HOUSE BILL No. 4410


     March 11, 1999, Introduced by Reps. Howell, Mortimer, Ehardt, Caul, Vear and Pappageorge and referred to the Committee on Criminal Law and Corrections.


        A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

   "The Michigan penal code,"

   by amending section 231 (MCL 750.231), as amended by 1998 PA

   510.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 231.  Sections 224, 224A, 224B, 226A, 227, 227c, and

 2    227d do not apply to any of the following:

 3         (a) A peace officer of  a duly  AN authorized police agency

 4    of the United States, of this state, or of  any  A political sub-

 5    division of this state, who is regularly employed and paid by the

 6    United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this

 7    state.

 8         (b)  Any  A person WHO IS regularly employed by the state

 9    department of corrections  ,  and WHO IS authorized in writing by

10    the director of the department of corrections to carry a


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 1    concealed weapon while in the official performance of his or her

 2    duties or while going to or returning from those duties.

 3         (c) A person employed by a private vendor that operates a

 4    youth correctional facility authorized under section 20g of 1953

 5    PA 232, MCL 791.220g, who meets the same criteria established by

 6    the director of the state department of corrections for depart-

 7    mental employees described in subdivision (b) and who is autho-

 8    rized in writing by the director of the department of corrections

 9    to carry a concealed weapon while in the official performance of

10    his or her duties or while going to or returning from those

11    duties.

12         (d)  Any  A member of the UNITED STATES army, air force,

13    navy, or marine corps  of the United States when  WHILE carrying

14    weapons in THE line of or incidental to duty.

15         (e)  Organizations  AN ORGANIZATION authorized by law to

16    purchase or receive weapons from the United States or from this

17    state.

18         (f)  Members  A MEMBER of the national guard, armed forces

19     reserves  RESERVE, or ANY other  duly  authorized military

20     organizations when  ORGANIZATION WHILE on duty or drill, or in

21    going to or returning from  their places  A PLACE of assembly or

22    practice,  by a direct route or otherwise,  while carrying weap-

23    ons used for  purposes  A PURPOSE of the national guard, armed

24    forces  reserves  RESERVE, or other duly authorized military

25     organizations  ORGANIZATION.







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