Who Cannot Carry
MCL 750.224f — 3 years after fines, prison and probation are done, and 5 years and a restoration for a specified felony
Three years. A person convicted of a felony may not possess, use, transport, sell, purchase, carry, ship, receive or distribute a firearm in Michigan until 3 years after the person has paid all fines, served all terms of imprisonment, and successfully completed all conditions of probation or parole for the violation. The same rule applies to ammunition.
A specified felony. For a specified felony, the wait is 5 years after those conditions are met, and the right must also be restored under the law the section names. A specified felony is one with an element of physical force or its threat, of controlled substances, of unlawful possession or distribution of a firearm, or of the unlawful use of an explosive, or burglary or breaking and entering of an occupied dwelling, or arson.
Domestic violence. A person convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence may not possess a firearm or ammunition until 8 years after the fines are paid, imprisonment served and probation completed.
The penalty. A violation is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
Expunged, set aside or pardoned. The section does not apply to a conviction that has been expunged, set aside or pardoned, unless the expunction, order or pardon expressly provides that the person may not possess a firearm or ammunition.
What a felony is. For this section, a felony is a violation of the law of Michigan, another state or the United States punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year, or an attempt to commit one.
Federal law keeps its own list of prohibited persons, which applies alongside the state's and is not on this page. Whether a particular conviction, order or commitment brings a person within the section, and whether rights can be restored, are questions for a licensed Michigan attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- MCL 750.224f — Possession of firearm or distribution of ammunition by person convicted of felony
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Michigan attorney.