General Assembly |
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January Session, 2017 |
LCO No. 4606 | ||
*04606HB06200JUD* | |||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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(JUD) |
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AN ACT CONCERNING THE PRESENTATION OF A PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR REVOLVER.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 29-35 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2017):
(b) The holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 29-28 shall carry such permit upon one's person while carrying such pistol or revolver. Such holder shall present his or her permit upon the request of a law enforcement officer, [who has reasonable suspicion of a crime for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or identification of the holder,] provided such holder is carrying a pistol or revolver that is observed by such law enforcement officer.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2017 |
29-35(b) |
Statement of Purpose:
To require individuals who openly carrying a pistol or revolver to produce their permit upon request of a law enforcement officer if the firearm is visible to such officer.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist.; REP. TONG, 147th Dist. REP. FOX, 148th Dist.; REP. GRESKO, 121st Dist. REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist.; REP. ELLIOTT, 88th Dist. SEN. LARSON, 3rd Dist.; SEN. MOORE, 22nd Dist. |