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Maine Legislature, Session 123, LD 2267
Amends: 25 MRSA §2001-A

Legislative Document 
No. 2267 
H.P.1630 
House of Representatives, March 20, 2008 
An Act To Increase the Number of Concealed Firearms Permit 
Reciprocity Agreements That Maine May Enter into with Other 
Eligible States 
Reported by the Majority from the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and 
Public Safety pursuant to Resolve 2007, chapter 84. 
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MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ~F, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. N, §2 
and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read: 
F. 
A firearm carried by a person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed 
firearm has been issued by another state if a permit to carry a concealed firearm 
issued from that state has been granted reciprocity. The Chief of the State Police may 
enter into reciprocity agreements with ,6 any other states that meet the requirements of 
this paragraph. Reciprocity may be granted to a permit to carry a concealed firearm 
issued from another state if: 
(1) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm has 
substantially equivalent or stricter requirements for the issuance of a permit to 
carry a concealed firearm; and 
(2) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm observes 
the same rules of reciprocity in regards to regarding a person issued a permit to 
carry a concealed firearm under this chapter. 
SUMMARY 
This bill is submitted by the Joint Standing Committee on Criminal Justice and Public 
Safety pursuant to Resolve 2007, chapter 84. That resolve directed the Commissioner of 
Public Safety and the Attorney General to review other states' concealed firearms laws to 
determine if any satisfy Maine's statutory standards for reciprocity. After review of all 
other states' concealed firearms laws, the reviewers identified several states that meet or 
exceed Maine's standards and could be approached as candidates for reciprocity. This bill 
repeals the limitation that the Chief of the State Police may enter into reciprocity with no 
more than 2 states. 
The bill authorizes the Chief of the State Police to enter into 
reciprocity agreements with any other states that meet or exceed the requirements of this 
State. 
FISCAL,\un: RI:.(lLlRED 
(See attached) 
Approved: 03114/08 hac:.. 
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LR3543(Ol) 
An Act To Increase the Number of Concealed Firearms Permit Reciprocity Agreements That Maine 
May Enter into with Other Eligible States 
Revenue 
Other Special Revenue Funds 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Fiscal Note for Original Bill 
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
2007-08 
2008-09 
$0 
($2,760) 
Projections 
2009-10 
($2,760) 
Projections 
2010-11 
($2,760) 
Accepting reciprocity agreements with other states will result in a reduction in concealed firearms permit fees of 
$2,760 beginning in fiscal year 2008-09. 
LR3543(0 I) - Fiscal Note - Page I of I