Michigan Compiled Laws
175-1927-XVI - Chapter XVI Miscellaneous Provisions (776.1...776.22)
Section 776.20 - Firearms Violations; Burden of Establishing Exception.

Sec. 20.
In any prosecution for the violation of any acts of the state relative to use, licensing and possession of pistols or firearms, the burden of establishing any exception, excuse, proviso or exemption contained in any such act shall be upon the defendant but this does not shift the burden of proof for the violation.
History: Add. 1968, Act 299, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968

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Chapters 760 - 777 - Code of Criminal Procedure

Act 175 of 1927 - The Code of Criminal Procedure (760.1 - 777.69)

175-1927-XVI - Chapter XVI Miscellaneous Provisions (776.1...776.22)

Section 776.1-776.5 - Repealed. 1966, Act 189, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967.

Section 776.6 - Extradition; Agent to Demand Certain Persons From Another State or Government; Appointment; Payment of Accounts.

Section 776.7 - Extradition; Demand for Certain Persons by Another State; Warrant to Sheriff, Examination, Attorney General's Report.

Section 776.8 - Extradition; Warrant to Agent; Issuance, Contents.

Section 776.9 - Extradition; Persons Liable To; Complaint, Warrant.

Section 776.10 - Extradition; Examination, Recognizance.

Section 776.11 - Extradition; Failure or Inability to Recognize, Commitment, Default.

Section 776.12 - Extradition; Discharge, Delivery to Authorized Person, New Recognizance or Commitment.

Section 776.13 - Extradition; Complainant to Support Prisoner and Cost, Liability; Failure to Pay, Effect.

Section 776.14 - Prosecuting Attorney; Right to Defend Person Charged With Crime in County.

Section 776.15 - Prosecuting Attorney; Right to Defend Accused in Case Transferred From Another County; County Liable for Assistance in Prosecution.

Section 776.18 - Assistant; Right of Prosecutor to Procure; Compensation; Prohibition.

Section 776.19 - Reward for Criminal or Escaped Prisoner; Authority to Offer and Pay.

Section 776.20 - Firearms Violations; Burden of Establishing Exception.

Section 776.21 - “Law Enforcement Officer” and “Victim” Defined; Submitting Victim to Polygraph Examination or Lie Detector Test; Giving Polygraph Examination or Lie Detector Test to Defendant Upon Request.

Section 776.21a - Recidivism Rates; Collection and Maintenance of Data; Manner.

Section 776.22 - Domestic Violence Calls; Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Written Policies and Standards by Police Agencies; Definitions.