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HP0183, LD 222, item 3, ‘An Act Regarding the Issuance of a Permit To Carry a Concealed Handgun’
HP0183
LD 222 Session - 126th Maine Legislature
C "A", Filing Number H-730, Sponsored by
LR 697
‘An Act Regarding the Issuance of a Permit To Carry a Concealed Handgun’
‘Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2002, sub-§9, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 524, §2, is amended to read:
(1) The mayor and municipal officers or councilors of a city, the municipal officers or councilors of a town or the assessors of a plantation or, if they so choose, their full-time chief of police as their designee full-time chief of police of a municipality; or
(2) The Chief of the State Police as the designee of the municipal officers under section 2002-A;
(3) The Chief of the State Police if the municipality does not have a full-time chief of police unless the municipality designates the county sheriff of the county where the municipality is primarily located as its designee under section 2002-A;
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2002-A, as amended by PL 1993, c. 524, §4, is further amended to read:
§ 2002-A. Assignment of authority
The municipal officers of a municipality without a full-time chief of police may designate, if the Chief of the State Police county sheriff agrees, the State Police county sheriff of the county where the municipality is primarily located as the issuing authority for that municipality. The designation must be made by written agreement with the Chief of the State Police county sheriff. The agreement must include provisions for termination of the agreement. During the term of an agreement, the State Police county sheriff shall perform all the functions of the issuing authority, including suspension and revocation of permits. The State Police are county sheriff is entitled to receive any fees authorized for performing the functions of an issuing authority. The Chief of the State Police county sheriff continues to serve as the issuing authority until the chief county sheriff receives from the municipal officers written notice of cancellation or revocation of the designation.
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§1, ¶B-1 is enacted to read:
B-1. If a nonresident, has a valid concealed handgun permit from that nonresident's state of residency. This paragraph does not apply to a nonresident whose state of residency does not require a permit to carry a concealed handgun;
Sec. 4. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§1, ¶¶D and E, as amended by PL 2011, c. 298, §7, are further amended to read:
(5) Answers Subject to subsection 2-A, answers to the following questions:
(ee) Have you been adjudged in a Maine court to have committed the civil violation of possession of a useable amount of marijuana, butyl nitrite or isobutyl nitrite in violation of Title 22, section 2383 within the past 5 years?
(1) At the request of the issuing authority or the State Police, takes whatever action is required by law to allow the issuing authority or the State Police to obtain from the Department of Health and Human Services, limited to records of patient committals to Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center or any other state mental health institute or nonstate mental health institution within the State, the courts, law enforcement agencies and the military information relevant to the following:
(c) Section 2005;
(2) If a photograph is an integral part of the permit to carry concealed handguns adopted by an issuing authority, submits At the request of the issuing authority, submits to being photographed for that purpose a permit to carry a concealed handgun;
(3) If it becomes necessary to resolve any questions as to identity, submits to having fingerprints taken by the issuing authority;
(4) Submits an application fee along with the written application to the proper issuing authority pursuant to the following schedule:
(a) Resident of a municipality or unorganized territory, $35 $52.50 for an original application and $20 $52.50 for a renewal, except that a person who paid $60 for a concealed firearms permit or renewal during 1991 or 1992 is entitled to a credit toward renewal fees in an amount equal to $30 for a person who paid $60 for an original application and $45 for a person who paid $60 for a permit renewal. The credit is valid until fully utilized; and
(b) Nonresident, $60 $120 for an original or renewal application; and
(c) Resident, $15 to replace a valid concealed handgun permit issued on or before January 1, 2016 with a permit issued under subsection 9; and
(5) Demonstrates to the issuing authority a knowledge of handgun safety. The applicant may fully satisfy this requirement by submitting to the issuing authority, through documentation in accordance with this subparagraph, proof that the applicant has within 5 years prior to the date of application completed a course that included handgun safety offered by or under the supervision of a federal, state, county or municipal law enforcement agency or a firearms instructor certified by a private firearms association recognized as knowledgeable in matters of handgun safety by the issuing authority or by the state in which the course was taken. A course completion certificate or other document, or a photocopy, is sufficient if it recites or otherwise demonstrates that the course meets all of the requirements of this subparagraph.
As an alternative way of fully satisfying this requirement, an applicant may personally demonstrate knowledge of handgun safety to an issuing authority, if the issuing authority is willing to evaluate an applicant's personal demonstration of such knowledge. The issuing authority is not required to offer this 2nd option.
Sec. 5. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2003, c. 341, §§5 to 8, is further amended to read:
2. Complete application; certification by applicant. The requirements set out in subsection 1, constitute a complete application. By affixing the applicant's signature to the application, the applicant certifies the following:
A. That the statements the applicant makes in the application and any documents the applicant makes a part of the application are true and correct;
A-1. That the applicant understands that an affirmative answer to the question in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (5), division (l) or (o) is cause for refusal unless the applicant is nonetheless authorized to possess a firearm under Title 15, section 393;
A-2. That the applicant understands that an affirmative answer to subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (5), division (p) is cause for refusal if the order of the court meets the preconditions contained in Title 15, section 393, subsection 1, paragraph D. If the order of the court does not meet the preconditions, the conduct underlying the order may be used by the issuing authority, along with other information, in judging good moral character under subsection 4;
B. That the applicant understands that an affirmative answer to one or more of the questions in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (5), divisions (a), (k), (n) or (q) to (x) is cause for refusal;
B-1. That the applicant understands that an affirmative answer to one or more of the questions in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (5), divisions (b) to (j), (m), (y), (z) or (aa) to (ff) is used by the issuing authority, along with other information, in judging good moral character under subsection 4; and
C. That the applicant understands any false statements made in the application or in any document made a part of the application may result in prosecution as provided in section 2004.
An applicant may provide the applicant's signature by an electronic means approved by the State Police.
Sec. 6. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§2-A is enacted to read:
2-A. Modification of questions. The Attorney General may modify or reword the questions in subsection 1, paragraph D, subparagraph (5) to improve readability and clarity as long as the subject matter of the questions is retained. The Attorney General shall submit any proposed changes to those questions to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over criminal justice and public safety matters for review.
Sec. 7. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§3-A, as amended by PL 2011, c. 298, §7, is further amended to read:
3-A. Model forms. The Attorney General shall develop model forms for the following:
A. An application for a resident permit to carry concealed handguns;
B. An application for a nonresident permit to carry concealed handguns; and
C. A resident permit to carry concealed handguns of which a photograph is an integral part;
D. A resident permit to carry concealed handguns of which a photograph is not an integral part;
E. A nonresident permit to carry concealed handguns; and
F. Authority to release information to the issuing authority for the purpose of evaluating information supplied on the application.
Each An issuing authority shall utilize only the model forms.
Sec. 8. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. D, §52 and affected by Pt. E, §2 and amended by PL 2005, c. 236, §§3 and 4, is further amended to read:
5. Access to confidential records. Notwithstanding that certain records retained by governmental entities are by law made confidential, the records pertaining to patient committals to any state mental health institute or nonstate mental health institution, including, but not limited to, Riverview Psychiatric Center and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center, and records compiled pursuant to Title 19-A, section 4012, subsection 1, that are necessary to the issuing authority's determination of the applicant's good moral character and compliance with the additional requirements of this section and of section 2005 must, at the request of the issuing authority, be made available for inspection by and dissemination to the issuing authority.
Sec. 9. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§§8 and 9, as amended by PL 2011, c. 298, §7, are further amended to read:
8. Term of permit. All concealed handgun permits are valid for 4 6 years from the date of issue, unless sooner revoked for cause by the issuing authority. If a permit renewal is issued before the expiration date of the permit being renewed or within 6 months of the expiration date of the permit being renewed, the permit renewal is valid for 4 6 years from the expiration date of the permit being renewed.
9. Permit form. Each permit to carry concealed handguns issued must contain By January 1, 2016, the State Police shall develop and make available a concealed handgun permit that contains the following components: The name, the address , a recent photograph and a physical description of the permit holder; the holder's signature; the date of issuance; and the date of expiration. A permit to carry concealed handguns may additionally contain a photograph of the permit holder if the issuing authority makes a photograph an integral part of the permit to carry concealed handguns. An issuing authority shall use this form and every issued permit must include the designated information. At the request of an issuing authority, the Secretary of State may provide a photograph of the applicant to be incorporated into that applicant's permit to carry a concealed handgun.
Sec. 10. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§15, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 524, §12, is amended to read:
15. Duty of issuing authority; application fees. The application fees submitted by the applicant as required by subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (4) are subject to the following.
A. If the issuing authority is other than the Chief of the State Police, $25 $42.50 of the fee for an original application and $15 of the fee for a renewal and $10 of the fee for an application to replace a valid permit with a permit issued by the State Police on or after January 1, 2016 must be paid over to the Treasurer of State.
B. If the Chief of the State Police is the issuing authority as the designee of a municipality under section 2002-A, $25 of the fee for an original application and $15 of the fee for a renewal must be paid over to the Treasurer of State.
C. If the Chief of the State Police is the issuing authority because the applicant is either a resident of an unorganized territory or a nonresident, the application fee must be paid over to the Treasurer of State. The fee must be applied to the expenses of administration incurred by the State Police.
The fees paid over to the Treasurer of State pursuant to this subsection must be deposited in the State Police's licensing and enforcement account to be used solely to cover the costs incurred by the state police for the development and issuance of concealed handgun permits.
Sec. 11. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§16, as amended by PL 2011, c. 298, §7, is further amended to read:
16. Application fee; use. The application fee submitted by the applicant as required by subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (4) covers the cost of processing the application by the issuing authority and the cost of developing the permit to carry concealed handguns issued by the issuing authority.
Sec. 12. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§§18 and 19 are enacted to read:
18. Submission of information to the State Police. The issuing authority shall provide information received from an applicant pursuant to subsection 1 to the State Police for purposes of a criminal history record check, a mental health record check and a Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles record check. The State Police shall provide the results of its record checks to the issuing authority for consideration before the issuing authority makes a final determination on the application. Unless the State Police is the issuing authority as provided for in section 2002, subsection 9, the State Police does not have the authority to approve or deny an application for a concealed handgun permit.
19. Confidential database. The State Police shall establish and maintain a confidential database accessible only by a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officers for criminal justice and concealed handgun permit purposes or by court order containing the following information about a permit holder or an applicant for a concealed handgun permit:
D. Permit information;
E. Status of the permit; and
F. Prior action taken on the permit.
The database must be accessible by a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer at any time. Information about a permit holder or an applicant must be purged from the database within 5 years after the permit expires or after the period for an appeal on a denial or a revocation of a permit has run.
Sec. 13. Application. This Act does not apply to a valid concealed handgun permit issued before the effective date of this Act. An application for a concealed handgun permit or the renewal of a valid concealed handgun permit on or after the effective date of this Act is subject to the provisions of this Act.
Sec. 14. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
Initiative: Provides an allocation of concealed handgun permit fees to establish and maintain a confidential database.
$0 $270,136
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $270,136
Initiative: Provides an allocation of concealed handgun permit fees for 2 Office Associate II positions and one State Police Detective position to maintain a confidential database of concealed handgun permits and to perform record checks on applicants.
$0 $230,300
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS TOTAL $0 $230,300
$0 $500,436
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS $0 $500,436
Sec. 15. Effective date. That section of this Act that amends the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 25, section 2003, subsection 3-A takes effect January 1, 2016.’
This amendment is the majority report and replaces the bill and does the following: