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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 60
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 4664
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
(JUD)
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PRESENTATION OF A CA RRY PERMIT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 29-35 of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 2
October 1, 2019): 3
(b) The holder of a permit issued pursuant to section 29-28 shall 4
carry such permit upon one's person while carrying such pistol or 5
revolver. Such holder shall present his or her permit upon the request 6
of a law enforcement officer [who has reasonable suspicion of a crime] 7
for purposes of verification of the validity of the permit or 8
identification of the holder, provided such holder is carrying a pistol or 9
revolver that is observed by such law enforcement officer. 10
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2019 29-35(b)
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Statement of Purpose:
To require individuals openly carrying to produce their permit if their
firearm is visible and if requested by a law enforcement officer.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist.; REP. STAFSTROM, 129th Dist.
SEN. COHEN, 12th Dist.; REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd
Dist.
S.B. 60