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sale or possession prohibited; exceptions; use of electro-muscular disruption technology;
violation; penalty; verification of identity and possession of license; prohibited use;
definitions.
Sec. 224a.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not sell, offer for sale, or
possess in this state a portable device or weapon from which an electrical current, impulse,
wave, or beam may be directed, which current, impulse, wave, or beam is designed to
incapacitate temporarily, injure, or kill.
(2) This section does not prohibit any of the following:
(a) The possession and reasonable use of a device that uses electro-muscular disruption
technology by a peace officer, or by any of the following individuals if the individual has been
trained in the use, effects, and risks of the device, and is using the device while performing his
or her official duties:
(i) An employee of the department of corrections who is authorized in writing by the
director of the department of corrections to possess and use the device.
(ii) A local corrections officer authorized in writing by the county sheriff to possess and use
the device.
(iii) An individual employed by a local unit of government that utilizes a jail or lockup
facility who has custody of persons detained or incarcerated in the jail or lockup facility and
who is authorized in writing by the chief of police, director of public safety, or sheriff to
possess and use the device.
(iv) A probation officer.
(v) A court officer.
(vi) A bail agent authorized under section 167b.
(vii) A licensed private investigator.
(viii) An aircraft pilot or aircraft crew member.
(ix) An individual employed as a private security police officer. As used in this
subparagraph, "private security police" means that term as defined in section 2 of the private
security business and security alarm act, 1968 PA 330, MCL 338.1052.
(b) The possession and reasonable use of a device that uses electro-muscular disruption
technology by an individual who holds a valid license to carry a concealed pistol under section
5b of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425, and who has been trained under subsection (5) in the use,
effects, and risks of the device.
(c) Possession solely for the purpose of delivering a device described in subsection (1) to
any governmental agency or to a laboratory for testing, with the prior written approval of the
governmental agency or law enforcement agency and under conditions determined to be
appropriate by that agency.
(3) A manufacturer, authorized importer, or authorized dealer may demonstrate, offer for
sale, hold for sale, sell, give, lend, or deliver a device that uses electro-muscular disruption
technology to a person authorized to possess a device that uses electro-muscular disruption
technology and may possess a device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology for any
of those purposes.

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(4) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(5) An authorized dealer or other person who sells a device that uses electro-muscular
disruption technology to an individual described in subsection (2)(b) shall verify the
individual's identity and verify that the individual holds a valid concealed pistol license issued
under section 5b of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.425b, and shall provide to the individual
purchasing the device, at the time of the sale, training on the use, effects, and risks of the
device. A person who violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 30 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(6) An individual described in subsection (2) shall not use a device that uses electro-
muscular disruption technology against another person except under circumstances that would
justify the individual's lawful use of physical force. An individual who violates this
subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 2 years
or a fine of not more than $2,000.00, or both.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "A device that uses electro-muscular disruption technology" means a device to which
both of the following apply:
(i) The device is capable of creating an electro-muscular disruption and is used or intended
to be used as a defensive device capable of temporarily incapacitating or immobilizing a
person by the direction or emission of conducted energy.
(ii) The device contains an identification and tracking system that, when the device is
initially used, dispenses coded material traceable to the purchaser through records kept by the
manufacturer, and the manufacturer of the device has a policy of providing that identification
and tracking information to a police agency upon written request by that agency. However, this
subdivision does not apply to a launchable device that is used only by law enforcement
agencies.
(b) "Local corrections officer" means that term as defined in section 2 of the local
corrections officers training act, 2003 PA 125, MCL 791.532.
(c) "Peace officer" means any of the following:
(i) A police officer or public safety officer of this state or a political subdivision of this state,
including motor carrier officers appointed under section 6d of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6d, and
security personnel employed by the state under section 6c of 1935 PA 59, MCL 28.6c.
(ii) A sheriff or a sheriff's deputy.
(iii) A police officer or public safety officer of a junior college, college, or university who is
authorized by the governing board of that junior college, college, or university to enforce state
law and the rules and ordinances of that junior college, college, or university.
(iv) A township constable.
(v) A marshal of a city, village, or township.
(vi) A conservation officer of the department of natural resources or the department of
environmental quality.
(vii) A reserve peace officer, as that term is defined in section 1 of 1927 PA 372, MCL
28.421.
(viii) A law enforcement officer of another state or of a political subdivision of another state
or a junior college, college, or university in another state, substantially corresponding to a law
enforcement officer described in subparagraphs (i) to (vii).
(ix) A federal law enforcement officer.

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