Sec. 231.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), sections 224, 224a, 224b, 224d, 227, 227c, and 227d do not apply to any of the following:
(a) A peace officer of an authorized police agency of the United States, of this state, or of a political subdivision of this state, who is regularly employed and paid by the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state.
(b) A person who is regularly employed by the state department of corrections and who is authorized in writing by the director of the department of corrections to carry a concealed weapon while in the official performance of his or her duties or while going to or returning from those duties.
(c) A person employed by a private vendor that operates a youth correctional facility authorized under section 20g of the corrections code of 1953, 1953 PA 232, MCL 791.220g, who meets the same criteria established by the director of the state department of corrections for departmental employees described in subdivision (b) and who is authorized in writing by the director of the department of corrections to carry a concealed weapon while in the official performance of his or her duties or while going to or returning from those duties.
(d) A member of the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps or the United States Coast Guard while carrying weapons in the line of or incidental to duty.
(e) An organization authorized by law to purchase or receive weapons from the United States or from this state.
(f) A member of the National Guard, United States Armed Forces Reserve, the United States Coast Guard Reserve, or any other authorized military organization while on duty or drill, or in going to or returning from a place of assembly or practice, while carrying weapons used for a purpose of the National Guard, United States Armed Forces Reserve, United States Coast Guard Reserve, or other duly authorized military organization.
(g) A security employee employed by the state and granted limited arrest powers under section 6c of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6c.
(h) A motor carrier officer appointed under section 6d of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6d.
(2) As applied to section 224a(1) only, subsection (1) is not applicable to an individual included under subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c) unless he or she has been trained on the use, effects, and risks of using a portable device or weapon described in section 224a(1).
History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- CL 1948, 750.231 ;-- Am. 1958, Act 107, Eff. Sept. 13, 1958 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 103, Eff. Mar. 31, 1982 ;-- Am. 1998, Act 510, Imd. Eff. Jan. 8, 1999 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 536, Imd. Eff. July 26, 2002 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 401, Eff. Dec. 28, 2006 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 750 - Michigan Penal Code
Act 328 of 1931 - The Michigan Penal Code (750.1 - 750.568)
328-1931-XXXVII - Chapter XXXVII Firearms (750.222...750.239a)
Section 750.222 - Definitions.
Section 750.222a - “Double-Edged, Nonfolding Stabbing Instrument” Defined.
Section 750.223 - Selling Firearms and Ammunition; Violations; Penalties; “Licensed Dealer” Defined.
Section 750.224d - Self-Defense Spray or Foam Device.
Section 750.225 - Repealed. 1993, Act 254, Imd. Eff. Nov. 29, 1993.
Section 750.226a - Repealed. 2017, Act 96, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017.
Section 750.227 - Concealed Weapons; Carrying; Penalty.
Section 750.227a - Pistols; Unlawful Possession by Licensee.
Section 750.229 - Pistols Accepted in Pawn, by Second-Hand Dealer or Junk Dealer.
Section 750.230 - Firearms; Altering, Removing, or Obliterating Marks of Identity; Presumption.
Section 750.231a - Exceptions to MCL 750.227(2); "Antique Firearm" Defined.
Section 750.231b - Sale and Safety Inspection; Persons Exempt.
Section 750.232 - Repealed. 2017, Act 95, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017.
Section 750.234e - Brandishing Firearm in Public; Applicability; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 750.235a - Parent of Minor Guilty of Misdemeanor; Conditions; Penalty; Defense; Definitions.
Section 750.236 - Spring Gun, Trap or Device; Setting.
Section 750.236a - Computer-Assisted Shooting; Prohibited Acts; Definitions.
Section 750.236b - Computer-Assisted Shooting; Prohibited Conduct; Definitions.
Section 750.236c - Violation of MCL 750.236a or 750.236b; Penalty; Forfeiture.
Section 750.238 - Search Warrant.
Section 750.239 - Forfeiture of Weapons; Disposal; Immunity From Civil Liability.