| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to concealed weapons; amending s. 790.06, |
| 3 | F.S.; providing that a licensee who is serving on active |
| 4 | duty in any branch of the United States Armed Services and |
| 5 | who is participating in Operation Enduring Freedom or |
| 6 | Operation Iraqi Freedom on the date of the expiration of |
| 7 | the license has an additional 180 days following the date |
| 8 | the licensee returns to Florida in which to renew his or |
| 9 | her license to carry a concealed weapon or a concealed |
| 10 | firearm; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 790.06, Florida |
| 15 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.-- |
| 17 | (11) No less than 90 days before prior to the expiration |
| 18 | date of the license, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer |
| 19 | Services shall mail to each licensee a written notice of the |
| 20 | expiration and a renewal form prescribed by the Department of |
| 21 | Agriculture and Consumer Services. The licensee must renew his |
| 22 | or her license on or before the expiration date by filing with |
| 23 | the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services the renewal |
| 24 | form containing a notarized affidavit stating that the licensee |
| 25 | remains qualified pursuant to the criteria specified in |
| 26 | subsections (2) and (3), a color photograph as specified in |
| 27 | paragraph (5)(e), and the required renewal fee. However, if a |
| 28 | licensee is serving on active duty in any branch of the United |
| 29 | States Armed Services and is participating in Operation Enduring |
| 30 | Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom on the date of the expiration |
| 31 | of the license, the licensee has an additional 180 days |
| 32 | following the date the licensee returns to this state in which |
| 33 | to renew his or her license to carry a concealed weapon or a |
| 34 | concealed firearm. Out-of-state residents must also submit a |
| 35 | completed fingerprint card and fingerprint processing fee. The |
| 36 | license shall be renewed upon receipt of the completed renewal |
| 37 | form, color photograph, appropriate payment of fees, and, if |
| 38 | applicable, a completed fingerprint card. Additionally, a |
| 39 | licensee who fails to file a renewal application on or before |
| 40 | its expiration date must renew his or her license by paying a |
| 41 | late fee of $15. A No license may not shall be renewed 6 months |
| 42 | or more after its expiration date, and this such license is |
| 43 | shall be deemed to be permanently expired. A person whose |
| 44 | license has been permanently expired may reapply for licensure; |
| 45 | however, an application for licensure and fees under pursuant to |
| 46 | subsection (5) must be submitted, and a background investigation |
| 47 | shall be conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section. A |
| 48 | person Persons who knowingly files file false information under |
| 49 | pursuant to this subsection is shall be subject to criminal |
| 50 | prosecution under s. 837.06. |
| 51 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |