Senate Bill sb2278c1

    Florida Senate - 2005                           CS for SB 2278

    By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Baker





    591-2028-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to private security services;

  3         amending s. 493.6115, F.S.; revising the types

  4         of firearms that a security officer is

  5         authorized to carry; providing an effective

  6         date.

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

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10         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 493.6115, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended to read:

12         493.6115  Weapons and firearms.--

13         (6)  Unless otherwise approved by the department, the

14  only firearm a Class "CC," Class "D," Class "M," or Class "MB"

15  licensee who has been issued a Class "G" license may carry is

16  a .38 or .357 caliber revolver with factory .38 caliber

17  ammunition only. In addition to any other firearm approved by

18  the department, a Class "C" or Class "MA" licensee who has

19  been issued a Class "G" license may carry a .38 caliber

20  revolver; or a .380 caliber or 9 millimeter semiautomatic

21  pistol; or a .357 caliber revolver with .38 caliber ammunition

22  only while performing duties authorized under this chapter. A

23  Class "C" licensee who also holds a Class "D" license, and who

24  has been issued a Class "G" license, may carry a 9 millimeter

25  semiautomatic pistol while performing security-related

26  services. No licensee may carry more than two firearms upon

27  her or his person when performing her or his duties. A

28  licensee may only carry a firearm of the specific type and

29  caliber with which she or he is qualified pursuant to the

30  firearms training referenced in subsection (8) or s.

31  493.6113(3)(b).

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    Florida Senate - 2005                           CS for SB 2278
    591-2028-05




 1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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 3          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 4                         Senate Bill 2278

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 6  The Committee Substitute permits private investigator, private
    investigator intern and security officer licensees who have
 7  been issued a Class "G" statewide firearm license by the
    Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to carry a
 8  .380 caliber or 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol. They are
    currently limited to carrying a .38 or .357 caliber revolver.
 9  The original bill had extended the availability of the
    additional weaponry to security officers only.
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