1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to public safety; requiring permit to carry holders to provide notification
1.3 of a change of legal name; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714,
1.4 subdivision 7a.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 7a.Change of address or legal name; loss or destruction of permit.(a) Within
1.830 days after changing the permit holder's legal name or permanent address, or within 30
1.9days of having lost or destroyed the permit card, the permit holder must notify the issuing
1.10sheriff of the change, loss, or destruction. Failure to provide notification as required by this
1.11subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $25.
1.12Notwithstanding section 609.531, a firearm carried in violation of this paragraph is not
1.13subject to forfeiture.
1.14 (b) After notice is given under paragraph (a), a permit holder may obtain a replacement
1.15permit card by paying $10 to the sheriff. The request for a replacement permit card must
1.16be made on an official, standardized application adopted for this purpose under section
1.17624.7151, and, except in the case of legal name or an address change, must include a
1.18notarized statement that the permit card has been lost or destroyed.
1Section 1.
REVISOR KLL/MI 25-0080011/27/24
State of Minnesota
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H. F. No. 1217
NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
Authored by Witte and Moller02/19/2025
The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy