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Compiled Laws, Chapter 28. Michigan State Police § 28.426

Current as of February 09, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

Sec. 6.(1) An issuing agency shall not issue a license to an applicant under section 2  1 unless both of the following apply:

(a) The issuing agency has determined through the federal national instant criminal background check system that the applicant is not prohibited under federal law from possessing or transporting a firearm.

(b) If the applicant is not a United States citizen, the issuing agency has verified through the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement databases that the applicant is not an illegal alien or a nonimmigrant alien.

(2) A county clerk shall not issue a license to an applicant under section 5b  2 unless both of the following apply:

(a) The department of state police, or the county sheriff under section 5a(4),  3 has determined through the federal national instant criminal background check system that the applicant is not prohibited under federal law from possessing or transporting a firearm.

(b) If the applicant is not a United States citizen, the department of state police has verified through the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement databases that the applicant is not an illegal alien or a nonimmigrant alien.

1 M.C.L.A. § 28.422.
2 M.C.L.A. § 28.425b.
3 M.C.L.A. § 28.425a.
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