RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 212 (HB 142) 2016 Regular Session Miguez
Existing law provides for the issuance of concealed handgun permits and provides for
eligibility requirements.
Prior law provided that a person is ineligible for a concealed handgun permit if he has been
convicted of a felony offense even if the conviction has been expunged.
New law changes prior law to provide that a person who has obtained an expungement for
a felony conviction shall not be considered ineligible to obtain a concealed handgun permit
if:
(1)The person's felony conviction was not for a crime of violence and 10 years have
elapsed since the completion of the person's probation, parole, or suspended sentence.
(2)The person has been pardoned by the governor and the pardon does not expressly
prohibit the person from shipping, transporting, possessing, or receiving firearms.
Effective August 1, 2016.
(Amends R.S. 40:1379.3(C)(6) and (10))