MI HB5499

Prohibits knowingly selling a firearm to a person under 18 years of age; first violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days imprisonment or $500 fine, second or subsequent violation is a felony punishable by up to 4 years imprisonment or $2,000 fine.

Prohibits selling firearms or ammunition to persons under felony indictment or those prohibited under section 224f; violation is a felony punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment or $5,000 fine.

Maintains prohibition on manufacturing, selling, or possessing short-barreled shotguns or rifles, with exceptions for items certified by federal authorities as curio, relic, antique, museum piece, or collector's item not likely to be used as a weapon.

Allows law enforcement agencies to retain seized firearms for legal sale to federally licensed dealers or official use by peace officers instead of forwarding to state police; requires 30-day notice to public and firearm owners before disposal.

Repeals section 231b of the Michigan Penal Code; bill's effectiveness is conditioned on enactment of House Bill No. 5225.