Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 1666
       
       
        
       By Senator Hutson
       
       
       
       
       
       7-01463A-21                                           20211666__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to private investigative and security
    3         services; amending s. 493.6111, F.S.; requiring the
    4         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
    5         issue a Class “G” license to persons who meet
    6         specified requirements; amending s. 493.6115, F.S.;
    7         revising eligibility requirements for Class “C” and
    8         Class “CC” licensees to carry firearms; providing an
    9         effective date.
   10  
   11         WHEREAS, all citizens, including licensed private
   12  investigators, are entitled to self-defense and self-protection,
   13  including the right to protections afforded under the Second
   14  Amendment of the United States Constitution, and
   15         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that licensed private
   16  investigators who hold a valid state license to carry concealed
   17  firearms are entitled to carry a concealed firearm at any time
   18  and at any location unless prohibited under this state’s laws,
   19  and that licensed private investigators have the right to carry
   20  a firearm during the course of their duties, NOW, THEREFORE,
   21  
   22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   24         Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 493.6111,
   25  Florida Statutes, to read:
   26         493.6111 License; contents; identification card.—
   27         (7) The department shall issue a Class “G” license to any
   28  Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who has a license to carry
   29  concealed firearms issued pursuant to s. 790.06.
   30         Section 2. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 493.6115,
   31  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   32         493.6115 Weapons and firearms.—
   33         (2)(a)Except as provided in paragraph (b), only Class “C,”
   34  Class “CC,” Class “D,” Class “M,” Class “MA,” or Class “MB”
   35  licensees are permitted to bear a firearm and any such licensee
   36  who bears a firearm shall also have a Class “G” license.
   37         (b)1.A Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who does not have
   38  a Class “G” license may carry a concealed firearm if the
   39  licensee has a license to carry concealed firearms issued
   40  pursuant to s. 790.06.
   41         2.A Class “C or Class “CC” licensee who does not have a
   42  Class “G” license but who is a retired law enforcement officer;
   43  who separated from service in good standing; who, before such
   44  separation, served as a law enforcement officer for at least 10
   45  years; and who maintains her or his annual firearms proficiency
   46  qualification may carry a concealed firearm in the performance
   47  of her or his duties. However, such licensee must have a valid
   48  federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act qualification card
   49  in her or his possession at all times while carrying a concealed
   50  firearm on duty.
   51         (4) A Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who is 21 years of
   52  age or older and has also been issued a Class “G” license, who
   53  has a license to carry concealed firearms, or who meets the
   54  requirements of subparagraph (2)(b)2. may carry, in the
   55  performance of her or his duties, a concealed firearm. A Class
   56  “D” licensee who is 21 years of age or older and has also been
   57  issued a Class “G” license may carry a concealed firearm in the
   58  performance of her or his duties under the conditions specified
   59  in s. 493.6305(3) and (4). The Class “G” license must clearly
   60  indicate such authority. The authority of any such licensee to
   61  carry a concealed firearm is valid in any location throughout
   62  the state while performing services within the scope of the
   63  license.
   64         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.