HOUSE BILL 882

49th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2009

INTRODUCED BY

Don Tripp

AN ACT

RELATED TO CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSURE; PROVIDING FOR IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 29-19-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 2005, Chapter 242, Section 7) is amended to read:

     "29-19-14. CURRENT AND RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.--

          A. An application fee, a renewal fee and a firearms training course are not required for an applicant or licensee who is a certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act.

          B. A retired law enforcement officer is not required to submit an application fee or a renewal fee if:

                (1) the officer was a certified law enforcement officer pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act for at least fifteen years prior to retirement; and

                (2) the retirement is in good standing as shown by a letter from the agency from which the officer retired.

          C. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired ten years or less is not required to complete a firearms training course.

          D. A retired law enforcement officer who has been retired for more than ten years shall be required to complete a firearms training course. The officer shall be allowed to attend any local law enforcement agency's firearms qualification course; provided that the officer supplies the officer's own ammunition, handgun, targets and range equipment. A local law enforcement agency shall not be liable under the Tort Claims Act for providing a firearms training course to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this subsection.

          E. A retired law enforcement officer's concealed handgun license shall have printed on the license "retired police officer" and shall be valid for a period of five years.

          F. A current valid photographic identification issued by the agency from which the individual retired from service as a law enforcement officer together with a license issued under the Concealed Handgun Carry Act shall meet the identification requirements under 18 U.S.C. Section 926C."