_________ Bill No. _______

Introduced By _______________________________________________________________________________



A Bill for an Act entitled: "An Act requiring a person issued a concealed weapon permit to be issued a new driver's license containing a notation that a concealed weapon permit has been issued and stating the type of weapon covered by the permit; amending section

45-8-322, MCA; and providing an applicability provision."



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Montana:



Section 1.  Section 45-8-322, MCA, is amended to read:

"45-8-322.   Application, renewal, permit, and fees. (1) The application form must be readily available at the sheriff's office and must read as follows:

CONCEALED WEAPON PERMIT APPLICATION

To be completed by each person making application:

RESIDENT OF MONTANA AT LEAST 6 MONTHS (  ) Yes (  ) No

CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES (  ) Yes (  ) No

18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER (  ) Yes (  ) No

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT

Full name: .................................................................................................................................

Last First Middle

Alias/Maiden/Nickname: ...............................................................................................................

Address: Home: .......................................................................................... Zip......................

Employer: ...................................................................................... Zip......................

Phone: ......................./......................./.........................

Home Employer Message

Place of birth: ......................................................................... Date of birth: ..........................

Driver's license #: ................................................................... Issuing state: ...........................

Social Security #: .......................................

Sex ............ Ht ...............  Wt .............  Eyes ............... Hair ..............

LIST EACH FORMER EMPLOYER OR BUSINESS ENGAGED IN FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS:

Employer or

business name Address Dates of employment

1.  ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

2.  ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

3.  ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

4. ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

5. ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

6.  ....................................... ............................................ ...............................................

LIST EACH PLACE IN WHICH YOU HAVE LIVED FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS:

City State Dates of residence

1. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

2. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

3. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

4. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

5. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

6. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

MILITARY SERVICE, BRANCH ..................  FROM................ TO..............

TYPE OF DISCHARGE .................... RANK UPON DISCHARGE ..................

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A CRIME OR FOUND GUILTY IN A COURT-MARTIAL PROCEEDING?

(  ) YES (  ) NO

IF YES, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (Exceptions: minor traffic violations) (Attach additional sheet if necessary):

City State Charge Date

1. ........................... .............................. .................................. ...............................

2. ........................... .............................. .................................. ...............................

3. ........................... .............................. .................................. ...............................

4. ........................... .............................. .................................. ...............................

5. ........................... .............................. .................................. ...............................

LIST THREE PERSONS WHOM YOU HAVE KNOWN FOR AT LEAST 5 YEARS THAT WILL BE CREDIBLE WITNESSES TO YOUR GOOD MORAL CHARACTER AND PEACEABLE DISPOSITION (DO NOT include relatives or present/past employers):

Name Address Phone

1. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

2. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................

3. ....................................... ........................................... ...............................................



IN COMPLETE DETAIL, PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR REASONS FOR REQUESTING THIS PERMIT (Attach additional sheet if necessary):

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I, the undersigned applicant, swear that the foregoing information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and is given with the full knowledge that any misstatement contained herein may be sufficient cause for denial or revocation of a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I hereby authorize any person having information concerning me that relates to the information requested by this application and the requirements for a concealed weapon permit, either public record or otherwise, to furnish it to the sheriff to whom this application is made.

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Signature

.............................

Date of application

  This application must be

signed in the presence of

the sheriff or his designee.

(2)  The application must be in triplicate. The applicant must be given the original at the time the completed application is filed with the sheriff, the sheriff shall keep a copy for at least 4 years, and a copy must, within 7 days of the sheriff's receipt of the application, be mailed to the chief of police if the applicant resides in a city or town with a police force.

(3)  The fee for issuance of a permit is $50. The permit must be renewed for additional 4-year periods upon payment of a $25 fee per renewal and upon request for renewal made within 90 days before expiration of the permit. The permit and each renewal must be in triplicate, in a form prescribed by the department of justice, and must at a minimum include the name, address, physical description, signature, driver's license or state identification card number, and a picture of the permittee. The permit must state that federal and state laws on possession of firearms and other weapons differ and that a person who violates the federal law may be prosecuted in federal court and the Montana permit will not be a defense. The permittee must be given the original, and the sheriff shall keep a copy and send a copy to the department of justice, which shall keep a central repository record of all permits. Replacement of a lost permit must be treated as a renewal under this subsection.

(4)  The sheriff shall conduct a criminal record and background check of an applicant, may require an applicant to submit his fingerprints, and may charge the applicant $5 for fingerprinting.

(5)  Permit, background, and fingerprinting fees may be retained by the sheriff and used to implement 45-8-321 through 45-8-325.

(6)  A state or local government law enforcement agency or other agency or any of its officers or employees may not request a permittee to voluntarily submit information in addition to that required on an application and permit.

(7) Within 5 days after the permit is issued, the sheriff shall notify the department of justice of the issuance of the permit. The notice must contain the person's name, address, telephone number, and if the person has a driver's license, the driver's license number. Within 10 days after the department receives the notice, the department shall issue the person a new driver's license if the person has a driver's license and shall require the person to return the replaced license to the department. The new driver's license must contain a clearly visible notation that the person has been issued a concealed weapon permit and state the type of weapon covered by the permit. The department may charge the person $5 for issuance of the new license."



NEW SECTION. Section 2.  Applicability. [Section 1] applies to each person holding a concealed weapon permit on October 1, 1997, and the person must be issued a new driver's license as required by [section 1].

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