§ 28.421 Definitions; lawful owning, possessing, carrying, or transporting of pistol greater than 26 inches in length; conditions; firearm not considered as pistol; election
§ 28.421a Concealed pistol licenses; issuance; creation of standardized system
§ 28.421b Firearms records; confidentiality; disclosure prohibited; exceptions; violation as civil infraction; fine
§ 28.422 License to purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistol or to purchase a firearm; issuance; qualifications; applications; sale of firearm; exemptions; transfer of ownership to heir or devisee; n
§ 28.422a Individuals not required to obtain license; duties of seller; background check; noncompliance as state civil infraction; penalty; entering information into pistol entry database; obtaining copy o
§ 28.422b Entry of order or disposition into law enforcement information network; written notice; person subject of order; request to amend inaccuracy; notice of grant or denial of request; hearing; entry
§ 28.424 Restoration of rights by circuit court; petition; fee; determination; order; circumstances
§ 28.425 Concealed pistol application kits
§ 28.425a Validity and duration of concealed pistol license issued before December 1, 2015; duties of county clerk; verification by state police; applicant issued personal protection order; emergency licen
§ 28.425b License application; form; contents; material false statement as felony; record; fee; verification of requirements; determination; circumstances for issuance; information of court order or convic
§ 28.425c License; form; contents; authorized conduct; photograph
§ 28.425d Denial or failure to issue notice of statutory disqualification, receipt, or license; appeal
§ 28.425e Database; annual report
§ 28.425f Concealed pistol license; possession; disclosure to peace officer; violation; fine; notice to department; suspension or revocation by county clerk; entry into law enforcement information network;
§ 28.425g Pistol or portable device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology; subject to seizure and forfeiture; exception
§ 28.425h Expiration of license issued under former law; renewal license
§ 28.425i Instruction or training; liability
§ 28.425j Pistol training or safety program; conditions; prohibited conduct; violation of subsection (3) as felony; certificate of completion
§ 28.425k Acceptance of license as implied consent to submit to chemical analysis of breath, blood, or urine; collection and testing; refusal to take chemical test; definitions
§ 28.425l License; validity; duration; renewal; waiver of educational requirements; fingerprints
§ 28.425n Other license or permit; limitations by employer prohibited
§ 28.425o Premises on which carrying concealed weapon or portable device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology prohibited; “premises” defined; exceptions to subsections (1) and (2); violation; p
§ 28.425v Concealed weapon enforcement fund; creation; disposition of funds; lapse; expenditures
§ 28.425w Appropriation; amount; purpose; total state spending; appropriations and expenditures subject to MCL 18.1101 to 18.1594
§ 28.425x Concealed pistol licensing fund
§ 28.426 Issuance of license; conditions
§ 28.427 Concealed weapons licenses; expiration
§ 28.428 Suspension, revocation, or reinstatement of license; notice; surrender of license; order or amended order; entry into law enforcement information network; effect of suspension or revocation order
§ 28.429 Firearm; safe storage requirements; penalties if minor obtains firearm; exceptions; literature for firearms dealers; definitions
§ 28.430 Theft of firearm; report required; failure to report theft as civil violation; penalty
§ 28.432 Inapplicability of MCL 28.422; amendatory act as “Janet Kukuk act”
§ 28.432a Exceptions
§ 28.432b Signaling devices to which MCL 28.422 inapplicable
§ 28.433 Unlawful possession of weapon; complaint, search warrant, seizure
§ 28.434 Unlawful possession; weapon forfeited to state; disposal; immunity
§ 28.434a Disposition of firearm; immunity from civil liability; “law enforcement agency” defined
§ 28.435 Sale of firearms by federally licensed firearms dealer; sale of trigger lock or secured container; exceptions; brochure, warning, and literature; statement of compliance; notice of liability; act
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 28 > Act 372 of 1927 - Firearms

  • Adult driver training: means instruction that is provided to an individual 18 years of age or older in the operation of a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle as defined in section 7a of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Advertising: means all printed matter, handouts, flyers, radio broadcasts, television broadcasts, signs, billboards, and other media used to promote an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
  • Alcohol: means the product of distillation of fermented liquid, whether or not rectified or diluted with water, but does not mean ethyl or industrial alcohol, diluted or not, that has been denatured or otherwise rendered unfit for beverage purposes. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Alcoholic liquor: means any spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, powder, liquids, and compounds, whether or not medicated, proprietary, patented, and by whatever name called, containing 1/2 of 1% or more of alcohol by volume that are fit for use for food purposes or beverage purposes as defined and classified by the commission according to alcoholic content as belonging to 1 of the varieties defined in this chapter. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Alcoholic liquor: means that term as defined in section 1d of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 324.80101
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • annual meeting: when applied to townships, mean the annual meeting required by law to be held on the Saturday immediately preceding the first Monday in April. See Michigan Laws 8.3d
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Approved tasting room: means a tasting room that is approved by the commission. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Authority: means the international bridge authority of Michigan created by section 2 of 1935 PA 237, MCL 254. See Michigan Laws 254.221
  • authority: shall mean the Mackinac bridge authority herein created. See Michigan Laws 254.301
  • Authority: means the Mackinac bridge authority created in 1950 (Ex Sess) PA 21, MCL 254. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • Authorized distribution agent: means a person approved by the commission to do 1 or more of the following:
    (a) To store spirits owned by a supplier of spirits or the commission. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • average weekly wage: means the weekly wage earned by the employee at the time of the employee's injury in all employment, inclusive of overtime, premium pay, and cost of living adjustment, and exclusive of any fringe or other benefits which continue during the disability. See Michigan Laws 418.371
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Bar: means a barrier or counter at which alcoholic liquor is sold to, served to, or consumed by customers. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Beer: means a beverage obtained by alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, malt, hops, sugar, or other cereal in potable water. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Behind-the-wheel instruction: means instruction to which either of the following applies:
    •     (i) A student is in control of a motor vehicle on a public street or highway in real and varied traffic situations and a driver education instructor is the only other occupant in the front passenger seating area with the student. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • Bingo: means a game of chance commonly known as bingo in which prizes are awarded on the basis of designated numbers or symbols conforming to numbers or symbols selected at random. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Board: means the members of the authority. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created by section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Board: means the Michigan natural resources trust fund board established in section 1905. See Michigan Laws 324.1901
  • Boat: means a vessel. See Michigan Laws 324.80101
  • bonds: means all bonds authorized to be issued by this act. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • bottling: means a process, separate from manufacturing, using owned or leased equipment to fill and seal a container, including a keg, with alcoholic liquor for sale at wholesale or retail in accordance with this act. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brand: means any word, name, group of letters, symbol, trademark, or combination thereof adopted and used by a supplier to identify a specific beer, malt beverage, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink product and to distinguish that product from another beer, malt beverage, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink product that is produced or marketed by that or another supplier. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brand extension: means any brand that incorporates all or a substantial part of the unique features of a preexisting brand, regardless of whether the extension is beer, wine, mixed wine drink, or mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brandy: means an alcoholic liquor as defined in 27 C. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brandy manufacturer: means a wine maker or a small wine maker licensed under this act to manufacture brandy. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brewer: means a person located in this state that is licensed to manufacture beer and sell at retail in accordance with section 537 and to licensed wholesalers beer manufactured by the person. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Brewpub: means a license issued in conjunction with a class C, tavern, class A hotel, or class B hotel license that authorizes the person licensed with the class C, tavern, class A hotel, or class B hotel to manufacture and brew not more than 18,000 barrels of beer per calendar year in this state and sell at its licensed premises the beer produced for consumption on or off the licensed brewery premises in the manner provided for in sections 405, 407, and 537. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • bridge: shall mean the project for the acquisition of which this act is adopted and shall mean a bridge or structure extending from the upper peninsula to the lower peninsula of Michigan, and shall be understood to include all of the following forming any part thereof or connected with or used or useful in the operation thereof: causeways, bridges, tunnels, roads, fills and approaches, or any combination thereof, parking space and facilities, park and recreation facilities, lighting facilities, terminal facilities, consisting of areas, structures and buildings in which rest rooms, waiting rooms, restaurant and similar facilities and other accommodations for the traveling public may be installed, including all fixtures, utility lines, accessories and equipment relating to any or all of the above, and including the improvement and beautification of such terminal areas at each end of the structure as may be designed to increase the use thereof, and including in all of the foregoing all real and personal property, tangible or intangible, licenses, franchises, easements and rights-of-way necessary thereto. See Michigan Laws 254.301
  • Bridge: means the project for the acquisition of which this act is adopted and means a bridge or structure extending from the Upper Peninsula to the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, and includes all of the following forming any part of the bridge or connected with or used or useful in the operation of the bridge, causeways, bridges, tunnels, roads, fills and approaches, or any combination thereof, parking space and facilities, park and recreation facilities, lighting facilities, terminal facilities consisting of areas, structures, and buildings in which rest rooms, waiting rooms, restaurant and similar facilities, and other accommodations for the traveling public may be installed, including all fixtures, utility lines, accessories, and equipment relating to any or all of the above, and including the improvement and beautification of terminal areas at each end of the structure as may be designed to increase the use of the structure, and including all real and personal property, tangible or intangible, licenses, franchises, easements, and rights-of-way necessary thereto. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • Bureau: means the bureau of state lottery as created by section 5 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Carrier: means a self-insurer or an insurer. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • Certificate: means documentation issued by the certifying agency to an individual who is vocationally disabled. See Michigan Laws 418.901
  • Certifying agency: means the division of vocational rehabilitation of the department of education. See Michigan Laws 418.901
  • Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
  • Charity game: means the random resale of a series of charity game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Charity game ticket: means a ticket commonly referred to as a break-open ticket or pull-tab that is approved and acquired by the bureau and is distributed and sold by the bureau or a supplier to a qualified organization, a portion of which is removed to discover whether the ticket is a winning ticket. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Classroom instruction: means that part of a driver education course that occurs in a classroom environment that enables a student to learn through varied instructional methods, under the direct guidance of a driver education instructor. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Clean corporate citizen: means a facility that has demonstrated environmental stewardship and a strong environmental ethic by meeting the criteria in this part. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Commercial vehicle driver training: means instruction equivalent to or exceeding entry-level driver training in 49 C. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • commission: shall mean the state bridge commission hereinafter created, or, if said state bridge commission shall be abolished, any board or officer succeeding to the principal functions thereof or upon whom the powers given by this act to said commission shall be given by law. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • Commission: means the commission of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of state lottery appointed under section 7 of the McCauley-Traxler-Law-Bowman-McNeely lottery act, 1972 PA 239, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Controlled substance: means that term as defined in section 7104 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 324.80101
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Conviction: means a conviction for a crime or attempted crime whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Conviction: means a final conviction, the payment of a fine, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere if accepted by the court, a finding of guilt, or a probate court or family division disposition on a violation of this part, regardless of whether the penalty is rebated or suspended. See Michigan Laws 324.80101
  • cooperating instructor: means a driver education instructor approved by the secretary of state to participate in a practicum course to mentor an uncertified driver education instructor in the practicum. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corrections officer of the department of corrections: means a state correctional officer as that term is defined in section 2 of the correctional officers' training act of 1982, 1982 PA 415, MCL 791. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Cost: includes the cost of construction or acquisition, the cost of the acquisition of all land, rights-of-way, property, rights, easements, and interests acquired by the authority for the construction, the cost of demolishing or removing any buildings or structures on land acquired, including the cost of acquiring any lands to which buildings or structures may be moved, the cost of acquiring the existing ferry system or any portion of that ferry system, operating between Sault Ste. See Michigan Laws 254.221
  • Cost of the bridge: includes all expenditures made in connection with the acquisition and construction of the bridge, financing charges, interest to accrue on the bonds during the period occupied by the construction of the bridge and for a period after construction of the bridge as determined by the board, the aggregate of such periods, however, not to exceed 7 years, cost of engineering and legal expenses, plans, specifications and surveys, other expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility of the project, the cost of all land, property, rights, easements and franchises, reimbursement of all money that may have been or will be paid or advanced by the state of Michigan or any of its agencies, departments, or subdivisions, and all other expenses properly incident to the acquisition of the bridge and the issuance of the bonds. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • Coverall pattern: means a pattern required to win a bingo game in which all numbers on a bingo card are required to be called. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • culvert: as used in this act shall be considered as synonymous terms. See Michigan Laws 254.30
  • Curriculum: means a written plan that guides the instruction given in a driver education course and includes performance objectives, a content outline, detailed learning activities, and assessment tools. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dealer: means an individual who does any of the following in a millionaire party game:
    •     (i) Performs the act of dealing. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Demarcated area: means the physical area in which licensed millionaire party gaming will be conducted, the boundaries of which are marked with rope or tape or separated in an access-controlled area of the location. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Department: means the director of the department of natural resources or his or her designee to whom the director delegates a power or duty by written instrument. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Designated representative or coordinator: means the individual that a driver education provider employs, enlists, or appoints, or contracts with to supervise, manage, and administer the day-to-day responsibilities of the provider's driver education school operation. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • director: means the director of the bureau or his or her duly authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 418.201
  • Director: means the director of the department or his or her designee. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Director: means the director of the department of natural resources. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Disability: means a limitation of an employee's wage earning capacity in work suitable to his or her qualifications and training resulting from a personal injury or work-related disease. See Michigan Laws 418.301
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Driver education course: means a program of study offered by a certified driver education provider, that enables a student to acquire the basic knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to operate a motor vehicle upon a highway transportation system. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Driver education course certificate of completion: means a written or electronic authorization issued by a certified driver education provider to a student who has successfully completed segment 1, segment 2, or entry-level driver training of a driver education course offered by the provider. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Driver education instructor: means a person who the secretary of state certifies has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • Driver education instructor certificate: means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the instructor qualifications of this act to instruct a student in a driver education course. See Michigan Laws 256.623
  • driver education instructor preparation courses: means the courses that are required to obtain a driver education instructor certificate. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Driver education instructor preparation program: means a program of driver education instructor preparation courses offered by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Driver education provider certificate: means a written or electronic authorization issued by the secretary of state to indicate that a person has met the driver education provider qualifications of this act. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Educational institution: means a public school, nonpublic school, or public school academy as those terms are defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • employee: means :
    •     (a) A person in the service of the state, a county, city, township, village, or school district, under any appointment, or contract of hire, express or implied, oral or written. See Michigan Laws 418.161
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Environmental management system: means the part of an overall management system that addresses environmental concerns through allocating resources, assigning responsibilities, and evaluating practices, procedures, and processes to achieve sound environmental performance. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Environmental policy: means a policy, signed by an authorized official of the facility, that does all of the following:
    •     (i) Articulates the facility's environmental mission and values. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Equipment: means the objects and mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic devices used to determine or assist in determining the winners of prizes at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Established office location: means a building that meets all of the following requirements:
    •     (i) Is of a permanent nature where the provider's communications and notices are received. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Event: means , in article 1, an occasion of bingo games, a raffle, a charity game, or a numeral game conducted under a license issued under article 1, and in article 2, an occasion of a millionaire party conducted under a license issued under article 2. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Executive director: means the executive director of the board, appointed under section 4 of the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • exhibition: means an organized water event of limited duration that is conducted according to a prearranged schedule. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Facility: means any of the following that is situated in this state and is subject to an applicable state environmental requirement or applicable federal environmental requirement:
    •     (i) A source as defined in section 5501. See Michigan Laws 324.1401
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • 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. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Firearm: means any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • firearm: except as otherwise specifically defined in statute, includes any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive. See Michigan Laws 8.3t
  • Firearms records: means any form, information, or record required for submission to a government agency under sections 2, 2a, 2b, and 5b, or any form, permit, or license issued by a government agency under this act. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraternal organization: means an organization in this state, other than a college fraternity or sorority, that meets all of the following criteria:
    •     (i) Is organized not for pecuniary profit. See Michigan Laws 432.102
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Fund: means the second injury fund created in chapter 5. See Michigan Laws 418.901
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Governmental agency: means an agency of the federal government, a state government, a county, city, village, or township, or a combination of any of these entities. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Graduated driver license: means a license issued by the secretary of state under section 310e of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • improvements: shall mean such repairs, replacements, additions and betterments of and to works acquired by purchase as are deemed necessary to place them in a safe and efficient condition for the use of the public, if such repairs, replacements, additions and betterments are ordered prior to the sale of any bonds for the acquisition of such works. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Indemnification: In general, a collateral contract or assurance under which one person agrees to secure another person against either anticipated financial losses or potential adverse legal consequences. Source: FDIC
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Insurer: means an organization that transacts the business of worker's compensation insurance within this state. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Large bingo: means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Large raffle: means an event at which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings exceeds $500. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Law of another state: means a law or ordinance enacted by any of the following:
    •     (i) Another state. See Michigan Laws 324.80102
  • Lawful purpose: means a purpose that would qualify an organization to be exempt from taxation under subsection 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Legacy: A gift of property made by will.
  • Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint
  • Lessor: means a person who rents a location to a millionaire party licensee for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Licensee: means a person, including a qualified organization, licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Local corrections officer: means that term as defined in section 2 of the local corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • local unit: means a municipality or county. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Location: means a building, enclosure, part of a building or enclosure, or a distinct portion of real property that is used for the purpose of conducting an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Location owner: means the person that owns a location or an employee or agent of the person. See Michigan Laws 432.132
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Manufacturer: means a person licensed under section 11c that manufactures numeral game tickets for sale to suppliers for use in an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Manufacturer: means a person engaged in any of the following:
    •     (i) The manufacture, construction, or assembly of boats or associated equipment. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Marine law: means this part, a local ordinance adopted in conformity with this part, or a rule promulgated under this part. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Marine safety act: means former Act No. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Marine safety program: means marine law enforcement, search and rescue operations, water safety education, recovery of drowned bodies, and boat livery inspections. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Markup: The process by which congressional committees and subcommittees debate, amend, and rewrite proposed legislation.
  • Member: means an individual who qualified for membership in a qualified organization under its bylaws, articles of incorporation, charter, rules, or other written statement. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Michigan progressive jackpot: means a bingo game conducted in conjunction with a licensed large bingo occasion in which the value of the prize is carried forward to the next bingo occasion if no player wins in a predetermined number of allowable calls. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Michigan state parks endowment fund: means the Michigan state parks endowment fund established in section 35a of article IX of the state constitution of 1963 and provided for in section 74119. See Michigan Laws 324.1901
  • Michigan vehicle code: means Act No. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Millionaire party: means an event at which wagers are placed on games of chance customarily associated with a gambling casino through the use of imitation money or chips that have a nominal value equal to or greater than the value of the currency for which they can be exchanged. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Minority leader: See Floor Leaders
  • 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. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Motorboat: means a vessel propelled wholly or in part by machinery. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Multiple vehicle driving facility: means that part of a driver education course that enables the driver education instructor, from a position outside the vehicle, and using electronic or oral communication, to teach and supervise several students simultaneously, each of whom is operating a vehicle at an off-street facility specifically designed for that type of instruction. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Numeral game: means the random resale of a series of numeral game tickets. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Numeral game ticket: means a paper strip on which preprinted numerals are covered by folding the strip and banding the folded strip with a separate piece of paper, so that on breaking the paper that bands the folded strip the purchaser discovers whether the ticket is a winning ticket. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • oath: shall be construed to include the word "affirmation" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath; and in like cases the word "sworn" shall be construed to include the word "affirmed". See Michigan Laws 8.3k
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Occasion: means the hours of the day for which a license is issued. See Michigan Laws 432.103
  • Operate: means to be in control of a vessel while the vessel is under way and is not secured in some manner such as being docked or at anchor. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Operator: means the person who is in control or in charge of a vessel while that vessel is underway. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Oral argument: An opportunity for lawyers to summarize their position before the court and also to answer the judges' questions.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • owner: shall include all individuals, incorporated companies, societies or associations having any title or interest in any properties, rights, easements or franchises to be acquired. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • Owner: includes all individuals, copartnerships, associations, or corporations and also municipalities, political subdivisions, and all public agencies and instrumentalities having any title or interest in any property, rights, easements, and interests authorized to be acquired by this act. See Michigan Laws 254.221
  • Owner: means a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person's legal title or equitable interest in a vessel. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Parking area: means an area used by the public as a means of access to and egress from, and for the free parking of motor vehicles by patrons of a shopping center, business, factory, hospital, institution, or similar building or location. See Michigan Laws 257.941
  • Parole or probation officer of the department of corrections: means any individual employed by the department of corrections to supervise felony probationers or parolees or that individual's immediate supervisor. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Peace officer: means , except as otherwise provided in this act, an individual who is employed as a law enforcement officer, as that term is defined under section 2 of the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Peace officer: means any of the following:
    •     (i) A sheriff. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, limited liability company, educational institution, governmental agency or other legal or commercial entity, and their legal successors. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Person: means an individual, firm, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Pistol: means a loaded or unloaded firearm that is 26 inches or less in length, or a loaded or unloaded firearm that by its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Political subdivision: means a county, metropolitan authority, municipality, or combination of those entities in this state. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Pollution prevention: means eliminating or minimizing the initial generation of waste at the source, reuse of waste, or utilizing environmentally sound on-site or off-site recycling. See Michigan Laws 324.1403
  • Practicum: means classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction in a driver education course under the direction of an instructor employed, enlisted, or appointed by a college or university or by a person approved by the secretary of state and a cooperating instructor, providing practical application of theory and experience for a student in an approved driver education instructor preparation program. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Principal officer: means the highest ranking officer of the qualified organization according to its written constitution, charter, articles of incorporation, or bylaws. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Prior conviction: means a conviction for any of the following, whether under a law of this state, a local ordinance substantially corresponding to a law of this state, a law of the United States substantially corresponding to a law of this state, or a law of another state substantially corresponding to a law of this state:
    •     (i) A violation or an attempted violation of section 80176(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), or (7), except that only 1 violation or attempted violation of section 80176(6), a local ordinance substantially corresponding to section 80176(6), a law of another state substantially corresponding to section 80176(6), or a law of the United States substantially corresponding to section 80176(6) may be used as a prior conviction other than for enhancement purposes as provided in section 80178a(1)(b). See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Prize: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money or merchandise that is given to a player for attending or winning a game at an event. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Professional development requirements: means training prescribed by the secretary of state to update the instructional knowledge and skill of a driver education instructor. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Project: includes a bridge or tunnel, overpasses, underpasses, entrance plazas, toll houses, administration, storage and other buildings and facilities, and all equipment therefor, and may include buses and terminal facilities, the existing ferry system, and such approaches and approach highways as may be determined by the authority to be necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic or to connect the project with the existing highway systems, together with all property, rights, easements, and interests acquired by the authority for the construction or operation of the project. See Michigan Laws 254.221
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • provider: means a person that meets the requirements in subparagraph (i), if not excluded under subparagraph (ii), as follows:
    •     (i) Maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to give instruction in the driving of a motor vehicle or maintains or obtains the facilities and certified instructors to prepare an applicant for an exam given by the secretary of state for a license as defined in section 25 of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257. See Michigan Laws 256.625
  • Purchaser: means a person who receives a firearm from another person by purchase or gift. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Qualified organization: means , subject to subdivision (e), either of the following:
    •     (i) A bona fide religious, educational, service, senior citizens, fraternal, or veterans' organization that operates without profit to its members and that either has been in existence continuously as an organization for a period of 5 years or is exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the internal revenue code of 1986, 26 USC 501(c). See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Raffle: means an event for which raffle tickets are sold and at which a winner or winners are determined, either by randomly selecting stubs from all of the raffle tickets sold for an event or by an alternative method that is approved in writing by the bureau, and a preannounced prize is awarded. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
  • reserve officer: means , except as otherwise provided in this act, an individual authorized on a voluntary or irregular basis by a duly authorized police agency of this state or a political subdivision of this state to act as a law enforcement officer, who is responsible for the preservation of the peace, the prevention and detection of crime, and the enforcement of the general criminal laws of this state, and who is otherwise eligible to possess a firearm under this act. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Retired federal law enforcement officer: means an individual who was an officer or agent employed by a law enforcement agency of the United States government whose primary responsibility was enforcing laws of the United States, who was required to carry a firearm in the course of the individual's duties as a law enforcement officer, and who retired in good standing from the individual's employment as a federal law enforcement officer. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • retired law enforcement officer: means an individual who was a police officer or law enforcement officer who was licensed or certified as described in the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act, 1965 PA 203, MCL 28. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • revenue bonds: means revenue bonds of the authority issued under this act. See Michigan Laws 254.221
  • Revocation: means the termination of a driver education provider's certification or a driver education instructor's certification. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Rule: means a rule promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
    •     (a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n
  • Self-insurer: means either of the following:
    •     (i) An individual employer authorized to carry its own risk. See Michigan Laws 418.601
  • Seller: means a person who sells or gives a firearm to another person. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • Shopping center: means a minimum area of 3 acres of land on which there is located 1 or more stores or business establishments, and where there is provided a parking area. See Michigan Laws 257.941
  • Simulator device training: means that part of a driver education course where a driver education instructor uses interactive simulator units and programs to reproduce driving situations likely to occur in actual driving on a street and the student is required to evaluate risk, make decisions, and respond to the situations presented. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Small bingo: means a series of bingo occasions that occur on a regular basis during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $300. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Small raffle: means an event during which the total value of all prizes awarded through raffle drawings does not exceed $500. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Special bingo: means a single or consecutive series of bingo occasions during which the total value of all prizes awarded for bingo games at a single occasion does not exceed $3,500. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • Specialty court program: means a program under any of the following:
    •     (i) A drug treatment court, as defined in section 1060 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • state: shall mean the state of Michigan. See Michigan Laws 254.301
  • state: means the state of Michigan. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • State court judge: means a judge of the district court, circuit court, probate court, or court of appeals or justice of the supreme court of this state who is serving either by election or appointment. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • State court retired judge: means a judge or justice described in subdivision (q) who is retired, or a retired judge of the recorders court. See Michigan Laws 28.421
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supplier: means a person licensed under this act to rent, sell, or lease equipment or to sell charity game or numeral game tickets to qualified organizations licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.103a
  • supplier: means a brewer, micro brewer, an outstate seller of beer, a wine maker, a small wine maker, an outstate seller of wine, a manufacturer of mixed wine drink, an outstate seller of a mixed wine drink, a mixed spirit drink manufacturer, or an outstate seller of mixed spirit drink. See Michigan Laws 436.1105
  • Suspension: means the temporary withdrawal of a person's certification to engage or offer to engage in activities as a driver education provider or a driver education instructor during the period of suspension. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Teen driver training: means driver training instruction provided through a segment 1 or segment 2 driver education course that allows an individual 17 years of age or less to apply for a level 1 or level 2 graduated driver license. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Theory instruction: means that term as defined in 49 C. See Michigan Laws 256.627
  • To construct: means to acquire through construction, purchase, gift, condemnation, or any combination thereof. See Michigan Laws 254.311
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trust fund: means the Michigan natural resources trust fund established in section 35 of article IX of the state constitution of 1963. See Michigan Laws 324.1901
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Uniform Commercial Code: A set of statutes enacted by the various states to provide consistency among the states' commercial laws. It includes negotiable instruments, sales, stock transfers, trust and warehouse receipts, and bills of lading. Source: OCC
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Use: means operate, navigate, or employ. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • Vocationally disabled: means a person who has a medically certifiable impairment of the back or heart, or who is subject to epilepsy, or who has diabetes, and whose impairment is a substantial obstacle to employment, considering such factors as the person's age, education, training, experience, and employment rejection. See Michigan Laws 418.901
  • wage earning capacity: means the wages the employee earns or is capable of earning at a job reasonably available to that employee, whether or not wages are actually earned. See Michigan Laws 418.301
  • Waters of this state: means any waters within the territorial limits of this state, and includes those waters of the Great Lakes that are under the jurisdiction of this state. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
  • works: shall include all property, rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed or convenient for their operation, and shall embrace an international bridge over, and ferries across the Saint Clair River at or near Port Huron. See Michigan Laws 254.152
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.