Armored Car Reciprocity Amendments of 1998
PL 105-287 (H.R.624), enacted 10/27/1998

112 STAT. 2776 
PUBLIC LAW 105-287—OCT. 27, 1998 
Public Law 105-287 
105th Congress 
An Act 
Oct. 27, 1998 
To amend the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 to clarify certain 
[H.R. 624] 
requirements and to improve the flow of interstate commerce. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of 
Armored Car 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
Reciprocity 
Amendments of 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
1998 
15 use 5901 
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note. 
ments of 1998". 
SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF STATE RECIPROCITY OF WEAPONS 
UCENSES ISSUED TO ARMORED CAR COMPANY CREW 
MEMBERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3(a) of the Armored Car Industry 
Reciprocity Act of 1993 (15 U.S.C. 5902(a)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
"(a) IN GENERAL.—If an armored car crew member employed 
by an armored car company— 
"(1) 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 requirements imder subsection (b); 
and 
"(2) has met all other applicable requirements to act as 
£in armored car crew member in the State in which such mem-
ber is primarily employed by such compsiny, 
then such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully carry any 
weapon to which such license relates and function as an armored 
car crew member in any State while such member is acting in 
the service of such company.". 
(b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—Section 3(b) of such Act 
(15 U.S.C. 5902(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
"(b) MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.—A State agency meets 
the minimum State requirements of this subsection if— 
"(1) in issuing an initial weapons license to an armored 
car crew member described in subsection (a), the agency deter-
mines to its satisfaction that— 
"(A) the crew member has received classroom and 
reinge training in weapons safety and marksmanship dur-
ing the current year from a qualified instructor for each 
weapon that the crew member will be licensed to carry; 
and 
"(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew 
member would not violate Federal law, determined on the 
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basis of a criminal record background check conducted 
during the current year; 
"(2) in issuing a renewal of a weapons license to an armored 
car crew member described in subsection (a), the agency deter-
mines to its satisfaction that— 
"(A) the crew member has received continuing training 
in weapons safety and marksmanship from a qualified 
instructor for each weapon tiiat the crew member is 
licensed to carry; and 
"(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew 
member would not violate Federal law, as determined by 
the agency; and 
"(3) in issuing a weapons license under paragraph (1) or 
paragraph (2), as uie case may be— 
"(A) the agency issues such Ucense for a period not 
to exceed 2 years; or 
"(B) the agency issues such license for a period not 
to exceed 5 years in the case of a State that enacted 
a State law before October 1, 1996, that provides for the 
issuance of an initial weapons Ucense or a renewal of 
a weapons Ucense, as the case may be, for a period not 
to exceed 5 years.**. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
15 USC 5902 
The amendments made by section 2 shall take effect 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Approved October 27, 1998. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 624: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 105-6 (Comm. on Commerce). 
SENATE REPORTS: No. 105-297 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD: 
Vol. 143 (1997): Feb. 26, considered and passed House. 
Vol. 144 (1998): Oct. 9, considered and passed Senate.