Senate Bill 1028

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1028

    By Senator Mitchell





    4-1143-99                                           See HB 161

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to weapons and firearms;

  3         amending s. 790.06, F.S.; exempting certain

  4         retired law enforcement officers from the fees

  5         imposed by the Department of State for a

  6         license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section

12  790.06, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

13         790.06  License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.--

14         (5)  The applicant shall submit to the Department of

15  State:

16         (b)  A nonrefundable license fee not to exceed $85, if

17  he or she has not previously been issued a statewide license,

18  or a nonrefundable license fee not to exceed $70 for renewal

19  of a statewide license. Costs for processing the set of

20  fingerprints as required in paragraph (c) shall be borne by

21  the applicant. However, an individual holding an active

22  certification from the Criminal Justice Standards and Training

23  Commission as a "law enforcement officer," "correctional

24  officer," or "correctional probation officer" as defined in s.

25  943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) is exempt from the

26  licensing requirements of this section.  If any individual

27  holding an active certification from the Criminal Justice

28  Standards and Training Commission as a "law enforcement

29  officer," a "correctional officer," or a "correctional

30  probation officer" as defined in s.  943.10(1), (2), (3), (6),

31  (7), (8), or (9) wishes to receive a concealed weapons or

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1028
    4-1143-99                                           See HB 161




  1  firearms license, such person is exempt from the background

  2  investigation and all background investigation fees, but shall

  3  pay the current license fees regularly required to be paid by

  4  nonexempt applicants. Further, a law enforcement officer, a

  5  correctional officer, or a correctional probation officer as

  6  defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), or (3) is exempt from the

  7  required fees and background investigation for a period of 1

  8  year subsequent to the date of retirement of said officer as a

  9  law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or a

10  correctional probation officer. A person who is retired from

11  at least 20 years of service in this state or any other state

12  as a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), is

13  exempt from the license fee and the license renewal fee.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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17                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that a person who is retired following at least
19    20 years of service as a law enforcement officer in this
      state or any other state is exempt from paying the fees
20    for a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm.

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