Concealed weapons permits-qualifications.

WORKING DRAFT
2006
STATE OF
WYOMING
06LSO-0403

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0149

Concealed weapons permits-qualifications.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Landon

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to concealed weapons permits; amending a restriction on the issuance of concealed weapons permits as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
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Section 1.

W.S. 6
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104(b)(v) is amended to read:

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104.

Wearing or carrying concealed weapons; penalties; exceptions; permits.

(b)

The attorney general is authorized to issue permits to carry a concealed firearm to persons qualified as provided by this subsection. The attorney general shall promulgate rules necessary to carry out this section no later than October 1, 1994. Applications for a permit to carry a concealed firearm shall be made available and distributed by the division of criminal investigation and local law enforcement agencies. The permit shall be valid throughout the state for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance. The permittee shall carry the permit, together with valid identification at all times when the permittee is carrying a concealed firearm and shall display both the permit and proper identification upon request of any peace officer. The attorney general through the division shall issue a permit to any person who:

(v)

Has not been committed to a state or federal facility for the abuse of a controlled substance or convicted of a violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971, W.S. 35
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1057
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or similar laws of any other state or the United States relating to controlled substances
, except a conviction for a misdemeanor violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 or a similar law of any other state or the United States relating to controlled substances that occurred not less than five (5) years before application for a permit under this subsection shall not be the basis for denial of a permit if the applicant has no other convictions in the five (5) year period preceding application for a permit and the applicant is otherwise qualified for issuance of a permit under this subsection
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Section 2.

This act is effective July 1, 2006.

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