BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1134 Page 1 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS AB 1134 (Mark Stone) As Amended August 18, 2015 Majority vote -------------------------------------------------------------------- |ASSEMBLY: | | (April 16, |SENATE: |23-16 | (September 2, | | |51-26 |2015) | | |2015) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------- Original Committee Reference: PUB. S. SUMMARY: Authorizes the sheriff of the county to enter into an agreement with the chief or other head of a municipal police department of a city to process all applications for licenses to carry a concealed handgun upon the person, renewal of those licenses, and amendments to those licenses for applicants who reside within the city. The Senate amendments add legislative findings and declarations. EXISTING LAW: 1)Provides a county sheriff or municipal police chief may issue a license to carry a handgun capable of being concealed upon AB 1134 Page 2 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. 2)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. 3)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. 4)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 AB 1134 Page 3 officer. 5)Provides that a license may include any reasonable restrictions or conditions that the issuing authority deems warranted, which shall be listed on the license. 6)Provides that the fingerprints of each applicant are taken and submitted to the Department of Justice. Provides criminal penalties for knowingly filing a false application for a concealed weapon license. AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY, this bill authorized the sheriff of a county in which a city is located to enter into an agreement with the chief or other head of the municipal police agency in that city for the chief or head of that municipal police agency to process all applications for licenses to carry a concealed handgun upon the person, renewal of those licenses, and amendments to those licenses. FISCAL EFFECT: Unknown. This bill has been keyed non-fiscal by the Legislative Counsel. COMMENTS: According to the author, "I agree with the California State Sheriffs' Association in that the police chief, whose department may be more familiar with city residents than a county sheriff, can be better positioned to make a determination that a person should be granted a concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit. In these cases, I believe the sheriff and the police chief should be allowed to enter to enter into an agreement just as a police chief currently can enter into an agreement with the sheriff so that the sheriff can handle and process all CCW permits from a city." Analysis Prepared by: Gregory Pagan / PUB. S. / (916) 319-3744 FN: 0001418 AB 1134 Page 4