Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993
PL 103-55 (H.R.1189), enacted 07/28/1993

107 STAT. 276 
PUBLIC LAW 103-55—JULY 28, 1993 
Public Law 103-55 
103d Congress 
An Act 
July 28, 1993 
[H.R. 1189] 
Armored Car 
Industry 
Reciprocity Act 
of 1993. 
15 u s e 5901 
note. 
15 u s e 5901. 
15 u s e 5902. 
To entitle certain armored car crew members to lawfully carry a weapon in any 
State while protecting the security of valuable goods in interstate commerce 
in the service of an armored car company. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the "Armored Car Industry Reciprocity 
Act of 1993". 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) the distribution of goods and services to consumers 
in the United States requires the free flow of currency, bulUon, 
securities, food stamps, and other items of unusual value in 
interstate commerce; 
(2) the armored car industry transports and protects such 
items in interstate commerce, including daily transportation 
of 
currency 
and 
food 
stamps 
valued 
at 
more 
than 
$1,000,000,000; 
(3) armored car crew members are often subject to armed 
attack by individuals attempting to steal such items; 
(4) to protect themselves and the items they transport, 
such crew members are armed with weapons; 
(5) various States require both weapons training and a 
criminal record background check before licensing a crew mem-
ber to carry a weapon; and 
(6) there is a need for each State to reciprocally accept 
weapons licenses of other States for armored car crew members 
to assure the free and safe transport of valuable items in 
interstate commerce. 
SEC. 3. STATE RECIPROCITY OF WEAPONS LICENSES ISSUED TO 
ARMORED CAR COMPANY CREW MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—If an armored car crew member employed 
by an armored car company has in effect a license issued by the 
appropriate State agency (in the State in which such member 
is primarily employed by such company) to carry a weapon while 
acting in the services of such company in that State, and such 
State agency meets the minimum State requirements under sub-
section (b), then such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully 
carry any weapon to which such license relates in any State while 
such crew member is acting in the service of such company. 
PUBLIC LAW 103-55—JULY 28, 1993 
107 STAT. 277 
(b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—A State agency meets 
the minimum State requirements of this subsection if in issuing 
a weapons license to an armored car crew member described in 
subsection (a), the agency requires the crew member to provide 
information on an annual basis to the satisfaction of the agency 
that>-
(1) the crew member has received classroom and range 
training in weapons safety and marksmanship during the cur-
rent year by a qualified instructor for each weapon that the 
crew member is licensed to carry; and 
(2) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew 
member would not violate Federal law, determined on the 
basis of a criminal record background check conducted during 
the current year. 
SEC. 4. RELATION TO OTHER LAWS. 
15 USC 5903. 
This Act shall supersede any provision of State law (or the 
law of any political subdivision of a State) that is inconsistent 
with this Act. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
15 USC 5904. 
As used in this Act: 
(1) The term "armored car crew member" means an individ-
ual who provides protection for goods transported by an 
armored car company. 
(2) The term "armored car company" means a company— 
(A) subject to regulation under subchapter II of chapter 
105 of title 49, United States Code; and 
(B) holding the appropriate certificate, permit, or 
license issued under subchapter II of chapter 109 of such 
title, in order to engage in the business of transporting 
and protecting currency, bullion, securities, precious met-
als, food stamps, and other articles of unusual value in 
interstate commerce. 
(3) The term "State" means any State of the United States 
or the District of Columbia. 
Approved July 28, 1993. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 1189 (S. 608): 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 103-62 (Comm. on Energy and Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 103-67 accompanying S. 608 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 139 (1993): 
May 18, considered £ind passed House. 
June 30, considered and passed Senate, amended. 
July 13, House concurred in Senate amendment.