ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session

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HB 2489: provisional concealed weapons permit

Sponsor: Representative Wilmeth, LD 15

Committee on Military Affairs & Public Safety

Overview

Creates a provisional concealed weapons permit (provisional CCW) for persons between 18 and 21 years of age.

History

Under current law, the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) must issue a concealed weapons permit (CCW) to any applicant who meets the following qualifications:

1) Be 21 years old or older, or be 19 and serving in the military or honorably discharged;

2) Be a resident of Arizona or a United States citizen;

3) Complete a firearms safety training course; and

4) Not be a prohibited possessor (A.R.S. § 13-3112).

Statute defines prohibited possessor as a person who:

1) Has a mental illness and been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution;

2) Has been convicted of a felony offense and whose civil right to possess a firearm has not been restored;

3) Is serving a term of imprisonment;

4) Is on any form of release from a term of imprisonment; or

5) Unlawfully present in the United States (A.R.S. § 13-3101).

CCWs must be renewed every five years, unless the permit holder is a military member who is deployed oversees.  For active military members, the expiration of CCWs is extended until 90 days after the end of the member's overseas deployment (A.R.S. § 13-3112).

Provisions

1. Permits a person under 21 years of age to carry a concealed deadly weapon if that person has a provisional CCW. (Sec. 1)

2. Directs DPS to issue a provisional CCW to carry a concealed weapon to a qualified person who is at least 18 years old and under 21 years old. (Sec. 3)

3. Outlines regulations and requirements for provisional CCWs that match the regulations and requirements for CCWs currently issued by DPS. (Sec. 3)

4. Requires DPS to issue a CCW to a person with a provisional CCW on that person's 21st birthday. (Sec. 2, 3)

5. Stipulates that a CCW issued to a provisional CCW holder is valid for five years. (Sec. 2, 3)

6. States that a provisional CCW is valid for three years. (Sec. 3)  

7. Specifies that DPS may not require a fee or additional information before issuing a CCW to a 21-year-old provisional CCW holder. (Sec. 2)

8. Directs application fees for provisional CCWs to be deposited in the Concealed Weapons Permit Fund. (Sec. 3, 4)

9. Adds, to the list of uses for which monies may be appropriated from the Concealed Weapons Permit Fund, administering the provisional CCW permit process. (Sec. 4)

10. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 2, 4)

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