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Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o (2026)

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; penalties.

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Act 372 of 1927


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; penalties.

Sec. 5o.

    (1) Subject to subsection (5), an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol, or who is exempt from licensure under section 12a(h), shall not carry a concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following:

    (a) A school or school property except that a parent or legal guardian of a student of the school is not precluded from carrying a concealed pistol while in a vehicle on school property, if he or she is dropping the student off at the school or picking up the student from the school. As used in this section, "school" and "school property" mean those terms as defined in section 237a of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.237a.

    (b) A public or private child care center or day care center, public or private child caring institution, or public or private child placing agency.

    (c) A sports arena or stadium.

    (d) A bar or tavern licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, where the primary source of income of the business is the sale of alcoholic liquor by the glass and consumed on the premises. This subdivision does not apply to an owner or employee of the business. The Michigan liquor control commission shall develop and make available to holders of licenses under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, an appropriate sign stating that "This establishment prohibits patrons from carrying concealed weapons". The owner or operator of an establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1101 to 436.2303, may post the sign developed under this subdivision.

    (e) Any property or facility owned or operated by a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other place of worship, unless the presiding official or officials of the church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or other place of worship permit the carrying of concealed pistol on that property or facility.

    (f) An entertainment facility with a seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals that the individual knows or should know has a seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals or that has a sign above each public entrance stating in letters not less than 1-inch high a seating capacity of 2,500 or more individuals.

    (g) A hospital.

    (h) A dormitory or classroom of a community college, college, or university.

    (2) Subject to subsection (5), an individual shall not carry a portable device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology on any of the premises described in subsection (1).

    (3) An individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol, or who is exempt from licensure under section 12a(h), shall not carry a concealed pistol in violation of R 432.1212 of the Michigan Administrative Code promulgated under the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.

    (4) As used in subsection (1), "premises" does not include parking areas of the places identified under subsection (1).

    (5) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to any of the following:

    (a) An individual licensed under this act who is a retired police officer, retired law enforcement officer, or retired federal law enforcement officer.

    (b) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is employed or contracted by an entity described under subsection (1) to provide security services and 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.

    (c) 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.

    (d) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a corrections officer of a county sheriff's department or who is licensed under this act and is a retired corrections officer of a county sheriff's department, if that individual has received county sheriff approved weapons training.

    (e) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a motor carrier officer or capitol security officer of the department of state police.

    (f) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a member of a sheriff's posse.

    (g) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is an auxiliary officer or reserve officer of a police or sheriff's department.

    (h) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is any of the following:

    (i) A parole, probation, or corrections officer, or absconder recovery unit member, of the department of corrections, if that individual has obtained a Michigan department of corrections weapons permit.

    (ii) A retired parole, probation, or corrections officer, or retired absconder recovery unit member, of the department of corrections, if that individual has obtained a Michigan department of corrections weapons permit.

    (i) A state court judge or state court retired judge who is licensed under this act.

    (j) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a court officer.

    (k) An individual who is licensed under this act and who is a peace officer.

    (6) An individual who violates this section is responsible for a state civil infraction or guilty of a crime as follows:

    (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), the individual is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be fined not more than $500.00. The court shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed pistol suspended for 6 months.

    (b) For a second violation, the individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00. The court shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed pistol revoked.

    (c) For a third or subsequent violation, the individual is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both. The court shall order the individual's license to carry a concealed pistol revoked.

History: Add. 2000, Act 381, Eff. July 1, 2001 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 719, Eff. July 1, 2003 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 194, Eff. Jan. 7, 2009 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 406, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 407, Eff. Apr. 6, 2009 ;-- Am. 2012, Act 123, Eff. Aug. 6, 2012 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 206, Eff. Dec. 21, 2014 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 3, Eff. Dec. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 16, Eff. July 13, 2015 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 206, Eff. Dec. 1, 2015 ;-- Am. 2017, Act 95, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2023 · leading case: Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018).
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Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 29× “7 We decline to reach this argument because we conclude **709 that the plaintiffs abandoned it by failing to assert it in their applications for leave to appeal.”
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners v. City of Ferndale, 662 N.W.2d 864 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “” 2 MCL 28.425o provides a list of places where the carrying of a concealed pistol is prohibited.”
Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “Subject to certain exceptions, MCL 28.425o(l) prohibits a person who is licensed to carry a concealed pistol from carrying a concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following: a school or school property; a public or private childcare center, daycare center, child-caring…”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “II We first address plaintiffs’ contention that the CASD weapons policy directly contradicts MCL 28.425o, specifically subsection (1)(a), which provides in relevant part as follows: (1) Subject to subsection (5), an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol,…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “as expressly authorized by MCL 28.425o.” Shortly after the AAPS announced these policies, plaintiffs, Michigan Gun Owners, Inc.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Grand Rapids-Kent Cnty Convention Arena (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 6× “The trial court disagreed with defendants that they could ban the concealed carry of firearms at DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall because they were not locations where MCL 28.425o prohibited the concealed carry of firearms.”
Charles Blackwell v. City of Inkster (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 5× “3 Plaintiff also alleged that he was not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm at the Dozier Center by MCL 28.425o(1)(c)4 because the Dozier Center is not a sports arena or stadium.”
People of Michigan v. Cleophas Andrew Brown (Mich. 2021). · cites it 2× “At oral argument, the prosecutor posited that this latter section may apply to violations of MCL 28.425o, but that seems a bit of a stretch.”
Martez Tillman v. Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Given these facts, we conclude that a reasonable jury could conclude that the bar's owner and/or employees, having knowledge of criminal acts including: two scuffles involving the same individual, the presence of numerous highly intoxicated gang members serving themselves, and…”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Specifically, MCL 28.425o(1)(h) prohibits, with some exceptions, individuals with a concealed pistol license from carrying a concealed pistol in a college or university dormitory or classroom.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(1)(a) — 3 cases
Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). “7 We decline to reach this argument because we conclude **709 that the plaintiffs abandoned it by failing to assert it in their applications for leave to appeal.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “II We first address plaintiffs’ contention that the CASD weapons policy directly contradicts MCL 28.425o, specifically subsection (1)(a), which provides in relevant part as follows: (1) Subject to subsection (5), an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol,…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “as expressly authorized by MCL 28.425o.” Shortly after the AAPS announced these policies, plaintiffs, Michigan Gun Owners, Inc.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(1)(c) — 2 cases
Charles Blackwell v. City of Inkster (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “3 Plaintiff also alleged that he was not prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm at the Dozier Center by MCL 28.425o(1)(c)4 because the Dozier Center is not a sports arena or stadium.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Grand Rapids-Kent Cnty Convention Arena (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “The trial court disagreed with defendants that they could ban the concealed carry of firearms at DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall because they were not locations where MCL 28.425o prohibited the concealed carry of firearms.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(1)(f) — 1 case
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Grand Rapids-Kent Cnty Convention Arena (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “The trial court disagreed with defendants that they could ban the concealed carry of firearms at DeVos Place and DeVos Performance Hall because they were not locations where MCL 28.425o prohibited the concealed carry of firearms.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(1)(h) — 1 case
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “Specifically, MCL 28.425o(1)(h) prohibits, with some exceptions, individuals with a concealed pistol license from carrying a concealed pistol in a college or university dormitory or classroom.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(6)(a) — 1 case
People of Michigan v. Cleophas Andrew Brown (Mich. 2021). “At oral argument, the prosecutor posited that this latter section may apply to violations of MCL 28.425o, but that seems a bit of a stretch.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(d) — 1 case
Martez Tillman v. Perfect Pitcher Sports Pub Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Given these facts, we conclude that a reasonable jury could conclude that the bar's owner and/or employees, having knowledge of criminal acts including: two scuffles involving the same individual, the presence of numerous highly intoxicated gang members serving themselves, and…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(l) — 2 cases
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners v. City of Ferndale, 662 N.W.2d 864 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). “” 2 MCL 28.425o provides a list of places where the carrying of a concealed pistol is prohibited.”
Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Subject to certain exceptions, MCL 28.425o(l) prohibits a person who is licensed to carry a concealed pistol from carrying a concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following: a school or school property; a public or private childcare center, daycare center, child-caring…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.425o(l)(f) — 1 case
Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “Subject to certain exceptions, MCL 28.425o(l) prohibits a person who is licensed to carry a concealed pistol from carrying a concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following: a school or school property; a public or private childcare center, daycare center, child-caring…”
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