Section 600.2951 - “Approved signaling device” and “pistol” defined; use of approved signaling device; strict liability for damages; exception.
REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.2951 “Approved signaling device” and “pistol” defined; use of approved signaling device; strict liability for damages; exception.
Sec. 2951.
(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Approved signaling device” means a pistol which is a signaling device approved by the United States coast guard pursuant to regulations issued under section 4488 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, 46 U.S.C. 481, or under section 5 of the federal boat safety act of 1971, Public Law 92-75, 46 U.S.C. 1454.
(b) “Pistol” means a firearm, loaded or unloaded, 30 inches or less in length, or any firearm, loaded or unloaded, which by its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm.
(2) A person who uses an approved signaling device shall be strictly liable for any damages caused to person or property by that use unless the person reasonably believes that its use is necessary for the safety of himself or herself or of another person on the waters of this state or in an aircraft emergency situation.
History: Add. 1982, Act 186, Eff. July 1, 1982