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| 1 | 1 | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 967 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2011 *_____ | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2011 *_____SB00967PS_PD_031011____* | |
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| 4 | 4 | General Assembly | |
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| 6 | 6 | Substitute Bill No. 967 | |
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| 8 | 8 | January Session, 2011 | |
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| 10 | - | *_____ | |
| 10 | + | *_____SB00967PS_PD_031011____* | |
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| 12 | 12 | AN ACT CONCERNING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR A TEMPORARY STATE PERMIT TO CARRY A PISTOL OR A REVOLVER. | |
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| 14 | 14 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 16 | 16 | Section 1. Section 29-28a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2011): | |
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| 18 | - | (a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28 shall be submitted to the chief of police, or, where there is no chief of police, to the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, on application forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Upon written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for such application form, the local authority shall supply such forms. When any such request is made in person at the office of the local authority, the local authority shall supply such application form immediately. When any such request is made in any other manner, the local authority shall supply such application form not later than one week after receiving such request. If such application form is not supplied within the time limits required by this section, the request [therefor] for such application shall constitute | |
| 18 | + | (a) Requests for temporary state permits under section 29-28 shall be submitted to the chief of police, or, where there is no chief of police, to the warden of the borough or the first selectman of the town, as the case may be, on application forms prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Safety. Upon written request by any person for a temporary state permit not on a prescribed application form, or upon request by any person for such application form, the local authority shall supply such forms. When any such request is made in person at the office of the local authority, the local authority shall supply such application form immediately. When any such request is made in any other manner, the local authority shall supply such application form not later than one week after receiving such request. If such application form is not supplied within the time limits required by this section, the request [therefor] for such application shall constitute a sufficient application. If any local authority fails to supply an application form upon the request of any person, such person may request an application form from the Commissioner of Public Safety or any barracks of the Division of State Police, and the time limits and procedures set forth in this section for handling requests for such forms shall be applicable. | |
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| 20 | 20 | (b) The local authority shall [, not later than eight weeks after a sufficient application for a temporary state permit has been made,] inform [the] any applicant for a temporary state permit that such applicant's request for a temporary state permit has been approved or denied not later than eight weeks after such applicant provides: (1) A completed and notarized application on the forms described in subsection (a) of this section, which forms may not be modified or supplemented with additional forms; (2) proof of eligibility consisting of: (A) For citizens of the United States, a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or valid United States passport, or (B) for aliens, a permanent resident card; (3) a certificate of successful completion of a course in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers signed by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association, the Department of Environmental Protection, a law enforcement agency or a branch of the military service of the United States; and (4) two sets of fingerprints to be processed as provided in section 29-29. The local authority shall forward a copy of the application indicating approval or denial of the temporary state permit to the Commissioner of Public Safety. If the local authority has denied the application for a temporary state permit, no state permit may be issued. The commissioner shall, not later than eight weeks after receiving an application indicating approval from the local authority, inform the applicant in writing that the applicant's application for a state permit has been approved or denied, or that the results of the national criminal history records check have not been received. If grounds for denial become known after a temporary state permit has been obtained, the temporary state permit shall be immediately revoked pursuant to section 29-32. | |
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| 25 | 25 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 26 | 26 | Section 1 October 1, 2011 29-28a | |
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| 28 | 28 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 30 | 30 | Section 1 | |
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| 32 | 32 | October 1, 2011 | |
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| 34 | 34 | 29-28a | |
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| 38 | 38 | PS Joint Favorable Subst. C/R PD | |
| 39 | - | PD Joint Favorable Subst. | |
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| 41 | 40 | PS | |
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| 43 | 42 | Joint Favorable Subst. C/R | |
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| 45 | 44 | PD | |
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| 47 | - | PD | |
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| 49 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. |