House File 634 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  HORBACH


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the possession of certain weapons by a private
  2    investigator or private security officer licensed in this
  3    state.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2527HH 82
  6 rh/je/5

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.2, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  10.  A private investigator or private
  1  4 security officer licensed pursuant to chapter 80A who
  1  5 possesses a professional permit to carry weapons issued
  1  6 pursuant to section 724.6.
  1  7    Sec. 2.  Section 724.4, subsection 4, Code 2007, is amended
  1  8 by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  9    NEW PARAGRAPH.  l.  A private investigator or private
  1 10 security officer licensed pursuant to chapter 80A who
  1 11 possesses a professional permit to carry weapons issued
  1 12 pursuant to section 724.6.
  1 13    Sec. 3.  Section 724.4B, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
  1 14 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1 15    a.  A person listed under section 724.4, subsection 4,
  1 16 paragraphs "b" through "f", or "j", or "l".
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill relates to the possession of certain weapons by a
  1 19 private investigator or private security officer licensed in
  1 20 this state.
  1 21    The bill allows a private investigator or private security
  1 22 officer licensed pursuant to Code chapter 80A to possess an
  1 23 offensive weapon when the person's duties or lawful activities
  1 24 require or permit such possession if the person possesses a
  1 25 professional permit to carry weapons issued pursuant to Code
  1 26 section 724.6.  Current law also requires a person armed with
  1 27 a revolver or pistol concealed upon the person to have in the
  1 28 person's immediate possession a permit to carry weapons
  1 29 pursuant to Code section 724.5.
  1 30    The bill allows a private investigator or private security
  1 31 officer licensed pursuant to Code chapter 80A to go armed,
  1 32 carry, or transport a firearm of any kind, whether concealed
  1 33 or not, including on school grounds.  "School" means a public
  1 34 or nonpublic school as defined in Code section 280.2.
  1 35 LSB 2527HH 82
  2  1 rh:rj/je/5