Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.430
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Theft of firearm; report required; failure to report theft as civil violation; penalty.
Official statutory text
Sec. 10.
A person who owns a firearm shall, within 5 days after he or she knows his or her firearm is stolen, report the theft to a police agency having jurisdiction over that theft.
A person who fails to report the theft of a firearm as required under subsection (1) is responsible for a civil violation and may be fined not more than $500.00.
History: Add. 1990, Act 320, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
A person who owns a firearm shall, within 5 days after he or she knows his or her firearm is stolen, report the theft to a police agency having jurisdiction over that theft.
A person who fails to report the theft of a firearm as required under subsection (1) is responsible for a civil violation and may be fined not more than $500.00.
History: Add. 1990, Act 320, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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