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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to purchase and possession of firearms 2
by law enforcement officers, correctional officers, 3
correctional probation officers, and servicemembers; 4
amending s. 790.052, F.S.; specifying that 5
correctional probation officers have the right to 6
carry concealed firearms during off -duty hours at the 7
discretion of their superior officers; authorizing 8
correctional probation officers to perform certain law 9
enforcement functions under limited circumstances; 10
revising the definition of the terms "qualified law 11
enforcement officer" and "qualified retired law 12
enforcement officer"; specifying that a correctional 13
probation officer's appointing or employing agency or 14
department may limit the officer from carrying 15
concealed firearms during off -duty hours in his or her 16
capacity as an appointee or employee of the agency or 17
department; specifying that a superior officer in the 18
Department of Corrections who decides to direct the 19
officers under his or her supervision to carry 20
concealed firearms while off duty must file a certain 21
statement with the department's governing body; 22
amending s. 790.0655, F.S.; revising exemptions from 23
the mandatory waiting period between the purchase and 24
delivery of a firearm; defining the term "holder of a 25
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concealed weapons or concealed firear ms license"; 26
providing an effective date. 27
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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Section 1. Section 790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended 31
to read: 32
790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off -duty law 33
enforcement officers. — 34
(1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the 35
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law 36
enforcement officers , or correctional officers , or correctional 37
probation officers as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), 38
(7), (8), or (9) shall have the right to carry, on or about 39
their persons, concealed firearms, during off -duty hours, at the 40
discretion of their superior officers, and may perform those law 41
enforcement functions that they normally perform during duty 42
hours, utilizing their weapons in a manner which is reasonably 43
expected of on-duty officers in similar situations. 44
(b) All persons holding an active certification from the 45
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law 46
enforcement officer, or a correctional offic er, or a 47
correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), 48
(3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) meet the definition of "qualified law 49
enforcement officer" in 18 U.S.C. s. 926B(c). 50
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(c) All persons who held an active certification from the 51
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as a law 52
enforcement officer, or correctional officer , or correctional 53
probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), 54
(7), (8), or (9), while working for an employing agency, as 55
defined in s. 943.10(4), but have separated from service under 56
the conditions set forth in 18 U.S.C. s. 926C(c), meet the 57
definition of "qualified retired law enforcement officer." 58
(d) This section does not limit the right of a law 59
enforcement officer, correctional officer, or c orrectional 60
probation officer to carry a concealed firearm off duty as a 61
private citizen under the exemption provided in s. 790.06 that 62
allows a law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or 63
correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2 ), 64
(3), (6), (7), (8), or (9) to carry a concealed firearm without 65
a concealed weapon or concealed firearm license or as otherwise 66
provided by law. The appointing or employing agency or 67
department of an officer carrying a concealed firearm as a 68
private citizen is not liable for the use of the firearm in such 69
capacity. This section does not limit the authority of the 70
appointing or employing agency or department from establishing 71
policies limiting law enforcement officers , or correctional 72
officers, or correctional probation officers from carrying 73
concealed firearms during off -duty hours in their capacity as 74
appointees or employees of the agency or department. 75
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(2) The superior officer of any police department , any or 76
sheriff's office, or the Florida Highway P atrol, or the 77
Department of Corrections, if he or she elects to direct the 78
officers under his or her supervision to carry concealed 79
firearms while off duty, shall file a statement with the 80
governing body of such department of his or her instructions and 81
requirements relating to the carrying of said firearms. 82
Section 2. Section 790.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended 83
to read: 84
790.0655 Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory 85
waiting period; exceptions; penalties. — 86
(1)(a) A mandatory waiting period is imposed between the 87
purchase and delivery of a firearm. The mandatory waiting period 88
is 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, or expires 89
upon the completion of the records checks required under s. 90
790.065, whichever occurs later. "Purchase" means the transfer 91
of money or other valuable consideration to the retailer. 92
"Retailer" means and includes a licensed importer, licensed 93
manufacturer, or licensed dealer engaged in the business of 94
making firearm sales at retail or for distribution, or use, o r 95
consumption, or storage to be used or consumed in this state, as 96
defined in s. 212.02(13). 97
(b) Records of firearm sales must be available for 98
inspection by any law enforcement agency, as defined in s. 99
934.02, during normal business hours. 100
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(2) The waiting period does not apply in the following 101
circumstances: 102
(a) When a firearm is being purchased by a holder of a 103
concealed weapons or concealed firearms license issued under s. 104
790.06. 105
(b) To a trade-in of another firearm. 106
(c) To the purchase of a rifle or shotgun, upon a person's 107
successfully completing a minimum of a 16 -hour hunter safety 108
course and possessing a hunter safety certification card issued 109
under s. 379.3581. A person who is exempt from the hunter safety 110
course requirements under s. 379 .3581 and holds a valid Florida 111
hunting license is exempt from the mandatory waiting period 112
under this section for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun. 113
(d) When a rifle or shotgun is being purchased by a law 114
enforcement officer or correctional officer, as those terms are 115
defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9), or a 116
servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 117
(3) It is a felony of the third degree, punishable as 118
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084: 119
(a) For any retailer, or any employee or agent of a 120
retailer, to deliver a firearm before the expiration of the 121
waiting period, subject to the exceptions provided in subsection 122
(2). 123
(b) For a purchaser to obtain delivery of a firearm by 124
fraud, false pretense, or false representatio n. 125
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(4) For purposes of this section, the term: 126
(a) "Holder of a concealed weapons or concealed firearms 127
license" includes all of the following: 128
1. A person who holds a valid license issued under s. 129
790.06. 130
2. A law enforcement officer, correctional officer, or 131
correctional probation officer as those terms are defined in s. 132
943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9). 133
3. A servicemember as defined in s. 250.01. 134
(b) "Purchase" means the transfer of money or other 135
valuable consideration to the retai ler. 136
(c) "Retailer" means and includes a licensed importer, 137
licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer engaged in the 138
business of making firearm sales at retail or for distribution, 139
or use, or consumption, or storage to be used or consumed in 140
this state, as defined in s. 212.02(13). 141
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 142