§ 750.224bShort-barreled shotgun or rifle; making, manufacturing, transferring, or

possessing as felony; penalty; exceptions; short-barreled shotgun or rifle 26 inches or
 less; short-barreled shotgun or rifle greater than 26 inches; violation of subsection (5) as
 civil infraction; seizure and forfeiture; applicability of MCL 776.20 to subsection (3).
 Sec. 224b.
    (1) A person shall not make, manufacture, transfer, or possess a short-barreled shotgun or a
 short-barreled rifle.
    (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
 for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
    (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle that is
 lawfully made, manufactured, transferred, or possessed under federal law.
    (4) A person, excluding a manufacturer, lawfully making, transferring, or possessing a
 short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle that is 26 inches or less in length under this
 section shall comply with section 2 or 2a of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.422 and 28.422a.
    (5) A person who possesses a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle that is greater
 than 26 inches in length under this section shall possess a copy of the federal registration of
 that short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle while transporting or using that short-
 barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle and shall present that federal registration to a peace
 officer upon request by that peace officer.
    (6) A person who violates subsection (5) is responsible for a state civil infraction and may
 be fined not more than $100.00. A short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle carried in
 violation of subsection (5) is subject to immediate seizure by a peace officer. If a peace officer
 seizes a short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle under this subsection, the person has 45
 days in which to display the federal registration to an authorized employee of the law
 enforcement entity that employs the peace officer. If the person displays the federal
 registration to an authorized employee of the law enforcement entity that employs the peace
 officer within the 45-day period, the authorized employee of that law enforcement entity shall
 return the short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle to the person unless the person is
 prohibited by law from possessing a firearm. If the person does not display the federal
 registration within the 45-day period, the short-barreled shotgun or short-barreled rifle is
 subject to seizure and forfeiture in the same manner that property is subject to seizure and
 forfeiture under sections 4701 to 4709 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236,
 MCL 600.4701 to 600.4709.
    (7) Section 20 of chapter XVI of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL
 776.20, applies to subsection (3).