House of Representatives

HB 2213

concealed weapons; permit renewal; fingerprints

Sponsors: Pearce

DP	Committee on Retirement & Government Operations
X	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

HB 2213 makes numerous changes to concealed weapons statutes.

History

Current law only allows persons with a concealed weapons license or permit issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to be in the confines of a park or preserve with a concealed weapon. Current law also requires all concealed weapons applicants to complete a firearm safety training program approved by DPS and submit the application to the department with a certificate of firearm safety training and two sets of fingerprints. Statute also requires concealed weapons permits to be renewed every four years, a criminal history check to be performed and a fee for the permit.

Provisions

· Applies portions of current concealed weapons laws to out of state concealed weapons licensees, as it relates to parks or preserves and developed and improved areas of parks and preserves.

· Exempts the following persons from the requirement to submit fingerprints along with the application for a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

1. Active duty Peace Officers.

2. Federal Peace Officers.

3. Honorably retired federal, state or local peace officers with a minimum of ten years of service.

4. Sitting or retired justices or judges.

· Eliminates the requirement that a permit to carry a concealed weapon must be renewed every four years and eliminates the criminal history check associated with the renewal, the renewal fee and the four-hour refresher firearms safety training program.

· States that the concealed weapons permit shall remain valid without renewal unless revoked under prescribed conditions.

· Requires a person who holds a concealed weapons license or permit that is not a resident of this state to present their permit upon the request of any law enforcement officer and is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor upon failure to do so.

· Specifies that residents from out-of-state in possession of a concealed weapons permit are not subject to the application, permit and training section of law that governs in state concealed weapons licensees.

· Removes the requirement that DPS must enter into reciprocal agreements with states that have concealed weapons laws substantially similar to Arizona’s.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

HB 2213 passed the Retirement and Government Operations Committee unamended.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 February 14, 2001

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