BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 703
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB 703 (Hall)
As Amended May 8, 2013
Majority vote
PUBLIC SAFETY 6-0 APPROPRIATIONS 17-0
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|Ayes:|Melendez, Jones-Sawyer, |Ayes:|Gatto, Harkey, Bigelow, |
| |Mitchell, Quirk, Skinner, | |Bocanegra, Bradford, Ian |
| |Waldron | |Calderon, Campos, |
| | | |Donnelly, Eggman, Gomez, |
| | | |Hall, Rendon, Linder, |
| | | |Pan, Quirk, Wagner, Weber |
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SUMMARY : Specifies that "honorably retired" peace officer
includes any peace officer who has met his or her department's
years of service requirement, and has accepted a separation of
service or disability retirement. Additionally, this bill
specifies that a retired Level I reserve peace officer is
entitled to an endorsement for a concealed weapons (CCW) permit
if he or she carried a firearm during the course and scope of
his or her employment and he or she served in the aggregate the
minimum amount of time specified by the retiree's agency's
policy. This policy may not set an aggregate term requirement
that is less than 10 years or more than 20 years.
EXISTING LAW :
1)States that any peace officer employed by an agency listed in
Penal Code Section 830.1 or 830.2, or in Penal Code Section
830.5, who retired after January 1, 1981, shall have an
endorsement on the officer's identification certificate
stating that the issuing agency approves the officer's
carrying of a concealed weapon.
2)Provides that any peace officer who was authorized to, and did
carry a firearm during the course and scope of employment as a
peace officer, shall have an endorsement on the officer's
identification certificate stating that the issuing agency
approves the officer's carrying of a concealed weapon.
3)Defines "honorably retired" to include any peace officer, who
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has qualified for, and has accepted, a service or disability
retirement. As used in these provisions, "honorably retired"
does not include a peace officer who has agreed to a service
retirement in lieu of termination.
4)Provides that any peace officer, as specified, who has been
honorably retired shall be issued an identification
certificate by the law enforcement agency from which the
officer retired. The issuing agency may charge a fee
necessary to cover any reasonable expenses incurred in issuing
the certificate.
5)Provides a county sheriff or municipal police chief may issue
a license to carry a handgun capable of being concealed upon
the person upon proof of all of the following:
a) The person applying is of good moral character;
b) Good cause exists for the issuance;
c) The person applying meets the appropriate residency
requirements; and,
d) The person has completed the appropriate training
course, as specified.
6)States that a county sheriff or a chief of a municipal police
department may issue a license to carry a concealed handgun in
either of the following formats:
a) A license to carry a concealed handgun upon his or her
person; or,
b) A license to carry a loaded and exposed handgun if the
population of the county, or the county in which the city
is located, is less than 200,000 persons according to the
most recent federal decennial census.
7)Provides that a chief of a municipal police department shall
not be precluded from entering into an agreement with the
sheriff of the county in which the city is located for the
sheriff to process all applications for licenses, or renewal
of licenses, to carry a concealed handgun upon the person.
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8)Provides that a license to carry a concealed handgun is valid
for up to two years, three years for judicial officers, or
four years in the case of a reserve or auxiliary peace
officer.
9)Defines a "Level I reserve peace officer" as a reserve officer
deputized or appointed pursuant to specified sections and
assigned to the prevention and detection of crime and the
general enforcement of the laws of California, whether or not
working alone, and the person has completed the basic training
course for deputy sheriffs and police officers prescribed by
the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
10)States that the authority of a reserve peace officer extends
only for the duration of the person's specific assignment.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, negligible fiscal impact.
COMMENTS : According to the author, "Whether off duty or in
retirement, peace officers may come into contact with former
arrestees, placing themselves and their loved ones in potential
harm. As a result, most peace officers receive a Concealed
Carry Weapons (CCW) Endorsement which allows them to carry a
concealed weapon for their protection.
"Even though they face many of the same dangers associated with
a career in law enforcement, Level I retired reserve peace
officers are not afforded the same post employment protections
necessary to ensure their personal safety."
Please see the policy committee analysis for a full discussion
of this bill.
Analysis Prepared by : Gregory Pagan / PUB. S. / (916)
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