BILL ANALYSIS Ó ----------------------------------------------------------------- |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 303| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- THIRD READING Bill No: SB 303 Author: Knight (R) Amended: 3/21/13 Vote: 21 SENATE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE : 7-0, 4/9/13 AYES: Hancock, Anderson, Block, De León, Knight, Liu, Steinberg SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 SUBJECT : Peace officers: identification certificates: concealed weapon enforcement SOURCE : Peace Officer Research Association of California DIGEST : This bill provides that if the agency from which an honorably retired peace officer has retired is no longer providing law enforcement services, the agency that subsequently provides law enforcement services for that jurisdiction shall issue the identification (ID) certificate to that retired officer. This bill makes conforming changes to law regarding issuance of ID cards and concealed weapons endorsements to honorably retired peace officers, as specified. ANALYSIS : Existing law: 1. Provides that any peace officer, as defined, who has been honorably retired shall be issued an ID certificate by the CONTINUED SB 303 Page 2 law enforcement agency from which the officer has retired: A. The issuing agency may charge a fee necessary to cover any reasonable expenses incurred by the agency in issuing certificates. B. Any officer, except specified officers who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall have an endorsement on the ID certificate stating that the issuing agency approves the officer's carrying of a loaded firearm. C. Specified honorably retired peace officers who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall not be required to obtain an endorsement from the issuing agency to carry a loaded firearm. 2. Provides that every five years, a retired peace officer, except specified officers who retired prior to January 1, 1981, shall petition the issuing agency for renewal of the privilege to carry a loaded firearm. 3. Provides that the agency from which a peace officer is honorably retired may, upon initial retirement of the peace officer, or at any time subsequent thereto, deny or revoke for good cause the retired officer's privilege to carry a loaded firearm. This bill: 1. Provides that, with respect to honorably retired peace officers, if the agency from which the officer has retired is no longer providing law enforcement services or the relevant governmental body is dissolved, the agency that subsequently provides law enforcement services for that jurisdiction shall issue the ID certificate to that peace officer. This applies only if the following conditions are met: A. The successor agency is in possession of the retired officer's complete personnel records or can otherwise verify the retired officer's honorably retired status. B. The retired officer is in compliance with all the requirements of the successor agency for the issuance of a retirement ID card and concealed weapon endorsement. CONTINUED SB 303 Page 3 2. Makes conforming changes in law regarding issuance of ID cards and concealed weapons endorsements to honorably retired peace officers, as specified. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: Yes SUPPORT : (Verified 4/23/13) Peace Officer Research Association of California (source) Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs California Police Chiefs Association Los Angeles Police Protective League Riverside Sheriffs Association ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : The Los Angeles Police Protective League states: It is a requirement of current law that any peace officer who has been honorably retired be issued an identification certificate by the law enforcement agency from which the officer has retired. This measure is based on the real situation in which if the agency from which the officer has retired no longer provides law enforcement services or when the agency is unincorporated, then the agency that subsequently takes over law enforcement services in that jurisdiction inherits the duty to issue with the identification certificate to the retired peace officer. In view of the recent events in Southern California where all active and retired peace officers became targets, this is much needed and appreciated. JG:k 4/23/13 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED SB 303 Page 4 CONTINUED