2024 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE BILL NO. 43
BY SENATOR MCMATH AND REPRESENTATI VE CARVER
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 40:1379.1.4(B)(2) and to enact R.S. 40:1379.1.4(F), relative to
3 carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement officers; to
4 provide for the definition of qualified retired law enforcement officer to include
5 retired reserve officers; to provide for a definition of reserve officer; and to provide
6 for related matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 40:1379.1.4(B)(2) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
9 40:1379.1.4(F) is hereby enacted to read as follows:
10 ยง1379.1.4. Carrying of concealed firearms by qualified retired law enforcement
11 officers
12 * * *
13 B. As used in this Section, the term "qualified retired law enforcement
14 officer" means an individual who meets all of the following:
15 * * *
16 (2) Before such separation, was an active, full-time employee or reserve
17 officer of a state or municipal law enforcement agency or sheriff's office and is
18 certified in the use of firearms by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.
19 * * *
20 F. For the purposes of this Section, "reserve officer" means a reserve or
21 auxiliary municipal police officer who meets all the qualifications provided in
22 R.S. 14:95(G)(3).
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PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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