House File 2057 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2057 BY WINDSCHITL , SORENSON , SCHULTZ , HELLAND , STRUYK , PETTENGILL , KOESTER , BAUDLER , CHAMBERS , FORRISTALL , TYMESON , and HAGENOW A BILL FOR An Act relating to the collection of certain information for 1 the issuance of nonprofessional permits to carry weapons. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5014YH (5) 83 rh/rj
H.F. 2057 Section 1. Section 724.7, Code 2009, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 724.7 NONPROFESSIONAL PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS. 3 1. Any person who can reasonably justify going armed may be 4 issued a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons. 5 2. Such permits shall be on a form prescribed and published 6 by the commissioner of public safety, which shall be readily 7 distinguishable from the professional permit, and shall 8 identify the holder thereof, and state the reason for the 9 issuance of the permit, and the limits of the authority 10 granted by such permit. Such permits shall not be issued for 11 a particular weapon and shall not contain information about a 12 particular weapon including the make, model, or serial number 13 of the weapon or any ammunition used in that weapon. 14 3. All permits so issued shall be for a definite period 15 as established by the issuing officer, but in no event shall 16 exceed a period of twelve months. 17 Sec. 2. Section 724.11, Code 2009, is amended to read as 18 follows: 19 724.11 ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS. 20 1. Applications for permits to carry weapons shall be made 21 to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides. 22 Applications from persons who are nonresidents of the state, or 23 whose need to go armed arises out of employment by the state, 24 shall be made to the commissioner of public safety. In either 25 case , except as provided in subsection 2 , the issuance of the 26 permit shall be by and at the discretion of the sheriff or 27 commissioner, who shall, before issuing the permit, determine 28 that the requirements of sections 724.6 to 724.10 have been 29 satisfied. However, the training program requirements in 30 section 724.9 may be waived for renewal permits. 31 2. Neither the sheriff nor the commissioner shall require 32 an applicant for a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons to 33 provide information identifying a particular weapon in the 34 application including the make, model, or serial number of the 35 -1- LSB 5014YH (5) 83 rh/rj 1/ 2
H.F. 2057 weapon or any ammunition used in that particular weapon. 1 3. The issuing officer shall collect a fee of ten dollars, 2 except from a duly appointed peace officer or correctional 3 officer, for each permit issued. Renewal permits or duplicate 4 permits shall be issued for a fee of five dollars. The issuing 5 officer shall notify the commissioner of public safety of the 6 issuance of any permit at least monthly and forward to the 7 commissioner an amount equal to two dollars for each permit 8 issued and one dollar for each renewal or duplicate permit 9 issued. All such fees received by the commissioner shall be 10 paid to the treasurer of state and deposited in the operating 11 account of the department of public safety to offset the cost 12 of administering this chapter. Any unspent balance as of June 13 30 of each year shall revert to the general fund as provided by 14 section 8.33. 15 EXPLANATION 16 This bill provides that the sheriff of the county in which an 17 applicant for a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons resides 18 or, in the case of a nonresident, the commissioner of public 19 safety, shall not condition the issuance of such a permit on an 20 applicant’s provision of information identifying a particular 21 weapon in the application including the make, model, or serial 22 number of the weapon or any ammunition used in that particular 23 weapon. 24 -2- LSB 5014YH (5) 83 rh/rj 2/ 2