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BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY BILL BY CHAIRPERSON FRAISE)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to permits to carry weapons and annual permits to acquire pistols and revolvers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  Section 724.4C, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   724.4CPossession or carrying of firearms while under the influence Permit to carry —— validity.
   A permit issued under this chapter is invalid if the person to whom the permit is issued is or does any of the following:
   1.  is Is in an intoxicated condition as provided in section 321J.2, subsection 1.
   2.  Enters an establishment where alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer is sold or consumed under authority of a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit.
   Sec. 2.  Section 724.9, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   Evidence of qualification under this section subsection 1 may be documented by any of the following:
   Sec. 3.  Section 724.9, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  In addition to the firearm safety requirement in subsection 1, an applicant for a permit to carry weapons shall qualify on a firing range under the supervision of an instructor certified by the national rifle association or the department of public safety or another state’s department of public safety, state police department, or similar certifying body.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2B.  Firearm training courses offered through the internet do not satisfy the training requirements set forth in this section.
   Sec. 4.  Section 724.11, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  Applications for permits to carry weapons shall be made to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides. Applications for professional permits to carry weapons for persons who are nonresidents of the state, or whose need to go armed arises out of employment by the state, shall be made to the commissioner of public safety. In either case, the sheriff or commissioner, before issuing the permit, shall determine that the requirements of sections 724.6 to 724.10 have been satisfied. However, for An applicant for renewal of a permit the shall also satisfy, within the twelve-month period prior to the expiration of the applicant’s current permit, the training program and qualification requirements in section 724.9, subsection 1, shall apply or the renewal applicant may choose to qualify on a firing range under the supervision of an instructor certified by the national rifle association or the department of public safety or another state’s department of public safety, state police department, or similar certifying body. Such training or qualification must occur within the twelve-month period prior to the expiration of the applicant’s current permit.
   Sec. 5.  Section 724.21A, subsection 4, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Upon conclusion of the hearing, the administrative law judge shall order that the denial, suspension, or revocation of the permit be either rescinded or sustained. An unsuccessful applicant or permit holder shall pay the costs associated with the administrative appeal. An applicant, permit holder, or issuing officer aggrieved by the final judgment of the administrative law judge shall have the right to judicial review in accordance with the terms of the Iowa administrative procedure Act, chapter 17A.
EXPLANATION
   This bill relates to permits to carry weapons and annual permits to acquire pistols and revolvers.
   The bill provides that a permit to carry weapons issued under Code chapter 724 is invalid if the person to whom the permit is issued enters an establishment where alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer is sold and consumed under authority of a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit.
   The bill amends current firearm training requirements an applicant for a permit to carry weapons must satisfy to be issued a permit to carry weapons under Code chapter 724 to include the requirement that such applicant qualify on a firing range under the supervision of an instructor certified by the national rifle association or the department of public safety or another state’s department of public safety, state police department, or similar certifying body. This requirement applies to both new applicants and renewal applicants. The bill specifies that internet firearm training courses do not satisfy the firearm training requirements in Code section 724.9.
   The bill requires an unsuccessful applicant or permit holder who appeals a denial of an application for or the suspension or revocation of a permit to carry weapons or an annual permit to acquire pistols or revolvers to pay the costs associated with the administrative appeal.