from the law                    

                                                                                

2   enforcement agency stating that the retired police officer or law           

                                                                                

3   enforcement officer retired in good standing.                               

                                                                                

4       (b) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is                 

                                                                                

5   employed or contracted by an entity described under subsection              

                                                                                

6   (1) to provide security services and is required by his or her              

                                                                                

7   employer or the terms of a contract to carry a concealed firearm            

                                                                                

8   on the premises of the employing or contracting entity.                     

                                                                                

9       (c) An individual who is licensed as a private investigator                 

                                                                                

10  or private detective under the private detective license act,               

                                                                                

11  1965 PA 285, MCL 338.821 to 338.851.                                        

                                                                                

12      (d) Any of the following who is licensed under this act                     

                                                                                

13  while on duty and in the course of his or her employment:                   

                                                                                

14                                                                               (i) A corrections officer of a county sheriff's department.                         

                                                                                

15      (ii) A motor carrier officer or capitol security officer of                  

                                                                                

16  the department of state police.                                             

                                                                                

17      (iii) A member of a sheriff's posse.                                         

                                                                                

18      (iv) An auxiliary officer or reserve officer of a police or                  

                                                                                

19  sheriff's department.                                                       

                                                                                

20      (v) A parole or probation officer of the department of                      

                                                                                

21  corrections.                                                                

                                                                                

22      (d) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a               

                                                                                

23  corrections officer of a county sheriff's department.                       

                                                                                

24      (e) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a               

                                                                                

25  motor carrier officer or capitol security officer of the                    

                                                                                

26  department of state police.                                                 

                                                                                

27      (f) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a               


                                                                                

1   member of a sheriff's posse.                                                

                                                                                

2       (g) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is                 

                                                                                

3   an auxiliary officer or reserve officer of a police or sheriff's            

                                                                                

4   department.                                                                 

                                                                                

5       (h) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a               

                                                                                

6   parole or probation officer of the department of corrections.               

                                                                                

7       (5) An individual who violates this section is responsible                  

                                                                                

8   for a state civil infraction or guilty of a crime as follows:               

                                                                                

9       (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the                     

                                                                                

10  individual is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be           

                                                                                

11  fined not more than $500.00.  The court shall order the                     

                                                                                

12  individual's license to carry a concealed pistol suspended for 6            

                                                                                

13  months.                                                                     

                                                                                

14      (b) For a second violation, the individual is guilty of a                   

                                                                                

15  misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.  The           

                                                                                

16  court shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed             

                                                                                

17  pistol revoked.                                                             

                                                                                

18      (c) For a third or subsequent violation, the individual is                  

                                                                                

19  guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4           

                                                                                

20  years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.  The court             

                                                                                

21  shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed pistol            

                                                                                

22  revoked.