Maine LD1049: An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit

What the bill says

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Require a Person to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer upon Request When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit' Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: '.

From the introduced text:

An Act to Eliminate the Duty to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit" Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting the following: 'An Act to Require a Person to Inform a Law Enforcement Officer upon Request When Carrying a Concealed Handgun Without a Permit' Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting the following: 'Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2003-A, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 327, §4, is amended to read: §2003-A. Duty to inform law enforcement upon request When an individual who is carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to the authority of this chapter and who does not have a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun that has been issued as provided in this chapter first comes into contact with any law enforcement officer of this State or its political subdivisions or a federal law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop, that individual shall, upon request of the law enforcement officer, immediately inform that law enforcement officer of the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun. Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2004, sub-§5, as enacted by PL 2015, c. 327, §5, is amended to read: 5. Failure to inform law enforcement upon request. A person …

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Sponsors

• Jennifer Poirier (R, 70) · primary sponsor
• Donald Ardell (R, 6)