Issuance of license; conditions.

Sec. 6. (1) An issuing agency shall not issue a license to an applicant under section 2 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 unless both of the following apply: (a) The department of state police, or the county sheriff under section 5a(4), 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. History: Add. 2005, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005; Am. 2017, Act 95, Eff. Oct. 11, 2017