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SENATE BILL NO. 1135
     November 26, 2024, Introduced by Senator POLEHANKI and referred to the Committee on Civil
       Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety.
          A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
    "The Michigan penal code,"
    (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 410d.
                     THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
       Sec. 410d. (1) Subject to subsection (2), an individual,
 dealer, firm, partnership, or corporation that intentionally sells
 an imitation firearm is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than
 $1,000.00, or both.
       (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an imitation firearm that
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 is being exported into foreign or interstate commerce.
       (3) As used in this section, "imitation firearm" means any
 device or object made of plastic, wood, metal, or any other
 material that substantially duplicates, or can reasonably be
 perceived to be, a firearm, air rifle, pellet gun, or pneumatic gun
 but that is not actually an operable firearm, air rifle, pellet
 gun, or pneumatic gun. "Imitation firearm" does not include an
 object to which all of the following attributes apply:
       (a) Is colored white, bright red, bright orange, bright
 yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright pink, or bright purple on
 the entire exterior surface or as the predominant color in
 combination with other colors in any pattern, or is constructed
 entirely of transparent or translucent materials that permit
 unmistakable observation of the object's complete contents.
       (b) Has a barrel that is closed for a distance of not less
 than 1/2 inch from the front end of its barrel with the same
 material of which the object is made, unless it is a water gun.
       (c) Has legibly stamped on the object the name of the
 manufacturer or some trade name, mark, or brand by which the
 manufacturer can be readily identified.
       (d) Does not have an attached laser pointer. As used in this
 subdivision, "laser pointer" means any device that emits light
 amplified by the stimulated emission of radiation that is visible
 to the human eye.
       Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
 after the date it is enacted into law.
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Statutes affected: 
Senate Introduced Bill: 750.1, 750.568