Any of you guys with a CHP, please send an email to State Rep. Barry Ivey regarding House Bill 318 -- legislation described below. It essentially creates an offense of failure by a concealed carry permittee to notify law enforcement when the permittee is in possession of a handgun and adds penalties on top of current law.
iveyb@legis.la.gov
House Bill 318 by Rep. Ivey requires anyone licensed under R.S. 1379.3 to notify as soon as practical any uniformed law enforcement officer who approaches that person in the official performance of his duties that he has a weapon on his person, submit to a pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. A permittee who fails to identify the possession of a concealed handgun to a law enforcement officer as required under the bill shall be fined up to $1,000. The adjudicating judge may also order forfeiture of the handgun and may suspend or revoked the permit. "Law enforcement officer" includes the following: commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, park wardens, livestock brand inspectors, forestry officers, attorney general investigators, district attorney investigators, inspector general investigators and probation and parole officers."
Currently,
• Under R.S. 1379.3(I)(2): A permittee armed with a handgun in accordance with this Section shall notify any police officer who approaches the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a weapon on his person, submit to a pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. Failure to comply with these provisions shall result in a six-month automatic suspension of the permit.
• Under Administrative Rule Title 55, Part 1, Chapter 13, Section 1313, Duties and Responsibilities of the Permittee: A permittee armed with a handgun shall notify any police officer who approaches the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a handgun on his person, submit to pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in a six-month automatic suspension of the permit.
HB 318 wouldn't replace the requirements and penalties in current law; it would impose up to a $1,000 fine and possibility of forfeiture of the handgun and revocation of the permit on top of them.
What problem is this bill trying to fix??
iveyb@legis.la.gov
House Bill 318 by Rep. Ivey requires anyone licensed under R.S. 1379.3 to notify as soon as practical any uniformed law enforcement officer who approaches that person in the official performance of his duties that he has a weapon on his person, submit to a pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. A permittee who fails to identify the possession of a concealed handgun to a law enforcement officer as required under the bill shall be fined up to $1,000. The adjudicating judge may also order forfeiture of the handgun and may suspend or revoked the permit. "Law enforcement officer" includes the following: commissioned police officers, sheriffs, deputy sheriffs, marshals, deputy marshals, correctional officers, constables, wildlife enforcement agents, park wardens, livestock brand inspectors, forestry officers, attorney general investigators, district attorney investigators, inspector general investigators and probation and parole officers."
Currently,
• Under R.S. 1379.3(I)(2): A permittee armed with a handgun in accordance with this Section shall notify any police officer who approaches the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a weapon on his person, submit to a pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. Failure to comply with these provisions shall result in a six-month automatic suspension of the permit.
• Under Administrative Rule Title 55, Part 1, Chapter 13, Section 1313, Duties and Responsibilities of the Permittee: A permittee armed with a handgun shall notify any police officer who approaches the permittee in an official manner or with an identified official purpose that he has a handgun on his person, submit to pat down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm him. Failure to comply with this provision shall result in a six-month automatic suspension of the permit.
HB 318 wouldn't replace the requirements and penalties in current law; it would impose up to a $1,000 fine and possibility of forfeiture of the handgun and revocation of the permit on top of them.
What problem is this bill trying to fix??
