House File 88 - Introduced



                                  HOUSE FILE       
                                  BY  WINDSCHITL, SCHULTZ, TYMESON,
                                      LUKAN, S. OLSON, STRUYK, KOESTER,
                                      HELLAND, HUSEMAN, PETTENGILL,
                                      KAUFMANN, SORENSON, PAULSEN,
                                      and DEYOE



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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the issuance of weapons permits by a county
  2    sheriff or the commissioner of public safety.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1751YH 83
  5 rh/nh/14

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 724.11, Code 2009, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    724.11  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT TO CARRY WEAPONS.
  1  4    Applications for permits to carry weapons shall be made to
  1  5 the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides.
  1  6 Applications from persons who are nonresidents of the state,
  1  7 or whose need to go armed arises out of employment by the
  1  8 state, shall be made to the commissioner of public safety.  In
  1  9 either case, the issuance of the permit shall be by and at the
  1 10 discretion of the sheriff or commissioner, who shall, before
  1 11 issuing issue the permit, determine that if the sheriff or
  1 12 commissioner determines that the requirements of sections
  1 13 724.6 to 724.10 have been satisfied.  However, the training
  1 14 program requirements in section 724.9 may be waived for
  1 15 renewal permits.  The issuing officer shall collect a fee of
  1 16 ten dollars, except from a duly appointed peace officer or
  1 17 correctional officer, for each permit issued.  Renewal permits
  1 18 or duplicate permits shall be issued for a fee of five
  1 19 dollars.  The issuing officer shall notify the commissioner of
  1 20 public safety of the issuance of any permit at least monthly
  1 21 and forward to the commissioner an amount equal to two dollars
  1 22 for each permit issued and one dollar for each renewal or
  1 23 duplicate permit issued.  All such fees received by the
  1 24 commissioner shall be paid to the treasurer of state and
  1 25 deposited in the operating account of the department of public
  1 26 safety to offset the cost of administering this chapter.  Any
  1 27 unspent balance as of June 30 of each year shall revert to the
  1 28 general fund as provided by section 8.33.
  1 29                           EXPLANATION
  1 30    This bill relates to the issuance of weapons permits by a
  1 31 county sheriff or the commissioner of public safety.
  1 32    Current law provides that a county sheriff in the county in
  1 33 which an applicant for a weapons permit resides, or the
  1 34 commissioner of public safety, if the applicant is a
  1 35 nonresident of the state, has discretion in determining
  2  1 whether or not to issue a concealed weapons permit to an
  2  2 applicant after the sheriff or the commissioner determines the
  2  3 applicant meets certain requirements.  The bill eliminates
  2  4 that discretion and provides that the county sheriff or the
  2  5 commissioner of public safety shall issue a permit to carry
  2  6 weapons upon determining that the requirements have been
  2  7 satisfied.
  2  8 LSB 1751YH 83
  2  9 rh/nh/14