Bill Text: MI HB4722 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Weapons; other; prohibition against concealed carry of a knife; repeal. Amends secs. 227 & 231a of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.227 & 750.231a).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-06-18 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 06/18/2019 [HB4722 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB4722-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 4722
June 13, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Steven Johnson, LaFave and Hall and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending sections 227 and 231a (MCL 750.227 and 750.231a),
section 227 as amended by 1986 PA 8 and section 231a as amended by
2012 PA 427.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
227. (1) A person shall not carry a dagger, dirk,
stiletto,
a double-edged nonfolding stabbing instrument of any
length,
or any other dangerous weapon, except a hunting knife
adapted
and carried as such, concealed on or about his or her
person,
or whether concealed or otherwise in any vehicle operated
or
occupied by the person, except in his or her dwelling house,
place
of business or on other land possessed by the person.
(1) (2)
A person shall not carry a pistol
concealed on or
about his or her person, or, whether concealed or otherwise, in a
vehicle operated or occupied by the person, except in his or her
dwelling house, place of business, or on other land possessed by
the person, without a license to carry the pistol as provided by
law and if licensed, shall not carry the pistol in a place or
manner
inconsistent with any restrictions upon such that license.
(2) (3)
A person who violates this section
is guilty of a
felony , punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years , or
by
a fine of not more than $2,500.00.
Sec.
231a. (1) Subsection (2) of section Section 227 does not
apply to any of the following:
(a) To a person holding a valid license to carry a pistol
concealed upon his or her person issued by his or her state of
residence except where the pistol is carried in nonconformance with
a restriction appearing on the license.
(b) To the regular and ordinary transportation of pistols as
merchandise by an authorized agent of a person licensed to
manufacture firearms.
(c) To a person carrying an antique firearm, completely
unloaded in a closed case or container designed for the storage of
firearms in the trunk of a vehicle.
(d) To a person while transporting a pistol for a lawful
purpose that is licensed by the owner or occupant of the motor
vehicle in compliance with section 2 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422,
and the pistol is unloaded in a closed case designed for the
storage of firearms in the trunk of the vehicle.
(e) To a person while transporting a pistol for a lawful
purpose that is licensed by the owner or occupant of the motor
vehicle in compliance with section 2 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422,
and the pistol is unloaded in a closed case designed for the
storage of firearms in a vehicle that does not have a trunk and is
not readily accessible to the occupants of the vehicle.
(2) As used in this section, "antique firearm" means either of
the following:
(i) A firearm not designed or redesigned for using rimfire or
conventional center fire ignition with fixed ammunition and
manufactured in or before 1898, including a matchlock, flintlock,
percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system or replica of
such a firearm, whether actually manufactured before or after 1898.
(ii) A firearm using fixed ammunition manufactured in or
before 1898, for which ammunition is no longer manufactured in the
United States and is not readily available in the ordinary channels
of commercial trade.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
