Bill Text: MI SB0366 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Weapons; other; provisional license to carry a concealed pistol; create. Amends secs. 5b, 5c & 5l of 1927 PA 372 (MCL 28.425b et seq.).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-11-09 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0366 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0366-Engrossed.html

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SB-0366, As Passed Senate, November 8, 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE BILL No. 366

 

 

May 4, 2017, Introduced by Senators SCHMIDT, COLBECK, HORN, PROOS, MACGREGOR, SHIRKEY, GREEN, CASPERSON and STAMAS 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, gas ejecting devices,

and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying,

selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and

electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other

authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and

electro-muscular disruption devices 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 sections 5b, 5c, and 5l (MCL 28.425b, 28.425c, and

 

28.425l), section 5b as amended by 2015 PA 207 and sections 5c and

 

5l as amended by 2015 PA 3.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 5b. (1) Until November 30, 2015, to obtain a license to

 

carry a concealed pistol, an individual shall apply to the

concealed weapon licensing board in the county in which that

 

individual resides. Beginning December 1, 2015, to To obtain a

 

license to carry a concealed pistol, an individual shall apply to

 

the county clerk in the county in which the individual resides. The

 

applicant shall file the application with the county clerk in the

 

county in which the applicant resides during the county clerk's

 

normal business hours. The application shall must be on a form

 

provided by the director of the department of state police . Until

 

November 30, 2015, the application shall allow the applicant to

 

designate whether the applicant seeks a temporary license.

 

Beginning December 1, 2015, the application shall and allow the

 

applicant to designate whether the applicant seeks an emergency

 

license or a provisional license. The applicant shall sign the

 

application shall be signed under oath. by the applicant. The

 

county clerk or his or her representative shall administer the

 

oath. shall be administered by the county clerk or his or her

 

representative. Beginning December 1, 2015, not An applicant shall

 

not submit more than 1 application may be submitted under this

 

subsection in any calendar year. Beginning December 1, 2015, an An

 

application under this subsection is not considered complete until

 

an applicant submits all of the required information and fees and

 

has fingerprints taken under subsection (9). Beginning December 1,

 

2015, an An application under this subsection is considered

 

withdrawn if an applicant does not have fingerprints taken under

 

subsection (9) within 45 days of the date an application is filed

 

under this subsection. Beginning December 1, 2015, a A completed

 

application under this section expires 1 year from the date of

application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county clerk shall

 

issue the applicant a receipt for his or her application at the

 

time the application is submitted containing the name of the

 

applicant, the applicant's state-issued driver license or personal

 

identification card number, the date and time the receipt is

 

issued, the amount paid, the name of the county in which the

 

receipt is issued, an impression of the county seal, and the

 

statement, "This receipt was issued for the purpose of applying for

 

a concealed pistol license and for obtaining fingerprints related

 

to that application. This receipt does not authorize an individual

 

to carry a concealed pistol in this state.". The application shall

 

must contain all of the following:

 

     (a) The applicant's legal name, date of birth, the address of

 

his or her primary residence, and , beginning December 1, 2015, his

 

or her state-issued driver license or personal identification card

 

number. Until November 30, 2015, if the applicant resides in a

 

city, village, or township that has a police department, the name

 

of the police department.

 

     (b) A statement by the applicant that the applicant meets the

 

criteria for a license under this act to carry a concealed pistol.

 

     (c) Until November 30, 2015, a statement by the applicant

 

authorizing the concealed weapon licensing board to access any

 

record, including any medical record, pertaining to the applicant's

 

qualifications for a license to carry a concealed pistol under this

 

act. The applicant may request that information received by the

 

concealed weapon licensing board under this subdivision be reviewed

 

in a closed session. If the applicant requests that the session be

closed, the concealed weapon licensing board shall close the

 

session only for purposes of this subdivision. The applicant and

 

his or her representative have the right to be present in the

 

closed session. Beginning December 1, 2015, a A statement by the

 

applicant authorizing the department of state police to access any

 

record needed to perform the verification in subsection (6).

 

     (d) A statement by the applicant regarding whether he or she

 

has a history of mental illness that would disqualify him or her

 

under subsection (7)(j) to (l) from receiving a license to carry a

 

concealed pistol.

 

     (e) A statement by the applicant regarding whether he or she

 

has ever been convicted in this state or elsewhere for any of the

 

following:

 

     (i) Any felony.

 

     (ii) A misdemeanor listed under subsection (7)(h) if the

 

applicant was convicted of that misdemeanor in the 8 years

 

immediately preceding the date of the application, or a misdemeanor

 

listed under subsection (7)(i) if the applicant was convicted of

 

that misdemeanor in the 3 years immediately preceding the date of

 

the application.

 

     (f) A statement by the applicant whether he or she has been

 

dishonorably discharged from the United States armed forces.Armed

 

Forces.

 

     (g) Until November 30, 2015, if the applicant seeks a

 

temporary license, the facts supporting the issuance of that

 

temporary license.

 

     (h) Until November 30, 2015, the names, residential addresses,

and telephone numbers of 2 individuals who are references for the

 

applicant.

 

     (g) (i) Until November 30, 2015, a passport-quality photograph

 

of the applicant provided by the applicant at the time of

 

application. Beginning December 1, 2015, if If an applicant does

 

not have a digitized photograph on file with the secretary of

 

state, a passport-quality photograph of the applicant provided by

 

the applicant at the time of application.

 

     (h) (j) A certificate stating that the applicant has completed

 

the training course prescribed by this act.

 

     (2) The county clerk shall not require the applicant to submit

 

any additional forms, documents, letters, or other evidence of

 

eligibility for obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol

 

except as set forth in subsection (1) or as otherwise provided for

 

in this act. The application form shall must contain a conspicuous

 

warning that the application is executed under oath and that

 

intentionally making a material false statement on the application

 

is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or

 

a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.

 

     (3) An individual who intentionally makes a material false

 

statement on an application under subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a

 

fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.

 

     (4) The county clerk shall retain a copy of each application

 

for a license to carry a concealed pistol as an official record.

 

One year after the expiration of a concealed pistol license, the

 

county clerk may destroy the record and maintain only a name index

of the record.

 

     (5) Until November 30, 2015, each applicant shall pay a

 

nonrefundable application and licensing fee of $105.00 by any

 

method of payment accepted by that county for payments of other

 

fees and penalties. Beginning December 1, 2015, each Each applicant

 

shall pay an application and licensing fee of $100.00 by any method

 

of payment accepted by that county for payments of other fees and

 

penalties. Except as provided in subsection (9), no other charge,

 

fee, cost, or assessment, including any local charge, fee, cost, or

 

assessment, is required of the applicant except as specifically

 

authorized in this act. The applicant shall pay the application and

 

licensing fee shall be payable to the county. Until November 30,

 

2015, the county treasurer shall deposit $15.00 of each application

 

and licensing fee collected under this section in the general fund

 

of the county and credit that deposit to the credit of the county

 

sheriff and deposit $26.00 of each fee collected under this section

 

in the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in

 

section 5x. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county treasurer

 

shall deposit $26.00 of each application and licensing fee

 

collected under this section in the concealed pistol licensing fund

 

of that county created in section 5x. The county treasurer shall

 

forward the balance remaining to the state treasurer. The state

 

treasurer shall deposit the balance of the fee in the general fund

 

to the credit of the department of state police. The department of

 

state police shall use the money received under this act to process

 

the fingerprints and to reimburse the Federal Bureau of

 

Investigation for the costs associated with processing fingerprints

submitted under this act. The balance of the money received under

 

this act shall must be credited to the department of state police.

 

     (6) Until November 30, 2015, the county sheriff on behalf of

 

the concealed weapon licensing board shall verify the requirements

 

of subsection (7)(d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m)

 

through the law enforcement information network and report his or

 

her finding to the concealed weapon licensing board. Beginning

 

December 1, 2015, the The department of state police shall verify

 

the requirements of subsection (7)(d), (e), (f), (h), (i), (j),

 

(k), and (m) through the law enforcement information network and

 

the national instant criminal background check system and shall

 

report to the county clerk all statutory disqualifications, if any,

 

under this act that apply to an applicant. Until November 30, 2015,

 

if the applicant resides in a city, village, or township that has a

 

police department, the concealed weapon licensing board shall

 

contact that city, village, or township police department to

 

determine only whether that city, village, or township police

 

department has any information relevant to the investigation of

 

whether the applicant is eligible under this act to receive a

 

license to carry a concealed pistol. Until November 30, 2015, the

 

concealed weapon licensing board may require a person claiming

 

active duty status with the United States armed forces under this

 

section to provide proof of 1 or both of the following:

 

     (a) The person's home of record.

 

     (b) Permanent active duty assignment in this state.

 

     (7) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing

 

board and, beginning December 1, 2015, the The county clerk shall

issue and shall send by first-class mail a license to an applicant

 

to carry a concealed pistol within the period required under this

 

act if the concealed weapon licensing board or county clerk

 

determines that all of the following circumstances exist:

 

     (a) The applicant is 21 years of age or older, or if the

 

applicant is applying for a provisional license, the applicant is

 

at least 18 years old but less than 21 years old.

 

     (b) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or is an

 

alien lawfully admitted into the United States, is a legal resident

 

of this state, and has resided in this state for not less than the

 

6 months immediately preceding the date of application. Until

 

November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing board may waive

 

the 6-month residency requirement for a temporary license under

 

section 5a(8) if the concealed weapon licensing board determines

 

that there is probable cause to believe that the safety of the

 

applicant or the safety of a member of the applicant's family is

 

endangered by the applicant's inability to immediately obtain a

 

license to carry a concealed pistol. Until November 30, 2015, if

 

the applicant holds a valid concealed pistol license issued by

 

another state at the time the applicant's residency in this state

 

is established, the concealed weapon licensing board may waive the

 

6-month waiting period and the applicant may apply for a concealed

 

pistol license at the time the applicant's residency in this state

 

is established. Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon

 

licensing board shall immediately issue a temporary license to that

 

applicant. Until November 30, 2015, the temporary license is valid

 

until the concealed weapon licensing board decides whether to grant

or deny the application. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county

 

clerk shall waive the 6-month residency requirement for an

 

emergency license under section 5a(4) if the applicant is a

 

petitioner for a personal protection order issued under section

 

2950 or 2950a of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,

 

MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a, or if the county sheriff determines

 

that there is clear and convincing evidence to believe that the

 

safety of the applicant or the safety of a member of the

 

applicant's family or household is endangered by the applicant's

 

inability to immediately obtain a license to carry a concealed

 

pistol. Beginning December 1, 2015, if If the applicant holds a

 

valid concealed pistol license issued by another state at the time

 

the applicant's residency in this state is established, the county

 

clerk shall waive the 6-month waiting period residency requirement

 

and the applicant may apply for a concealed pistol license at the

 

time the applicant's residency in this state is established. For

 

the purposes of this section, a person an individual is considered

 

a legal resident of this state if any of the following apply:

 

     (i) The person individual has a valid, lawfully obtained

 

driver license issued under the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,

 

MCL 257.1 to 257.923, or official state personal identification

 

card issued under 1972 PA 222, MCL 28.291 to 28.300.

 

     (ii) The person individual is lawfully registered to vote in

 

this state.

 

     (iii) The person individual is on active duty status with the

 

United States armed forces Armed Forces and is stationed outside of

 

this state, but the person's individual's home of record is in this

state.

 

     (iv) The person individual is on active duty status with the

 

United States armed forces Armed Forces and is permanently

 

stationed in this state, but the person's individual's home of

 

record is in another state.

 

     (c) The applicant has knowledge and has had training in the

 

safe use and handling of a pistol by the successful completion of a

 

pistol safety training course or class that meets the requirements

 

of section 5j.

 

     (d) The applicant is not the subject of an order or

 

disposition under any of the following:

 

     (i) Section 464a of the mental health code, 1974 PA 258, MCL

 

330.1464a.

 

     (ii) Section 5107 of the estates and protected individuals

 

code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.5107.

 

     (iii) Sections 2950 and 2950a of the revised judicature act of

 

1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2950 and 600.2950a.

 

     (iv) Section 6b of chapter V of the code of criminal

 

procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 765.6b, if the order has a condition

 

imposed under section 6b(3) of chapter V of the code of criminal

 

procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 765.6b.

 

     (v) Section 16b of chapter IX of the code of criminal

 

procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 769.16b.

 

     (e) The applicant is not prohibited from possessing, using,

 

transporting, selling, purchasing, carrying, shipping, receiving,

 

or distributing a firearm under section 224f of the Michigan penal

 

code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.224f.

     (f) The applicant has never been convicted of a felony in this

 

state or elsewhere, and a felony charge against the applicant is

 

not pending in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she

 

applies for a license described in this section.

 

     (g) The applicant has not been dishonorably discharged from

 

the United States armed forces.Armed Forces.

 

     (h) The applicant has not been convicted of a misdemeanor

 

violation of any of the following in the 8 years immediately

 

preceding the date of application and a charge for a misdemeanor

 

violation of any of the following is not pending against the

 

applicant in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she applies

 

for a license described in this section:

 

     (i) Section 617a (failing to stop when involved in a personal

 

injury accident), section 625 as punishable under subsection (9)(b)

 

of that section (operating while intoxicated, second offense),

 

section 625m as punishable under subsection (4) of that section

 

(operating a commercial vehicle with alcohol content, second

 

offense), section 626 (reckless driving), or a violation of section

 

904(1) (operating while license suspended or revoked, second or

 

subsequent offense) of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL

 

257.617a, 257.625, 257.625m, 257.626, and 257.904.

 

     (ii) Section 185(7) of the aeronautics code of the state of

 

Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.185 (operating aircraft while under

 

the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance with

 

prior conviction).

 

     (iii) Section 29 of the weights and measures act, 1964 PA 283,

 

MCL 290.629 (hindering or obstructing certain persons performing

official weights and measures duties).

 

     (iv) Section 10 of the motor fuels quality act, 1984 PA 44,

 

MCL 290.650 (hindering, obstructing, assaulting, or committing

 

bodily injury upon director or authorized representative).

 

     (v) Section 80176 as punishable under section 80177(1)(b)

 

(operating vessel under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a

 

controlled substance, second offense), section 81134 as punishable

 

under subsection (8)(b) of that section (operating ORV under the

 

influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, second

 

or subsequent offense), or section 82127 as punishable under

 

section 82128(1)(b) (operating snowmobile under the influence of

 

intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance, second offense) of

 

the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA

 

451, MCL 324.80176, 324.80177, 324.81134, 324.82127, and 324.82128.

 

     (vi) Section 7403 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 

333.7403 (possession of controlled substance, controlled substance

 

analogue, or prescription form).

 

     (vii) Section 353 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354,

 

MCL 462.353, punishable under subsection (4) of that section

 

(operating locomotive under the influence of intoxicating liquor or

 

a controlled substance, or while visibly impaired, second offense).

 

     (viii) Section 7 of 1978 PA 33, MCL 722.677 (displaying

 

sexually explicit matter to minors).

 

     (ix) Section 81 (assault or domestic assault), section 81a(1)

 

or (2) (aggravated assault or aggravated domestic assault), section

 

115 (breaking and entering or entering without breaking), section

 

136b(7) (fourth degree child abuse), section 145n (vulnerable adult

abuse), section 157b(3)(b) (solicitation to commit a felony),

 

section 215 (impersonating peace officer or medical examiner),

 

section 223 (illegal sale of a firearm or ammunition), section 224d

 

(illegal use or sale of a self-defense spray), section 226a (sale

 

or possession of a switchblade), section 227c (improper

 

transportation of a loaded firearm), section 229 (accepting a

 

pistol in pawn), section 232 (failure to register the purchase of a

 

firearm or a firearm component), section 232a (improperly obtaining

 

a pistol, making a false statement on an application to purchase a

 

pistol, or using false identification to purchase a pistol),

 

section 233 (intentionally aiming a firearm without malice),

 

section 234 (intentionally discharging a firearm aimed without

 

malice), section 234d (possessing a firearm on prohibited

 

premises), section 234e (brandishing a firearm in public), section

 

234f (possession of a firearm by an individual less than 18 years

 

of age), section 235 (intentionally discharging a firearm aimed

 

without malice causing injury), section 235a (parent of a minor who

 

possessed a firearm in a weapon free school zone), section 236

 

(setting a spring gun or other device), section 237 (possessing a

 

firearm while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a

 

controlled substance), section 237a (weapon free school zone

 

violation), section 335a (indecent exposure), section 411h

 

(stalking), or section 520e (fourth degree criminal sexual conduct)

 

of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.81, 750.81a,

 

750.115, 750.136b, 750.145n, 750.157b, 750.215, 750.223, 750.224d,

 

750.226a, 750.227c, 750.229, 750.232, 750.232a, 750.233, 750.234,

 

750.234d, 750.234e, 750.234f, 750.235, 750.235a, 750.236, 750.237,

750.237a, 750.335a, 750.411h, and 750.520e.

 

     (x) Former section 228 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA

 

328.

 

     (xi) Section 1 (reckless, careless, or negligent use of a

 

firearm resulting in injury or death), section 2 (careless,

 

reckless, or negligent use of a firearm resulting in property

 

damage), or section 3a (reckless discharge of a firearm) of 1952 PA

 

45, MCL 752.861, 752.862, and 752.863a.

 

     (xii) A violation of a law of the United States, another

 

state, or a local unit of government of this state or another state

 

substantially corresponding to a violation described in

 

subparagraphs (i) to (xi).

 

     (i) The applicant has not been convicted of a misdemeanor

 

violation of any of the following in the 3 years immediately

 

preceding the date of application unless the misdemeanor violation

 

is listed under subdivision (h) and a charge for a misdemeanor

 

violation of any of the following is not pending against the

 

applicant in this state or elsewhere at the time he or she applies

 

for a license described in this section:

 

     (i) Section 625 (operating under the influence), section 625a

 

(refusal of commercial vehicle operator to submit to a chemical

 

test), section 625k (ignition interlock device reporting

 

violation), section 625l (circumventing an ignition interlock

 

device), or section 625m punishable under subsection (3) of that

 

section (operating a commercial vehicle with alcohol content) of

 

the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.625, 257.625a,

 

257.625k, 257.625l, and 257.625m.

     (ii) Section 185 of the aeronautics code of the state of

 

Michigan, 1945 PA 327, MCL 259.185 (operating aircraft under the

 

influence).

 

     (iii) Section 81134 (operating ORV under the influence or

 

operating ORV while visibly impaired), or section 82127 (operating

 

a snowmobile under the influence) of the natural resources and

 

environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.81134 and

 

324.82127.

 

     (iv) Part 74 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL

 

333.7401 to 333.7461 (controlled substance violation).

 

     (v) Section 353 of the railroad code of 1993, 1993 PA 354, MCL

 

462.353, punishable under subsection (3) of that section (operating

 

locomotive under the influence).

 

     (vi) Section 167 (disorderly person), section 174

 

(embezzlement), section 218 (false pretenses with intent to

 

defraud), section 356 (larceny), section 356d (second degree retail

 

fraud), section 359 (larceny from a vacant building or structure),

 

section 362 (larceny by conversion), section 362a (larceny –

 

defrauding lessor), section 377a (malicious destruction of

 

property), section 380 (malicious destruction of real property),

 

section 535 (receiving or concealing stolen property), or section

 

540e (malicious use of telecommunications service or device) of the

 

Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.167, 750.174, 750.218,

 

750.356, 750.356d, 750.359, 750.362, 750.362a, 750.377a, 750.380,

 

750.535, and 750.540e.

 

     (vii) A violation of a law of the United States, another

 

state, or a local unit of government of this state or another state

substantially corresponding to a violation described in

 

subparagraphs (i) to (vi).

 

     (j) The applicant has not been found guilty but mentally ill

 

of any crime and has not offered a plea of not guilty of, or been

 

acquitted of, any crime by reason of insanity.

 

     (k) The applicant is not currently and has never been subject

 

to an order of involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient

 

setting due to mental illness.

 

     (l) The applicant has filed a statement under subsection

 

(1)(d) that the applicant does not have a diagnosis of mental

 

illness that includes an assessment that the individual presents a

 

danger to himself or herself or to another at the time the

 

application is made, regardless of whether he or she is receiving

 

treatment for that illness.

 

     (m) The applicant is not under a court order of legal

 

incapacity in this state or elsewhere.

 

     (n) The applicant has a valid state-issued driver license or

 

personal identification card.

 

     (8) Upon entry of a court order or conviction of 1 of the

 

enumerated prohibitions for using, transporting, selling,

 

purchasing, carrying, shipping, receiving, or distributing a

 

firearm in this section the department of state police shall

 

immediately enter the order or conviction into the law enforcement

 

information network. For purposes of this act, information of the

 

court order or conviction shall must not be removed from the law

 

enforcement information network, but may be moved to a separate

 

file intended for the use of the county concealed weapon licensing

boards, department of state police, the courts, and other

 

government entities as necessary and exclusively to determine

 

eligibility to be licensed under this act.

 

     (9) An individual, after submitting an application and paying

 

the fee prescribed under subsection (5), shall request that

 

classifiable fingerprints be taken by the county clerk, department

 

of state police, county sheriff, a local police agency, or other

 

entity, if the county clerk, department of state police, county

 

sheriff, local police agency, or other entity provides

 

fingerprinting capability for the purposes of this act. Beginning

 

December 1, 2015, an An individual who has had classifiable

 

fingerprints taken under section 5a(4) does not need additional

 

fingerprints taken under this subsection. If the individual

 

requests that classifiable fingerprints be taken by the county

 

clerk, department of state police, county sheriff, a local police

 

agency, or other entity, the individual shall also pay a fee of

 

$15.00 by any method of payment accepted for payments of other fees

 

and penalties. A county clerk shall deposit any fee it accepts

 

under this subsection in the concealed pistol licensing fund of

 

that county created in section 5x. The county clerk, department of

 

state police, county sheriff, local police agency, or other entity

 

shall take the fingerprints within 5 business days after the

 

request. County clerks, the department of state police, county

 

sheriffs, local police agencies, and other entities shall provide

 

reasonable access to fingerprinting services during normal business

 

hours as is necessary to comply with the requirements of this act

 

if the county clerk, department of state police, county sheriff,

local police agency, or other entity provides fingerprinting

 

capability for the purposes of this act. Beginning December 1,

 

2015, the The entity providing fingerprinting services shall issue

 

the applicant a receipt at the time his or her fingerprints are

 

taken. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county clerk, department

 

of state police, county sheriff, local police agency, or other

 

entity shall not provide a receipt under this subsection unless the

 

individual requesting the fingerprints provides an application

 

receipt received under subsection (1). Beginning December 1, 2015,

 

a A receipt under this subsection shall must contain all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) The name of the applicant.individual.

 

     (b) The date and time the receipt is issued.

 

     (c) The amount paid.

 

     (d) The name of the entity providing the fingerprint services.

 

     (e) The applicant's individual's state-issued driver license

 

or personal identification card number.

 

     (f) The statement "This receipt was issued for the purpose of

 

applying for a concealed pistol license. As provided in section 5b

 

of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425b, if a license or notice of statutory

 

disqualification is not issued within 45 days after the date this

 

receipt was issued, this receipt shall serve serves as a concealed

 

pistol license for the individual named in the receipt when carried

 

with an official state-issued driver license or personal

 

identification card. The receipt is valid as a license until a

 

license or notice of statutory disqualification is issued by the

 

county clerk. This receipt does not exempt the individual named in

the receipt from complying with all applicable laws for the

 

purchase of firearms.".

 

     (10) The fingerprints shall must be taken, under subsection

 

(9), in a manner prescribed by the department of state police. The

 

fingerprints taken by a county clerk, county sheriff, local police

 

agency, or other entity shall be immediately forwarded forward the

 

fingerprints taken by that entity to the department of state police

 

for comparison with fingerprints already on file with the

 

department of state police. The department of state police shall

 

immediately forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of

 

Investigation. Until November 30, 2015, within 10 days after

 

receiving a report of the fingerprints from the Federal Bureau of

 

Investigation, the department of state police shall provide a copy

 

to the submitting sheriff's department or local police agency as

 

appropriate and the clerk of the appropriate concealed weapon

 

licensing board. Beginning December 1, 2015, within Within 5

 

business days of completing the verification under subsection (6),

 

the department shall send the county clerk a list of an applicant's

 

individual's statutory disqualifications under this act. Until

 

November 30, 2015, and except as provided in subsection (14), the

 

concealed weapon licensing board shall not issue a concealed pistol

 

license until it receives the fingerprint comparison report

 

prescribed in this subsection. Beginning December 1, 2015, and

 

except Except as provided in section 5a(4), the county clerk shall

 

not issue a concealed pistol license until he or she receives the

 

report of statutory disqualifications prescribed in this

 

subsection. Beginning December 1, 2015, if If an individual's

fingerprints are not classifiable, the department of state police

 

shall, at no charge, take the individual's fingerprints again or

 

provide for the comparisons under this subsection to be conducted

 

through alternative means. Until November 30, 2015, the concealed

 

weapon licensing board may deny a license if an individual's

 

fingerprints are not classifiable by the Federal Bureau of

 

Investigation. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county clerk

 

shall not issue a notice of statutory disqualification because an

 

individual's fingerprints are not classifiable by the Federal

 

Bureau of Investigation.

 

     (11) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing

 

board shall deny a license to an applicant to carry a concealed

 

pistol if the applicant is not qualified under subsection (7) to

 

receive that license. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county

 

clerk shall send by first-class mail a notice of statutory

 

disqualification for a license under this act to an applicant

 

individual if the applicant individual is not qualified under

 

subsection (7) to receive that license.

 

     (12) A license to carry a concealed pistol that is issued

 

based upon an application that contains a material false statement

 

is void from the date the license is issued.

 

     (13) Until November 30, 2015, and subject to subsections (10)

 

and (14), the concealed weapon licensing board shall issue or deny

 

issuance of a license within 45 days after the concealed weapon

 

licensing board receives the fingerprint comparison report provided

 

under subsection (10). Beginning December 1, 2015, and subject

 

Subject to subsection (10), the department of state police shall

complete the verification required under subsection (6) and the

 

county clerk shall issue a license or a notice of statutory

 

disqualification within 45 days after the date the applicant has

 

classifiable fingerprints taken under subsection (9). Beginning

 

December 1, 2015, the The county clerk shall include an indication

 

on the license if an individual is exempt from the prohibitions

 

against carrying a concealed pistol on premises described in

 

section 5o if the applicant provides acceptable proof that he or

 

she qualifies for that exemption. Until November 30, 2015, if the

 

concealed weapon licensing board denies issuance of a license to

 

carry a concealed pistol, or beginning December 1, 2015, if If the

 

county clerk issues a notice of statutory disqualification, the

 

concealed weapon licensing board or the county clerk , as

 

appropriate, shall within 5 business days do all of the following:

 

     (a) Inform the applicant individual in writing of the reasons

 

for the denial or disqualification. Information under this

 

subdivision shall must include all of the following:

 

     (i) Until November 30, 2015, a statement of the specific and

 

articulable facts supporting the denial. Beginning December 1,

 

2015, a A statement of each statutory disqualification identified.

 

     (ii) Until November 30, 2015, copies of any writings,

 

photographs, records, or other documentary evidence upon which the

 

denial is based. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The source of the

 

record for each statutory disqualification identified.

 

     (iii) Beginning December 1, 2015, the The contact information

 

for the source of the record for each statutory disqualification

 

identified.

     (b) Inform the applicant in writing of his or her right to

 

appeal the denial or notice of statutory disqualification to the

 

circuit court as provided in section 5d.

 

     (c) Beginning December 1, 2015, inform Inform the applicant

 

individual that he or she should contact the source of the record

 

for any statutory disqualification to correct any errors in the

 

record resulting in the statutory disqualification.

 

     (14) Until November 30, 2015, if the fingerprint comparison

 

report is not received by the concealed weapon licensing board

 

within 60 days after the fingerprint report is forwarded to the

 

department of state police by the Federal Bureau of Investigation,

 

the concealed weapon licensing board shall issue a temporary

 

license to carry a concealed pistol to the applicant if the

 

applicant is otherwise qualified for a license. Until November 30,

 

2015, a temporary license issued under this section is valid for

 

180 days or until the concealed weapon licensing board receives the

 

fingerprint comparison report provided under subsection (10) and

 

issues or denies issuance of a license to carry a concealed pistol

 

as otherwise provided under this act. Until November 30, 2015, upon

 

issuance or the denial of issuance of the license to carry a

 

concealed pistol to an applicant who received a temporary license

 

under this section, the applicant shall immediately surrender the

 

temporary license to the concealed weapon licensing board that

 

issued that temporary license. Beginning December 1, 2015, if If a

 

license or notice of statutory disqualification is not issued under

 

subsection (13) within 45 days after the date the applicant

 

individual has classifiable fingerprints taken under subsection

(9), the receipt issued under subsection (9) shall serve serves as

 

a concealed pistol license for purposes of this act when carried

 

with a state-issued driver license or personal identification card

 

and is valid until a license or notice of statutory

 

disqualification is issued by the county clerk.

 

     (15) If an individual licensed under this act to carry a

 

concealed pistol moves to a different county within this state, his

 

or her license remains valid until it expires or is otherwise

 

suspended or revoked under this act. Beginning December 1, 2015, an

 

An individual may notify a county clerk that he or she has moved to

 

a different address within this state for the purpose of receiving

 

the notice under section 5l(1). A license to carry a concealed

 

pistol that is lost, stolen, or defaced may be replaced by the

 

issuing county clerk for a replacement fee of $10.00. A county

 

clerk shall deposit a replacement fee under this subsection in the

 

concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in section

 

5x.

 

     (16) If a license issued under this act is suspended or

 

revoked, the license is forfeited and the individual shall return

 

the license to the county clerk forthwith by mail or in person.

 

Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county clerk shall retain a

 

suspended or revoked license as an official record 1 year after the

 

expiration of the license, unless the license is reinstated or a

 

new license is issued. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The county

 

clerk shall notify the department of state police if a license is

 

suspended or revoked. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The

 

department of state police shall enter that suspension or

revocation into the law enforcement information network. An

 

individual who fails to return a license as required under this

 

subsection after he or she was notified that his or her license was

 

suspended or revoked is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by

 

imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than

 

$500.00, or both.

 

     (17) An applicant or an individual licensed under this act to

 

carry a concealed pistol may be furnished a copy of his or her

 

application under this section upon request and the payment of a

 

reasonable fee not to exceed $1.00. The county clerk shall deposit

 

any fee collected under this subsection in the concealed pistol

 

licensing fund of that county created in section 5x.

 

     (18) This section does not prohibit the county clerk from

 

making public and distributing to the public at no cost lists of

 

individuals who are certified as qualified instructors as

 

prescribed under section 5j.

 

     (19) Beginning December 1, 2015, a A county clerk issuing an

 

initial license or renewal license under this act shall mail the

 

license to the licensee by first-class mail in a sealed envelope.

 

Beginning December 1, 2015, upon Upon payment of the fee under

 

subsection (15), a county clerk shall issue a replacement license

 

in person at the time of application for a replacement license

 

unless the applicant requests that it be delivered by first-class

 

mail.

 

     (20) A county clerk, county sheriff, county prosecuting

 

attorney, police department, or the department of state police is

 

not liable for civil damages as a result of the issuance of a

license under this act to an individual who later commits a crime

 

or a negligent act.

 

     (21) Beginning December 1, 2015, an An individual licensed

 

under this act to carry a concealed pistol may voluntarily

 

surrender that license without explanation. Beginning December 1,

 

2015, a A county clerk shall retain a surrendered license as an

 

official record for 1 year after the license is surrendered.

 

Beginning December 1, 2015, if If an individual voluntarily

 

surrenders a license under this subsection, the county clerk shall

 

notify the department of state police. Beginning December 1, 2015,

 

the The department of state police shall enter into the law

 

enforcement information network that the license was voluntarily

 

surrendered and the date the license was voluntarily surrendered.

 

     (22) As used in this section:

 

     (a) "Acceptable proof" means any of the following:

 

     (i) For a retired police officer or retired law enforcement

 

officer, the officer's retired identification or a letter from a

 

law enforcement agency stating that the retired police officer or

 

law enforcement officer retired in good standing.

 

     (ii) For an individual who is employed or contracted by an

 

entity described under section 5o(1) to provide security services,

 

a letter from that entity stating that the employee is required by

 

his or her employer or the terms of a contract to carry a concealed

 

firearm on the premises of the employing or contracting entity and

 

his or her employee identification.

 

     (iii) For an individual who is licensed as a private

 

investigator or private detective under the professional

investigator licensure act, 1965 PA 285, MCL 338.821 to 338.851,

 

his or her license.

 

     (iv) For an individual who is a corrections officer of a

 

county sheriff's department, his or her employee identification and

 

a letter stating that the individual has received county sheriff

 

approved weapons training.

 

     (v) For an individual who is a retired corrections officer of

 

a county sheriff's department, a letter from the county sheriff's

 

office stating that the retired corrections officer retired in good

 

standing and that the individual has received county sheriff

 

approved weapons training.

 

     (vi) For an individual who is a motor carrier officer or

 

capitol security officer of the department of state police, his or

 

her employee identification.

 

     (vii) For an individual who is a member of a sheriff's posse,

 

his or her identification.

 

     (viii) For an individual who is an auxiliary officer or

 

reserve officer of a police or sheriff's department, his or her

 

employee identification.

 

     (ix) For an individual who is a parole, probation, or

 

corrections officer, or absconder recovery unit member, of the

 

department of corrections, his or her employee identification and

 

proof that the individual obtained a Michigan department of

 

corrections weapons permit.

 

     (x) For an individual who is a retired parole, probation, or

 

corrections officer, or retired absconder recovery unit member, of

 

the department of corrections, a letter from the department of

corrections stating that the retired parole, probation, or

 

corrections officer, or retired absconder recovery unit member,

 

retired in good standing and proof that the individual obtained a

 

Michigan department of corrections weapons permit.

 

     (xi) For a state court judge or state court retired judge, a

 

letter from the judicial tenure commission stating that the state

 

court judge or state court retired judge is in good standing.

 

     (xii) For an individual who is a court officer, his or her

 

employee identification.

 

     (xiii) For a retired federal law enforcement officer, the

 

identification required under the law enforcement officers safety

 

act or a letter from a law enforcement agency stating that the

 

retired federal law enforcement officer retired in good standing.

 

     (b) "Convicted" means a final conviction, the payment of a

 

fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the court,

 

or a finding of guilt for a criminal law violation or a juvenile

 

adjudication or disposition by the juvenile division of probate

 

court or family division of circuit court for a violation that if

 

committed by an adult would be a crime.

 

     (c) "Felony" means, except as otherwise provided in this

 

subdivision, that term as defined in section 1 of chapter I of the

 

code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 761.1, or a violation

 

of a law of the United States or another state that is designated

 

as a felony or that is punishable by death or by imprisonment for

 

more than 1 year. Felony does not include a violation of a penal

 

law of this state that is expressly designated as a misdemeanor.

 

     (d) "Mental illness" means a substantial disorder of thought

or mood that significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to

 

recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of

 

life, and includes, but is not limited to, clinical depression.

 

     (e) "Misdemeanor" means a violation of a penal law of this

 

state or violation of a local ordinance substantially corresponding

 

to a violation of a penal law of this state that is not a felony or

 

a violation of an order, rule, or regulation of a state agency that

 

is punishable by imprisonment or a fine that is not a civil fine,

 

or both.

 

     (f) "Treatment" means care or any therapeutic service,

 

including, but not limited to, the administration of a drug, and

 

any other service for the treatment of a mental illness.

 

     Sec. 5c. (1) A license to carry a concealed pistol shall must

 

be in a form, with the same dimensions as a Michigan operator

 

license, prescribed by the department of state police. Beginning

 

December 1, 2015, the The license shall must be constructed of

 

plastic laminated paper or hard plastic. No A county clerk shall

 

not charge an additional fee shall be charged for the license

 

unless otherwise prescribed in this act. A county clerk may charge

 

a fee not to exceed $10.00 may be charged for an optional hard

 

plastic license only if the county clerk also provides the option

 

of obtaining a plastic laminated paper license at no charge. A

 

county clerk shall deposit a fee collected under this subsection in

 

the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in

 

section 5x. The license shall must contain all of the following:

 

     (a) The licensee's full name and date of birth.

 

     (b) A photograph and a physical description of the licensee.

     (c) A statement of the effective dates of the license.

 

     (d) An indication of exceptions authorized by this act

 

applicable to the licensee.

 

     (e) The licensee's state-issued driver license or personal

 

identification card number.

 

     (f) The premises on which carrying a concealed pistol is

 

prohibited under section 5o.

 

     (g) The peace officer disclosure required under section 5f(3).

 

     (h) An indication whether the license is a duplicate, or an

 

emergency license, or a provisional license.

 

     (i) If the license is an emergency license, an indication that

 

the emergency license does not exempt the individual from complying

 

with all applicable laws for the purchase of firearms.

 

     (2) The department of state police or a county clerk shall not

 

require a licensee's signature to appear on a license to carry a

 

concealed pistol.

 

     (3) Subject to section 5o and except as otherwise provided by

 

law, a license to carry a concealed pistol issued by the county

 

clerk authorizes the licensee to do all of the following:

 

     (a) Carry a pistol concealed on or about his or her person

 

anywhere in this state.

 

     (b) Carry a pistol in a vehicle, whether concealed or not

 

concealed, anywhere in this state.

 

     (4) The secretary of state shall make a digitized photograph

 

taken of the applicant for a driver license or personal

 

identification card available to the department for use under this

 

act. The department shall provide the photograph of the applicant

received from the secretary of state to the county clerk who shall

 

use the photograph on the individual's license unless the applicant

 

does not have a digitized photograph on file with the secretary of

 

state. If an applicant does not have a digitized photograph on file

 

with the secretary of state, the applicant shall provide a

 

passport-quality photograph of the applicant as provided under

 

section 5b(1).

 

     Sec. 5l. (1) A Except for a provisional license, a license to

 

carry a concealed pistol, including a renewal license, is valid

 

until the applicant's date of birth that falls not less than 4

 

years or more than 5 years after the license is issued or renewed,

 

as applicable. Beginning December 1, 2015, the A provisional

 

license is valid only until the applicant turns 21 years old. The

 

county clerk shall notify the licensee that his or her license is

 

about to expire and may be renewed as provided in this section. The

 

county clerk shall send the notification shall be sent by the

 

county clerk to the last known address of the licensee as shown on

 

the records of the county clerk . The notification shall be sent in

 

a sealed envelope by first-class mail not less than 3 months or

 

more than 6 months before the expiration date of the current

 

license. Except as provided in this section, a renewal of a license

 

under section 5b shall must be issued in the same manner as an

 

original license issued under section 5b. Beginning December 1,

 

2015, an An applicant is eligible for a renewal of a license under

 

this section if his or her license is not expired, or expired

 

within a 1-year period before the date of application under this

 

section. Beginning December 1, 2015, each Each applicant who

submits an application for a renewal license to a county clerk

 

under this section shall pay an application and licensing fee of

 

$115.00 by any method of payment accepted by that county for

 

payments of other fees and penalties. No other charge, fee, cost,

 

or assessment, including any local charge, fee, cost, or

 

assessment, is required of the applicant except as specifically

 

authorized in this act. The applicant shall pay the application and

 

licensing fee shall be payable to the county. The county treasurer

 

shall deposit $36.00 of each fee collected under this subsection in

 

the concealed pistol licensing fund of that county created in

 

section 5x. The county treasurer shall forward the balance

 

remaining to the state treasurer. The state treasurer shall deposit

 

the balance of the fee in the general fund to the credit of the

 

department of state police.

 

     (2) Subject to subsections (8) and (9), an application to

 

renew a license to carry a concealed pistol may be submitted not

 

more than 6 months before the expiration of the current license. No

 

later than December 1, 2018, the department of state police shall

 

provide a system for an applicant to submit his or her application

 

to renew a license to carry a concealed pistol online or by first-

 

class mail and shall accept those applications on behalf of the

 

county clerk as required under this act at no additional charge.

 

Each applicant who submits a renewal license online or by first-

 

class mail to the department of state police under this section

 

shall pay an application and licensing fee of $115.00 by any method

 

of payment accepted by the department of state police. No other

 

charge, fee, cost, or assessment is required of the applicant

except as specifically authorized in this act. The applicant shall

 

pay the application and licensing fee shall be payable to the

 

state. The state treasurer shall forward $36.00 of each fee

 

collected under this subsection to the county treasurer who shall

 

deposit the $36.00 in the concealed pistol licensing fund of that

 

county created in section 5x. The state treasurer shall deposit the

 

balance of the fee in the general fund to the credit of the

 

department of state police. The department of state police shall

 

notify the county clerk of the county in which the applicant

 

resides of a properly submitted online application or application

 

by first-class mail received by the department. Beginning December

 

1, 2015, if If the county clerk issues a renewal license under this

 

section, the county clerk shall send the license to the licensee by

 

first-class mail in a sealed envelope. If the concealed weapon

 

licensing board approves or county clerk issues the renewal, the

 

effective date of the renewal license is the date of expiration of

 

the current license or the date of approval or issue of the county

 

clerk issued the renewal, whichever is later, and the date of

 

expiration is the applicant's date of birth which is not less than

 

4 years or more than 5 years from the effective date of the

 

license.

 

     (3) Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing

 

board shall issue or deny issuance of a renewal license within 60

 

days after the application for renewal is properly submitted. The

 

county clerk shall issue the applicant a receipt for his or her

 

renewal application at the time the application is submitted to the

 

county clerk. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The department of

state police shall complete the verification required under section

 

5b(6) and the county clerk shall issue a renewal license or a

 

notice of statutory disqualification within 30 days after the date

 

the renewal application was received. Beginning on the date the

 

department of state police establishes a system under subsection

 

(2), the department of state police shall provide an applicant a

 

digital receipt, or a receipt by first-class mail if requested, for

 

his or her renewal application submitted online at the time the

 

application is received by the department of state police.

 

Beginning on the date the department of state police establishes a

 

system under subsection (2), the department of state police shall

 

mail an applicant a receipt by first-class mail for his or her

 

renewal application submitted by first-class mail at the time the

 

application is received by the department of state police. The

 

receipt issued under this subsection shall must contain all of the

 

following:

 

     (a) The name of the applicant.

 

     (b) The date and time the receipt is issued.

 

     (c) The amount paid.

 

     (d) Beginning December 1, 2015, the The applicant's state-

 

issued driver license or personal identification card number.

 

     (e) Until November 30, 2015, the statement that the receipt is

 

for a license renewal. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The

 

statement "This receipt was issued for the purpose of renewal of a

 

concealed pistol license. As provided in section 5l of 1927 PA 372,

 

MCL 28.425l, this receipt shall serve as a concealed pistol license

 

for the individual named in the receipt when carried with the

expired license and is valid until a license or notice of statutory

 

disqualification is issued by the county clerk. This receipt does

 

not exempt the individual named in the receipt from complying with

 

all applicable laws for the purchase of firearms.".

 

     (f) Until November 30, 2015, a statement of whether the

 

applicant qualifies for an extension under subsection (5).

 

     (f) (g) The name of the county in which the receipt is issued,

 

if applicable.

 

     (g) (h) An impression of the county seal, if applicable.

 

     (4) Until November 30, 2018, a member of the United States

 

armed forces, Armed Forces, the United States armed forces reserve,

 

Armed Forces Reserve, or the Michigan National Guard who is on

 

orders to a duty station outside of this state may submit his or

 

her application to renew a license to carry a concealed pistol by

 

first-class mail, containing the required fee, a notarized

 

application, the licensee's address of record within the state, the

 

licensee's orders to report to a duty station outside of this

 

state, and if the licensee desires to have his or her application

 

receipt, renewal license, or any other notices mailed to his or her

 

address of assignment or deployment, a letter requesting that

 

action including the address of assignment or deployment. If the

 

concealed weapon licensing board approves or a county clerk issues

 

a renewal license under this section, the county clerk shall send

 

the license to the licensee by first-class mail in a sealed

 

envelope. If the licensee is a member of the United States armed

 

forces, Armed Forces, the United States armed forces reserve, Armed

 

Forces Reserve, or the Michigan National Guard who is on orders to

a duty station outside of this state and requests that his or her

 

license be sent to the address of assignment or deployment, the

 

county clerk shall mail the license to the licensee at the address

 

of assignment or deployment provided in the renewal application.

 

Until November 30, 2018, if a renewal application is submitted by a

 

member of the United States armed forces, Armed Forces, the United

 

States armed forces reserve, Armed Forces Reserve, or the Michigan

 

National Guard who is on orders to a duty station outside of this

 

state, the county clerk shall mail a receipt to the licensee by

 

first-class mail.

 

     (5) Until November 30, 2015, if the concealed weapon licensing

 

board fails to deny or issue a renewal license to the person within

 

60 days as required under subsection (4), the expiration date of

 

the current license is extended by 180 days or until the renewal

 

license is issued, whichever occurs first. This subsection does not

 

apply unless the person pays the renewal fee at the time the

 

renewal application is submitted and the person has submitted a

 

receipt from a police agency that confirms that a background check

 

has been requested by the applicant. Beginning December 1, 2015, if

 

If an individual applies for a renewal license before the

 

expiration of his or her license, the expiration date of the

 

current license is extended until the renewal license or notice of

 

statutory disqualification is issued. Beginning December 1, 2015,

 

the The county clerk shall notify the department of state police in

 

a manner prescribed by the department of state police after he or

 

she receives an application for renewal. Beginning December 1,

 

2015, the The department of state police shall immediately enter

into the law enforcement information network the date that

 

application for renewal was submitted and that the renewal

 

application is pending.

 

     (6) A person An individual carrying a concealed pistol after

 

the expiration date of his or her license under an extension under

 

subsection (5) shall keep the receipt issued by the county clerk

 

under subsection (3) and his or her expired license in his or her

 

possession at all times that he or she is carrying the pistol. For

 

the purposes of this act, the receipt is considered to be part of

 

the license to carry a concealed pistol until a renewal license is

 

issued or denied or a notice of statutory disqualification is

 

issued.

 

     (7) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) are

 

waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or retired

 

law enforcement officer.

 

     (8) 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. Beginning December 1, 2015, the The educational and

 

firing range requirements of this subsection are met if the

 

applicant certifies on the renewal application form that he or she

 

has complied with the requirements of this subsection. Beginning

 

December 1, 2015, an An applicant is not required to verify the

 

statements made under this subsection and is not required to obtain

a certificate or undergo training other than as required by this

 

subsection.

 

     (9) An applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license

 

issued under section 5b is not required to have fingerprints taken

 

again under section 5b(9) if all of the following conditions have

 

been met:

 

     (a) There has been established a system for the department of

 

state police to save and maintain in its automated fingerprint

 

identification system (AFIS) database all fingerprints that are

 

submitted to the department of state police under section 5b.

 

     (b) The applicant's fingerprints have been submitted to and

 

maintained by the department of state police as described in

 

subdivision (a) for ongoing comparison with the automated

 

fingerprint identification system (AFIS) database.