Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.518
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Circumstances requiring report to commission; failure to file report as misdemeanor; penalty.
Official statutory text
Sec. 8.
(1) A certificate holder shall immediately report to the commission in writing the circumstances of any of the following:
(a) An arrest or a conviction for a violation of any state or federal criminal law.
(b) Becoming the subject of an order or disposition in any jurisdiction that does 1 or more of the following:
( i ) Restrains the certificate holder from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of the person or a child of the intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child.
( ii ) Prohibits or limits the transport, possession, carrying, or use of firearms or ammunition.
( iii ) Involves an adjudication of mental illness, a finding of insanity, a finding of legal incapacity, or an order for involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
(c) A laboratory result reflecting the unauthorized presence of controlled substances following a drug test administered to the certificate holder.
(2) A certificate holder who fails to file a written report as required under subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
History: 2008, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009
(1) A certificate holder shall immediately report to the commission in writing the circumstances of any of the following:
(a) An arrest or a conviction for a violation of any state or federal criminal law.
(b) Becoming the subject of an order or disposition in any jurisdiction that does 1 or more of the following:
( i ) Restrains the certificate holder from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of the person or a child of the intimate partner or person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child.
( ii ) Prohibits or limits the transport, possession, carrying, or use of firearms or ammunition.
( iii ) Involves an adjudication of mental illness, a finding of insanity, a finding of legal incapacity, or an order for involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
(c) A laboratory result reflecting the unauthorized presence of controlled substances following a drug test administered to the certificate holder.
(2) A certificate holder who fails to file a written report as required under subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
History: 2008, Act 537, Eff. Mar. 31, 2009
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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