An Act To Streamline the Renewal Process for a Permit To Carry a Firearm
Maine Legislature, Session 124, LD 1522
Committee Amendment CA_A_H633 (House)
Amends: 15 MRSA §393

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT '"f} " to H.P. 1072, L.D. 1522, Bill, "An Act To 
Streamline the Renewal Process for a Permit To Carry a Firearm" 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the 
summary and inseliing the following: 
'Sec. 1. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 670, §7, is further 
amended to read: 
2. Application after 5 years. A person subject to the provisions of subsection I, 
paragraph A-lor C as a result of a conviction or adjudication may, after the expiration of 
years from the date that the person is finally discharged from the sentences imposed as 
a result of the conviction or adjudication, apply to the commissioner for a permit to carry 
a firearm subject to subsection 4. That person may not be issued a permit to carry a 
concealed firearm pursuant to Title 25, chapter 252. A permit issued pursuant to this 
subsection is valid for 4 years from the date of issue unless sooner revoked for cause by 
the commissioner. For purposes of this subsection, "firearm" does not include a firearm 
defined under I 8 United States Code, Section 921 (3). 
Sec. 2. 15 MRSA §393, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2007, c. 670, §8, is further 
amended to read: 
4. 
Notification, objection and decision. Upon receipt of an application, the 
commissioner shall determine if -it the application is in proper form. If the application is 
proper, the commissioner shall within 30 days notifY in writing the sentencing or 
presiding judge, the Attorney General, the district attorney for the county where the 
applicant resides, the district attorney for the county where the conviction occurred, the 
law enforcement agency that investigated the crime, the chief of police and sheriff in the 
municipality and county where the crime occurred and the chief of police and sheriff in 
the municipality where the applicant resides as of the filing of the application. The 
commissioner may direct any appropriate investigation to be carried out. If, '.vithin 30 
days of the sending of notice, any person so notified objects in 'tvriting to the issuance ofa 
permit, a permit may not be issued. The commissioner may deny an application even if 
no obiection is filed. 
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COMMllTEE AMENDMENT 'f+ " 
to I-J.P. 1072, L.D. 1522 
A. If, within 30 days of the sending of notice, a person notified objects in writing to 
the commissioner regarding the initial issuance of a permit and provides the reason 
for the objection, the commissioner may not issue a pennit. The reason for the 
objection must be communicated in writing to the commissioner in order for it to be 
the sole basis for denial. 
B. If, within 30 days of the sending of notice, a person notified objects in writing, 
including the reason for the objection, to the commissioner regarding a 2nd or 
subsequent issuance of a permit, the commissioner shall take the objection and its 
reason into consideration when determining whether to issue a 2nd or subsequent 
permit to the applicant, but need not deny the issuance of a permit based on an 
objection alone. 
The commissioner may deny any application for a pennit even ifno objection is filed.' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill. 
The amendment specifies that, if there is an 
objection to the issuance of an initial pennit to carry a firearm to a person who would 
otherwise be prohibited from doing so, the objection must be . provided to the 
Commissioner of Public Safety in writing and, as is currently provided, the commissioner 
may not issue the permit. The reason for the objection must be communicated in writing 
to the commissioner in order for it to be the sole basis for denial. If a person notified 
objects in writing, including the reason for the objection, to the commissioner regarding a 
2nd or subsequent issuance of a permit, the commissioner shall consider the objection 
when determining whether a 2nd or subsequent permit may be issued to the applicant, but 
need not deny the issuance of a permit based on an objection alone. Again, as current law 
provides, the commissioner may deny any application for a permit, even ifno objection is 
filed. 
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