An Act To Ensure the Confidentiality of Concealed Weapons Permit Holder Information
Maine Legislature, Session 126, LD 0345
Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Sponsors: WILSON, PLUMMER, AYOTTE, BEAULIEU, BENNETT, BLACK, CHASE, CLARK, COTTA, CRAFTS, CRAY, CROCKETT, DAVIS, DOAK, DUNPHY, DUPREY, ESPLING, FITZPATRICK, FREDETTE, GIFFORD, GILBERT, GILLWAY, GUERIN, HARVELL, JACKSON, JOHNSON, KESCHL, KINNEY, LIBBY, LOCKMAN, LONG, MAKER, MALABY, MARKS, NADEAU, NEWENDYKE, NUTTING, PARRY, PEASE, PEAVEY HASKELL, PLANTE, POULIOT, REED, SANDERSON, SHAW, SIROCKI, TIMBERLAKE, TURNER, TYLER, VILLA, VOLK, WALLACE, WEAVER, WILLETTE, WINCHENBACH, WOOD, FLOOD, MASON
Amends: 25 MRSA §2006

Legislative Document 
No. 345 
H.P. 250 
House of Representatives, February 12, 2013 
An Act To Ensure the Confidentiality of Concealed Weapons Permit 
Holder Information 
(EMERGENCY) 
Reference to the Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety suggested and ordered 
printed. 
MILLICENT M. MacFARLAND 
Clerk 
Presented by Representative WILSON of Augusta. 
Cosponsored by Senator PLUMMER of Cumberland and 
Representatives: AYOTTE of Caswell, BEAULIEU of Auburn, BENNETT of Kennebunk, BLACK of 
Wilton, CHASE of Wells, CLARK of Easton, COTTA of China, CRAFTS of Lisbon, CRAY of 
Palmyra, CROCKETT of Bethel, DAVIS of Sangerville, DOAK of Columbia Falls, DUNPHY of 
Embden, DUPREY of Hampden, ESPLING of New Gloucester, FITZPATRICK of Houlton, 
FREDETTE of Newport, GIFFORD of Lincoln, GILBERT of Jay, GILLWAY of Searsport, GUERIN 
of Glenburn, HARVELL of Farmington, JACKSON of Oxford, JOHNSON of Greenville, KESCHL of 
Belgrade, KINNEY of Limington, LIBBY of Waterboro, LOCKMAN of Amherst, LONG of Sherman, 
MacDONALD of Old Orchard Beach, MAKER of Calais, MALABY of Hancock, MARKS of Pittston, 
McCLELLAN of Raymond, McELWEE of Caribou, NADEAU of Fort Kent, NADEAU of Winslow, 
NEWENDYKE of Litchfield, NUTTING of Oakland, PARRY of Arundel, PEASE of Morrill, 
PEAVEY HASKELL of Milford, PLANTE of Berwick, POULIOT of Augusta, REED of Carmel, 
SANDERSON of Chelsea, SHAW of Standish, SIROCKI of Scarborough, TIMBERLAKE of Turner, 
TURNER of Burlington, TYLER of Windham, VILLA of Harrison, VOLK of Scarborough, 
WALLACE of Dexter, WEAVER of York, WILLETTE of Mapleton, WINCHENBACH of 
Waldoboro, WOOD of Sabattus, Senators: FLOOD of Kennebec, MASON of Androscoggin. 
Emergency preamble. Whereas, acts and resolves of the Legislature do not 
become effective until 90 days after adjournment unless enacted as emergencies; and 
Whereas, the list of all holders of concealed weapons permits in the State is public, 
which includes personal information of the permit holders such as name, full current 
address and date of birth; and 
Whereas, the public dissemination of personal information of concealed weapons 
permit holders subjects a holder to possible identity theft and puts the holder's and the 
holder's family's well-being at risk; and 
Whereas, in the judgment of the Legislature, these facts create an emergency within 
the meaning of the Constitution of Maine and require the following legislation as 
immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety; now, 
therefore, 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: 
Sec. 1.  25 MRSA §2006, 2nd ¶, as amended by PL 2011, c. 298, §11, is further 
amended to read: 
The issuing authority shall make a permanent record of each permit to carry 
concealed handguns in a suitable book or file kept for that purpose. The record must 
include the information contained in the permit itself and must be available for public 
inspection kept confidential and may not be made available for public inspection or 
copying. A person who has received confidential information under this section may not 
redistribute or disseminate the information to a person who is not authorized to receive 
the information. 
Emergency clause.  In view of the emergency cited in the preamble, this 
legislation takes effect when approved. 
SUMMARY 
This bill makes personal and identifying information of concealed weapons permit 
holders confidential and prohibits a person who has received concealed weapons permit 
holder information from redistributing or disseminating the information to a person who 
is not authorized to receive the information.