THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE
Act 328 of 1931
750.227a Pistols; unlawful possession by licensee.
Sec. 227a.
Any person licensed in accordance with law to carry a pistol because he is engaged in the business of protecting the person or property of another, except peace officers of the United States, the state or any subdivision of the state, railroad policemen appointed and commissioned under the provisions of Act No. 114 of the Public Acts of 1941, being sections 470.51 to 470.61 of the Compiled Laws of 1948 or those in the military service of the United States, who shall have a pistol in his possession while not actually engaged in the business of protecting the person or property of another, except in his dwelling house or on other land possessed by him, is guilty of a felony. This section shall not be construed to prohibit such person from carrying an unloaded pistol to or from his place of employment by the most direct route.
History: Add. 1966, Act 100, Eff. Mar. 10, 1967 ;-- Am. 1967, Act 49, Eff. Nov. 2, 1967
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
28
cases (
5 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case:
People v. Moore, 679 N.W.2d 41 (Mich. 2004).
People v. Moore, 679 N.W.2d 41 (Mich. 2004).
· cites it 2× “227 (carrying a concealed weapon), MCL 750.227a (unlawful possession of a firearm by a licensee), and MCL 750.”
People v. Calloway, 671 N.W.2d 733 (Mich. 2003).
· cites it 2× “§ 750.227a (unlawful possession by licensee), and M.”
People v. Blanton, 894 N.W.2d 613 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
“227, *120 MCL 750.227a, or MCL 750.230], is guilty of a felony, and shall be imprisoned for 2 years.”
People v. Mitchell, 575 N.W.2d 283 (Mich. 1998).
· cites it 2× “§ 750.227a; M.S.A. § 28.424(1), and (4) alteration of identifying marks on a firearm, M.”
People v. Gary Hughes, 272 N.W.2d 567 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978).
· cites it 2× “424 carrying a concealed weapon] or section 227a [MCLA 750.227a; MSA 28.424 (1) unlawful possession of a pistol by a licensee], is guilty of a felony, and shall be imprisoned for 2 years.”
People v. Dillard, 631 N.W.2d 755 (Mich. Ct. App. 2001).
“227 (prohibiting carrying of a concealed weapon), MCL 750.227a (prohibiting unlawful possession of a firearm by a licen *168 see), and MCL 750.”
People v. Elowe, 272 N.W.2d 596 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978).
“8 MCL 750.227a; MSA 28.424(1) (carrying licensed pistol beyond the scope of the license).”
People v. Beard, 431 N.W.2d 232 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988).
“2 MCL 750.227a; MSA 28.424(1)—unlawful possession of a pistol by a licensee.”
People v. Guiles, 500 N.W.2d 757 (Mich. Ct. App. 1993).
“424 prohibits the carrying of a concealed *59 weapon; MCL 750.227a; MSA 28.424(1) prohibits the unlawful possession of a firearm by a licensee; MCL 750.”
People v. LeClaire, 357 N.W.2d 925 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
“Contrary to the defendant’s arguments on appeal, there is no evidence to suggest that the Legislature intended to exempt off-duty police officers from the felony-firearm statute. In fact, as recently as 1981, the Legislature was presented with the opportunity to exempt police…”
People of Michigan v. David Segarra (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
· cites it 2× “227 (prohibiting carrying of a concealed weapon), MCL § 750.227a (prohibiting unlawful possession of a firearm by a licensee), and MCL § 750.”
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