§ 74-212. Transporting an unloaded firearm or a pneumatic gun in a vehicle.  


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  • Except as otherwise permitted by law, a person shall not transport or possess in or upon a motor vehicle or any self-propelled vehicle designed for land travel any of the following:

    (1)

    A firearm, other than a pistol, or

    (2)

    A pneumatic gun that expels a metallic BB or metallic pellet greater than .177, unless the firearm or pneumatic gun is one or more of the following:

    a.

    Taken down.

    b.

    Enclosed in a case.

    c.

    Carried in the trunk of a vehicle.

    d.

    Inaccessible from the interior of the vehicle.

    (3)

    A portable device or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, waive or beam. A person who violates this section is guilty of a 90-day misdemeanor.

(Ord. No. 2156, 8-24-15; Ord. No. 2236, 5-22-17; Ord. No. 2264, 3-12-18)

State law reference

Similar provisions, MCL 750.227d.