Michigan -750.226... Carrying with unlawful intent
   Any person who, with intent to use the same unlawfully 
   against the person of another, goes armed with a pistol 
   or other firearm or dagger, dirk, razor, stiletto, or 
   knife having a blade over 3 inches in length, or any 
   other dangerous or deadly weapon or instrument, shall 
   be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in 
   the state prison for not more than 5 years or by a fine 
   of not more than 2,500 dollars. 

- 750.226a. Pocket knife opened by mechanical device... 
   Any person who shall sell or offer to sell, or
   any person who shall have in his possession any knife
   having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or
   blades of which can be opened by a flick of a button,
   pressure on a handle or other mechanical contrivance shall
   be guilty of a misdemeanor... [Also, concealed carry may
   be charged as a felony under 750.227.] The provisions of
   this section [750.226a] shall not apply to any one-armed
   person carrying a knife on his person in connection with
   his living requirements.

- 750.227. (1) A person shall not carry a dagger, dirk,
   stiletto, a double-edged nonfolding stabbing instrument of
   any length, or any dangerous weapon, except a hunting
   knife adapted and carried as such, concealed on or about
   his or her person, or whether concealed or otherwise in
   any vehicle... except in his or her dwelling house [or]
   place of business... (3) A person who violates this
   section is guilty of a felony...

- 750.222a Double-edged, nonfolding stabbing instrument defined. 
   (1) As used in this chapter, 'doubled-edged, nonfolding 
   stabbing instrument' does not include a knife, tool, 
   implement, arrowhead, or artifact manufactured from stone by 
   means of conchoidal fracturing. 
   (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to an item being transported 
   in a vehicle, unless the item is in a container and inaccessible 
   to the driver. 
   History: Add. 2000, Act 343, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 2000 .


- 259.80f Possessing... certain items in sterile area of airport; 
   (1) An individual shall not possess, carry, or attempt to possess 
   or carry any of the following in a sterile area of a commercial airport: 
    (a) Firearm. 
    (b) Explosive. 
    (c) Knife with a blade of any length. 
    (d) Razor, box cutter, or item with a similar blade. 
    (e) Dangerous weapon. 
   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an individual who 
   violates subsection (1) is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable 
   by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more 
   than $1,000.00, or both. 
   (3) An individual who violates subsection (1) while doing any of 
   the following is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for 
   not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both: 
    (a) Getting on or attempting to get on an aircraft. 
    (b) Placing, attempting to place, or attempting to have placed on an 
        aircraft an item listed in subsection (1). 
    (c) Committing or attempting to commit a felony. 
   (4) [Exempts most officials]...
   (7) As used in this section: 
    (a) 'Commercial airport' means an airport that has regularly 
        scheduled commercial flights to and from other destinations. 
    (c) 'Sterile area' means that term as defined in 14 C.F.R. 107.1. 
   History: Add. 2001, Act 225, Eff. Apr. 1, 2002 .

- 380.1313 Dangerous weapon found in possession of pupil...
   (1) If a dangerous weapon is found in the possession of a pupil 
   while the pupil is in attendance at school or a school activity 
   or while the pupil is enroute to or from school on a school bus, 
   the superintendent of the school district or intermediate school 
   district, or his or her designee, immediately shall report that 
   finding to the pupil's parent or legal guardian and the local 
   law enforcement agency. 
   (2) If a school official finds that a dangerous weapon is in the 
   possession of a pupil as described in subsection (1), the school 
   official may confiscate the dangerous weapon or shall request a 
   law enforcement agency to respond as soon as possible and to 
   confiscate the dangerous weapon. If a school official confiscates 
   a dangerous weapon under this subsection, the school official 
   shall give the dangerous weapon to a law enforcement agency and 
   shall not release the dangerous weapon to any other person, 
   including the legal owner of the dangerous weapon. A school 
   official who complies in good faith with this section is not 
   civilly or criminally liable for that compliance... 
   (4) As used in this section, 'dangerous weapon' means a firearm, 
   dagger, dirk, stiletto, knife with a blade over 3 inches in length, 
   pocket knife opened by a mechanical device, iron bar, or brass knuckles. 
   History: Add. 1987, Act 211, Imd. Eff. Dec. 22, 1987 ;--Am. 1995, 
   Act 76, Eff. Aug. 1, 1995 . 
   Popular Name: Act 451

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  Michigan Case Law:
- "Constitutionality: The double jeopardy protection against 
   multiple punishment for the same offense is a restriction 
   on a court's ability to impose punishment in excess of that 
   intended by the Legislature, not a limit on the Legislature's 
   power to define crime and fix punishment. People v. Sturgis, 
   427 Mich. 392, 397 N.W.2d 783 (1986).

- "Purpose of this section is to prevent quarreling or
   criminal persons from suddenly drawing weapons without
   notice to other persons." (1980)

- "Purpose of concealed weapons statutes, such as this
   section, is to prevent men in sudden quarrel or in
   commission of crime from drawing concealed weapons and
   using them without prior notice to their victims that they
   were armed, inasmuch as person attacked would behave one
   way if he knew his assailant was armed and perhaps another
   way if he could safely presume that assailant was
   unarmed." (1969)

- "The basic intent of the legislature as indicated in
   concealed weapon statute was that weapons should not be
   carried when they might be used to take lives." (1968)

_ "...the 'dwelling house' exception to the concealed weapons
   statute did not apply to defendant who was incarcerated in
   state prison at time of alleged commission of such
   offense." (1978)

- "Purpose or intent with which a weapon is carried is not an
   element of offense of carrying a concealed weapon." (1973)
- "Jury's determination that knife sharpening steel, which
   defendant... contended he carried only for protection...
   was a concealed weapon, was justified." (1971)

- "Straight razor in pocket of defendant was 'concealed'..."
   (1967)

- "Daggers, dirks, stilettos... and similar articles,
   designed for the purpose of bodily assault or defense, are
   generally recognized as 'dangerous weapons per se'..."
   (1945)

- "Pocket knives, razors, hammers, hatchets, wrenches,
   cutting tools, and other articles would constitute
   'dangerous weapons'... if used or carried for use as
   weapons." (1945)

- "An ordinary jackknife with a pointed blade 3-5/16 inches
   long was not a 'dangerous weapon...' in the absence of
   evidence that it was used or carried for use as a weapon."
   (1945)

- "Five-inch, double-edged, nonfolding knife was not a
   'hunting knife' within hunting knife exception..." (1989)

- "Defendant charged with carrying concealed weapon had
   burden of proving that hunting knife was 'adapted and
   carried as such'..." (1980)


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