BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB
1134 (Mark Stone)
As Amended August 18, 2015
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | | (April 16, |SENATE: |23-16 | (September 2, |
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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
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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
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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
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