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HOUSE BILL NO. 251

INTRODUCED BY K. WAGONER

 

AN ACT REMOVING CERTAIN WEAPONS FROM THE LIST OF WEAPONS IN CONCEALED WEAPONS LAWS; REVISING THE DEFINITION OF "CONCEALED WEAPON"; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 45-8-315 AND 45-8-316, MCA.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 45-8-315, MCA, is amended to read:

     "45-8-315.  Definition. "Concealed weapon" means any weapon mentioned in 45-8-316 through 45-8-318 and 45-8-321 through 45-8-328 a firearm that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon, except that for purposes of 45-8-321 through 45-8-328, concealed weapon means a handgun or a knife with a blade 4 or more inches in length that is wholly or partially covered by the clothing or wearing apparel of the person carrying or bearing the weapon."

 

     Section 2.  Section 45-8-316, MCA, is amended to read:

     "45-8-316.  Carrying concealed weapons firearms. (1) A person who carries or bears concealed upon the individual's person a dirk, dagger, pistol, revolver, slingshot, sword cane, billy, knuckles made of any metal or hard substance, knife having a blade 4 inches long or longer, razor, not including a safety razor, firearm or other deadly weapon shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding 6 months, or both.

     (2)  A person who has previously been convicted of an offense, committed on a different occasion than the offense under this section, in this state or any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of 1 year could have been imposed and who carries or bears concealed upon the individual's person any of the weapons described in subsection (1) a firearm shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or be imprisoned in the state prison for a period not exceeding 5 years, or both."

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