What's going to happen to my CCW/concealed weapons permit with a Michigan DUI Conviction?
If you're charged with drunk driving in Michigan, and hold a Michigan concealed weapons permit then there is a strong possibility that your Michigan license will be suspended upon conviction; the suspension will be more severe for a subsequent offense, and the license will be revoked on a third offense (third offense is a felony), and no felon can have a concealed weapons permit.
If you were arrested for drunk driving in Michigan with the weapon on your person then you could be facing a second charge of "carrying a concealed weapon under the influence"
Michigan law states than an individual licensed to carry a concealed pistol shall not possess a concealed pistol on their person or motor vehicle while they have any bodily alcohol content of .02 bodily alcohol or a controlled substance. Acceptance of a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) constitutes implied consent to submit to a chemical test for violations of this law. A police officer who has probable cause to believe an individual is carrying a concealed pistol and has consumed alcohol may require a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine.
An individual carrying a concealed pistol with any BAC is subject to immediate seizure of their pistol and the following penalties:
BAC of .02 - .07 = State civil infraction, $100 fine, and up to 1-year CPL license revocation.
BAC of .08 - .09 = 93-day misdemeanor, $100 fine, and up to 3-year CPL license revocation.
BAC of .10 or more = 93-day misdemeanor, $100 fine, and permanent CPL license revocation.
This does not prohibit an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol who has any bodily alcohol content from transporting that pistol in the locked trunk of his or her motor vehicle or another motor vehicle in which he or she is a passenger or, if the vehicle does not have a trunk, from transporting that pistol unloaded in a locked compartment or container that is separated from the ammunition for that pistol or on a vessel if the pistol is transported unloaded in a locked compartment or container that is separated from the ammunition for that pistol.
If you're charged with drunk driving in Michigan, and hold a Michigan concealed weapons permit then there is a strong possibility that your Michigan license will be suspended upon conviction; the suspension will be more severe for a subsequent offense, and the license will be revoked on a third offense (third offense is a felony), and no felon can have a concealed weapons permit.
If you were arrested for drunk driving in Michigan with the weapon on your person then you could be facing a second charge of "carrying a concealed weapon under the influence"
Michigan law states than an individual licensed to carry a concealed pistol shall not possess a concealed pistol on their person or motor vehicle while they have any bodily alcohol content of .02 bodily alcohol or a controlled substance. Acceptance of a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) constitutes implied consent to submit to a chemical test for violations of this law. A police officer who has probable cause to believe an individual is carrying a concealed pistol and has consumed alcohol may require a chemical test of breath, blood, or urine.
An individual carrying a concealed pistol with any BAC is subject to immediate seizure of their pistol and the following penalties:
BAC of .02 - .07 = State civil infraction, $100 fine, and up to 1-year CPL license revocation.
BAC of .08 - .09 = 93-day misdemeanor, $100 fine, and up to 3-year CPL license revocation.
BAC of .10 or more = 93-day misdemeanor, $100 fine, and permanent CPL license revocation.
This does not prohibit an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol who has any bodily alcohol content from transporting that pistol in the locked trunk of his or her motor vehicle or another motor vehicle in which he or she is a passenger or, if the vehicle does not have a trunk, from transporting that pistol unloaded in a locked compartment or container that is separated from the ammunition for that pistol or on a vessel if the pistol is transported unloaded in a locked compartment or container that is separated from the ammunition for that pistol.
