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SENATE BILL NO. 131
INTRODUCED BY D. KARY, S. SALES, N. SWANDAL
AN ACT REVISING LAWS REGARDING CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT RENEWALS BY PROVIDING THAT FINGERPRINTING DOES NOT HAVE TO BE REPEATED WHEN PERMITS ARE RENEWED AND ESTABLISHING A TIME PERIOD FOR THE SHERIFF TO DETERMINE WHETHER A RENEWAL PERMIT WILL BE GRANTED; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 45-8-322 AND 45-8-323, MCA.
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 APPLICATIONTo be completed by each person making application:
60;& #160; RESIDENT OF MONTANA AT LEAST 6 MONTHS 0; 160; 60; ( ) Yes 60;& #160; ( ) No
60;& #160; 160; & #16 0; CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES ; 60; 0;& #160; ( ) Yes 160;& #160; 160; ( ) No
60;& #160; 160; & #16 0; 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER 60; 0;& #160; ( ) Yes 160;& #160; 160; ( ) No p>
PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT
Full name: ..................................................................................................................... ................. .......................
Last First Middle
Alias/Maiden/Nickname: ........................................................................ ............. ..................................................
Address: Home: .................................................................................................................& #160; 60; Zip .........................
Employer: .............................................................................................. ............... ............... Zip .........................
Phone: ............................................./ ..............................
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Home
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ployer Message Place of birth:
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0; Date of birth: ................................................. Driver's license #:
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#160;&
#160; Issuing state: ................................................ Social Security #: .................................................................. Sex .
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Wt.
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......................... LIST EACH FORMER EMPLOYER OR BUSINESS ENGAGED IN FOR THE
LAST 5 YEARS: Employer or business
name Address D
ates
of employment 1. ........................................................... &
#160;
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............................................... LIST EACH PLACE IN WHICH YOU HAVE LIVED FOR THE LAST 5
YEARS: City
State
Dates of residence 1. ...............................................................
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..... MILITARY SERVICE,
BRANCH ................ FROM
60;..
................... 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?
60;&
#160;
160;
( ) YES ( )
60;NO IF YES, COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING (Exceptions: minor traffic violations)
(Attach additional sheet if
necessary): City
State
Charge Date
1. ............................................
60;.....
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160;&
#160; ............................................ 2. ............................................ ......
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#160; ............................................ 5. ............................................
60;.....
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#160; ............................................ 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
0;Ad
dress Phone 1. ....................................................
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................................. 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 may be sufficient
cause for
denial or
revocation of a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I 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.
60;&
#160;
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#16
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60;
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0; Signature
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Date of application
60;&
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#16
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60;
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60;
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#16
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160; This
application
must be
60;&
#160;
160;
&
#16
0;
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160;
60;
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#16
0;
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160;
60;
&
#16
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160; signed in the presence
of
60;&
#160;
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#16
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60;
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160; the sheriff or a
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 for each 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 number,
state identification card number, or tribal identification card number, and a picture of the
permittee. A person in
the United States armed forces satisfies the requirement of submitting a picture if the
person
submits pictures
of the front of the person's military identification card and the person's Montana driver's
license.
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
background check of an applicant to determine whether the applicant is
eligible for a permit under 45-8-321, may require an applicant to submit the applicant's
fingerprints, and may
charge the applicant $5 for fingerprinting. A
renewal
does not require repeat 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) All of the information on
the
application is confidential, and the sheriff shall treat the confidential
information on the application as confidential criminal justice information pursuant to
Title 44,
chapter 5." Section
2. Section 45-8-323, MCA, is
amended to
read: "45-8-323. Denial of renewal -- revocation of permit. A
permit to
carry a concealed weapon may be
revoked or its renewal denied by the sheriff of the county in which the permittee resides
if
circumstances arise
that would require the sheriff to refuse to grant the permittee an original license. A decision to deny an applicant
a renewal must be made within 60 days after the filing of an
application." - END - Latest
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