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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE BILL NO. 69
BY SENATOR MORRELL
WEAPONS. Provides a 60 day grace period from the crime of illegal carrying of weapons
for the holder of a concealed handgun permit whose permit has expired. (gov sig)
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 14:95(A)(6), relative to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons; to provide2
a sixty-day grace period for concealed handgun permit holders whose permit has3
expired; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:95(A)(6) is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
ยง95. Illegal carrying of weapons7
A. Illegal carrying of weapons is:8
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(6) The provisions of Paragraph (1) of this Subsection shall not apply to10
a person issued a concealed handgun permit pursuant to R.S. 40:1379.1 or11
1379.3 for a period of sixty days following the expiration of that permit.12
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Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not14
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature15
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If16
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become17 SB NO. 69
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effective on the day following such approval.1
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Alden A. Clement, Jr.
DIGEST
Present law provides for the crime of illegal carrying of weapons, which includes the
intentional concealment of any firearm, or other instrumentality customarily used or
intended for probable use as a dangerous weapon, on one's person.
Present law provides various exceptions to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons.
Proposed law retains present law, and further adds a "grace period" of 60 days for concealed
handgun permit holders whose permits have expired by providing that present law relative
to the crime of illegal carrying of weapons does not apply to a person who has been lawfully
issued a concealed handgun permit for a period of 60 days following the expiration of that
permit.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 14:95(A)(6))