August 31, 2005, Introduced by Senators PRUSI, BARCIA, BASHAM and CHERRY 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 2002 PA 719.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
5l. (1) A Except
as otherwise provided in this section,
a license to carry a concealed pistol issued before July 1, 2003 is
valid for 3 years and a license to carry a concealed pistol issued
on or after July 1, 2003 is valid for 5 years. A renewal of a
license under section 5b shall be issued in the same manner as an
original license issued under section 5b.
(2) An applicant who holds a license to carry a concealed
pistol and who applies for the renewal of that license under
section 5b may obtain an extension of the current license after its
standard expiration date if all of the following conditions are
met:
(a) The applicant applies for renewal and pays any fees
prescribed under section 5b not less than 60 days before the date
the applicant's license is set to expire.
(b) The applicant requests that an extension be granted under
this subsection.
(c) The applicant obtains and retains a receipt containing
confirmation that the county sheriff's office has conducted a
background check of the applicant under section 2. This receipt
shall be in a form as determined by the department of state police.
(3) The validity of a license to carry a concealed pistol of
an applicant who satisfies the conditions listed in subsection (2)
is extended until the county concealed weapon licensing board
notifies the applicant of the renewal or revocation of the license,
as appropriate.
(4) (2)
The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c)
are waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or
retired law enforcement officer.
(5) (3)
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.