felony; circumstances; penalty; applicability of section to expunged or set aside
conviction; definitions.
Sec. 224f.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person convicted of a felony shall not possess,
use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive, or distribute a firearm in this state until the
expiration of 3 years after all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
(b) The person has served all terms of imprisonment imposed for the violation.
(c) The person has successfully completed all conditions of probation or parole imposed for
the violation.
(2) A person convicted of a specified felony shall not possess, use, transport, sell, purchase,
carry, ship, receive, or distribute a firearm in this state until all of the following circumstances
exist:
(a) The expiration of 5 years after all of the following circumstances exist:
(i) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
(ii) The person has served all terms of imprisonment imposed for the violation.
(iii) The person has successfully completed all conditions of probation or parole imposed
for the violation.
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(b) The person's right to possess, use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive, or
distribute a firearm has been restored under section 4 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.424.
(3) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person convicted of a felony shall not possess,
use, transport, sell, carry, ship, or distribute ammunition in this state until the expiration of 3
years after all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
(b) The person has served all terms of imprisonment imposed for the violation.
(c) The person has successfully completed all conditions of probation or parole imposed for
the violation.
(4) A person convicted of a specified felony shall not possess, use, transport, sell, carry,
ship, or distribute ammunition in this state until all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The expiration of 5 years after all of the following circumstances exist:
(i) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
(ii) The person has served all terms of imprisonment imposed for the violation.
(iii) The person has successfully completed all conditions of probation or parole imposed
for the violation.
(b) The person's right to possess, use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive, or
distribute ammunition has been restored under section 4 of 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.424.
(5) A person convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence shall not possess,
use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive, or distribute a firearm or ammunition in this
state until the expiration of 8 years after all of the following circumstances exist:
(a) The person has paid all fines imposed for the violation.
(b) The person has served all terms of imprisonment imposed for the violation.
(c) The person has successfully completed all conditions of probation imposed for the
violation.
(6) A person who possesses, uses, transports, sells, purchases, carries, ships, receives, or
distributes a firearm in violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(7) A person who possesses, uses, transports, sells, carries, ships, or distributes ammunition
in violation of this section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than
5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
(8) Any single criminal transaction where a person possesses, uses, transports, sells, carries,
ships, or distributes ammunition in violation of this section, regardless of the amount of
ammunition involved, constitutes 1 offense.
(9) This section does not apply to a conviction that has been expunged or set aside, or for
which the person has been pardoned, unless the expunction, order, or pardon expressly
provides that the person shall not possess a firearm or ammunition.
(10) As used in this section:
(a) "Ammunition" means any projectile that, in its current state, may be expelled from a
firearm by an explosive.
(b) "Felony" means a violation of a law of this state, or of another state, or of the United
States that is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year, or an attempt to violate
such a law.
(c) "Misdemeanor involving domestic violence" means a violation of any of the following:
(i) Section 81(2).
(ii) Section 81(4) if both the violation of section 81(4) and the previous conviction were for
assaulting or assaulting and battering an individual described in section 81(2).
(iii) Section 81a(2).
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(iv) Section 115(2).
(v) Section 145n(5).
(vi) Section 377a(1)(d) or (f).
(vii) Section 380(5) or (7).
(viii)Section 411h(2)(c).
(ix) Section 540e(1)(h).
(x) An ordinance, a law of another state, or a law of the United States that substantially
corresponds to a violation listed in subparagraphs (i) to (ix).
(xi) An ordinance, a law of another state, or a law of the United States that is specifically
designated as domestic violence.
(d) "Specified felony" means a felony in which 1 or more of the following circumstances
exist:
(i) An element of that felony is the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
against the person or property of another, or that by its nature involves a substantial risk that
physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of
committing the offense.
(ii) An element of that felony is the unlawful manufacture, possession, importation,
exportation, distribution, or dispensing of a controlled substance.
(iii) An element of that felony is the unlawful possession or distribution of a firearm.
(iv) An element of that felony is the unlawful use of an explosive.
(v) The felony is burglary of an occupied dwelling, breaking and entering an occupied
dwelling, or arson.§ 750.224fPossession of firearm or distribution of ammunition by person convicted of
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