SENATE BILL No. 502

May 22, 2001, Introduced by Senator HOFFMAN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled

"Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,"

(MCL 259.1 to 259.208) by adding section 80f.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 SEC. 80F. (1) AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT POSSESS OR CARRY A

2 FIREARM ON ANY COMMERCIAL AIRPORT PROPERTY. AS USED IN THIS SEC-

3 TION, "COMMERCIAL AIRPORT" MEANS AN AIRPORT THAT HAS REGULARLY

4 SCHEDULED COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO AND FROM OTHER DESTINATIONS.

5 (2) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (3), AN INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATES

6 SUBSECTION (1) IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A STATE CIVIL INFRACTION OR

7 GUILTY OF A CRIME AS FOLLOWS:

8 (A) FOR A FIRST VIOLATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED

9 TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL UNDER 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 TO

10 28.435, OR WHO IS LICENSED BY ANOTHER STATE TO CARRY A CONCEALED

11 PISTOL, THE INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A STATE CIVIL

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1 INFRACTION AND MAY BE FINED NOT MORE THAN $500.00. THE COURT

2 SHALL ORDER THE INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL

3 SUSPENDED FOR 6 MONTHS.

4 (B) FOR A SECOND VIOLATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS LICENSED

5 TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL UNDER 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 TO

6 28.435, OR WHO IS LICENSED BY ANOTHER STATE TO CARRY A CONCEALED

7 PISTOL, THE INDIVIDUAL IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY A

8 FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00. THE COURT SHALL ORDER THE

9 INDIVIDUAL'S LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL REVOKED.

10 (C) FOR A THIRD OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO

11 IS LICENSED TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL UNDER 1927 PA 372, MCL

12 28.421 TO 28.435, OR WHO IS LICENSED BY ANOTHER STATE OR FOR A

13 FIRST OR SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION BY AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS NOT

14 LICENSED TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL UNDER 1927 PA 372, MCL

15 28.421 TO 28.435, THE INDIVIDUAL IS GUILTY OF A FELONY PUNISHABLE

16 BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 4 YEARS OR A FINE OF NOT MORE

17 THAN $5,000.00, OR BOTH. THE COURT SHALL ORDER THE INDIVIDUAL'S

18 LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL REVOKED.

19 (3) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:

20 (A) A PEACE OFFICER OF A DULY AUTHORIZED POLICE AGENCY OF

21 THIS STATE, A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE, ANOTHER STATE,

22 A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF ANOTHER STATE, OR THE UNITED STATES,

23 EXCEPT A TOWNSHIP CONSTABLE OF THIS STATE.

24 (B) A CONSTABLE WHO IS TRAINED AND CERTIFIED UNDER THE COM-

25 MISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS ACT, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28.601

26 TO 28.616, WHILE ENGAGED IN HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES OR WHILE

27 GOING TO OR COMING FROM HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND WHO IS

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1 REGULARLY EMPLOYED AND PAID BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS

2 STATE.

3 (C) A PERSON REGULARLY EMPLOYED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CORREC-

4 TIONS AND AUTHORIZED IN WRITING BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT

5 OF CORRECTIONS TO CARRY A CONCEALED PISTOL DURING THE PERFORMANCE

6 OF HIS OR HER DUTIES OR WHILE GOING TO OR RETURNING FROM HIS OR

7 HER DUTIES.

8 (D) A MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, AIR FORCE, NAVY, OR

9 MARINE CORPS WHILE CARRYING A CONCEALED PISTOL IN THE LINE OF

10 DUTY.

11 (E) A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL GUARD, ARMED FORCES RESERVES,

12 OR OTHER DULY AUTHORIZED MILITARY ORGANIZATION WHILE ON DUTY OR

13 DRILL OR WHILE GOING TO OR RETURNING FROM HIS OR HER PLACE OF

14 ASSEMBLY OR PRACTICE OR WHILE CARRYING A CONCEALED PISTOL FOR

15 PURPOSES OF THAT MILITARY ORGANIZATION.

16 (F) THE REGULAR AND ORDINARY TRANSPORTATION OF A PISTOL AS

17 MERCHANDISE BY AN AUTHORIZED AGENT OF A PERSON LICENSED TO MANU-

18 FACTURE FIREARMS.

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