SENT. GUIDELINE:  NO-CARRY VIOLATION                                                        S.B. 580:

                                                                                     SUMMARY OF BILL REPORTED

                                                                                                     FROM COMMITTEE

Senate Bill 580 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Senator Mike Green

Committee:  Judiciary

CONTENT

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to revise the Michigan Compiled Law citation in the sentencing guideline for a third or subsequent offense of carrying a concealed pistol or taser in a prohibited place under Section 5o of the handgun licensure law. A violation is a Class F felony against the public safety and has a statutory maximum penalty of four years' imprisonment.

(Section 5o prohibits a person who is licensed to carry a concealed pistol, or who is exempt from licensure, from carrying a concealed pistol or taser on certain premises, commonly called weapon-free or no-carry zones.)

The bill would take effect 90 days after its enactment and is tie-barred to Senate Bill 442. (Senate Bill 442 (S-2), as reported from the Senate Judiciary Committee, would amend the handgun licensure law to allow a concealed pistol licensee to request and receive an indorsement exempting him or her from the no-carry zone prohibition.)

MCL 777.11b                                                           Legislative Analyst:  Patrick Affholter

FISCAL IMPACT

The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  11-5-15                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Ryan Bergan

This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.