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0002|                           SENATE BILL 676
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0003|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0004|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                           SHANNON ROBINSON
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0011|                                AN ACT
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0012|     RELATING TO FIREARMS; ENACTING THE PERSONAL PROTECTION ACT;
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0013|     REQUIRING A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED LOADED FIREARM;
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0014|     CREATING A FUND; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA
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0015|     1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0017|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0018|          Section 1.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  SHORT TITLE.--Sections 1
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0019|     through 13 of this act may be cited as the "Personal Protection
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0020|     Act".
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0021|          Section 2.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  FINDINGS.--The legislature
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0022|     finds that, as a matter of public policy, it is necessary to
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0023|     provide statewide, uniform standards for the issuance of
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0024|     concealed firearm licenses for security and defense.  The
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0025|     legislature further finds it necessary to occupy the entire
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0001|     field of regulation regarding the carrying of concealed loaded
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0002|     firearms to ensure effective enforcement.  
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0003|          Section 3.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DEFINITIONS.--As used in the 
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0004|     Personal Protection Act:
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0005|               A.  "applicant" means a person seeking a license to
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0006|     carry a concealed firearm;
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0007|               B.  "department" means the department of public
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0008|     safety;
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0009|               C.  "firearm" means a loaded pistol or revolver that
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0010|     is designed to expel a projectile by the action of an
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0011|     explosion; and
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0012|               D.  "licensee" means a person holding a valid
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0013|     concealed firearm license issued to him by the department  
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0014|     pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.
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0015|          Section 4.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DATE OF LICENSURE--PERIOD OF
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0016|     LICENSURE.--Effective September 1, 1997, the department is
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0017|     authorized to issue concealed firearm licenses to qualified
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0018|     applicants.  Concealed firearm licenses shall be valid
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0019|     throughout the state for a period of four years from the date
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0020|     of issuance, unless the license is suspended or revoked.  
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0021|          Section 5.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS.--
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0022|               A.  The department shall issue a concealed firearm
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0023|     license if the applicant:
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0024|                    (1)  is a citizen of the United States;
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0025|                    (2)  is a resident of New Mexico or is a member
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0001|     of the armed forces whose permanent duty station is located in
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0002|     New Mexico, or is a dependent of such a member;
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0003|                    (3)  is twenty-one years of age or older;
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0004|                    (4)  is not a fugitive from justice;
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0005|                    (5)  has not been convicted of a felony in New
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0006|     Mexico or any other state or under the laws of the United
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0007|     States;
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0008|                    (6)  is not currently under indictment for a
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0009|     felony criminal offense in New Mexico or any other state or
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0010|     under the laws of the United States;
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0011|                    (7)  has not been adjudicated mentally
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0012|     incompetent or involuntarily committed to a mental institution;
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0013|                    (8)  is not addicted to alcohol or controlled
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0014|     substances, as evidenced by involuntary commitment to a
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0015|     residential treatment facility within the five-year period
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0016|     immediately preceding application for a concealed firearm
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0017|     license; and
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0018|                    (9)  has satisfactorily completed a firearms
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0019|     training course approved by the department.
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0020|               B.  The department may deny a concealed firearm
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0021|     license if the applicant has been convicted of one or more
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0022|     misdemeanor offenses involving crimes of violence within a
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0023|     five-year period immediately preceding application for a
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0024|     concealed firearm license, or if the applicant has been
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0025|     convicted of one or more misdemeanor offenses involving the
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0001|     possession or abuse of a controlled substance within a
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0002|     five-year period immediately preceding application for a
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0003|     concealed firearm license.
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0004|          Section 6.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  APPLICATION FORM--SCREENING
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0005|     OF APPLICANTS--FEE--LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.--
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0006|               A.  Applications for concealed firearm licenses
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0007|     shall be completed, under oath, on a form designed and provided
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0008|     by the department.  Applications for concealed firearm licenses
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0009|     shall be made readily available at locations designated by the
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0010|     department and shall include the following:
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0011|                    (1)  the applicant's name, current address,
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0012|     date of birth, social security number, height, weight, gender
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0013|     and driver's license number or other state-issued
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0014|     identification number;
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0015|                    (2)  a statement that the applicant is aware of
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0016|     and understands the requirements for licensure set forth in the
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0017|     Personal Protection Act;
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0018|                    (3)  a statement that the applicant has been
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0019|     furnished a copy of the Personal Protection Act and is
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0020|     knowledgeable of its provisions; and
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0021|                    (4)  a conspicuous warning that the application
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0022|     form is executed under oath and that a materially false answer
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0023|     or the submission of a materially false document to the
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0024|     department may result in denial or revocation of a concealed
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0025|     firearm license and may subject the applicant to criminal
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0001|     prosecution for perjury, as provided in Section 30-25-1 NMSA
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0002|     1978.
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0003|               B.  The applicant shall submit the following items
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0004|     to the department:
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0005|                    (1)  a completed application form;
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0006|                    (2)  a nonrefundable application fee in an
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0007|     amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
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0008|                    (3)  a full set of fingerprints; and
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0009|                    (4)  a certified copy of a certificate of
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0010|     completion for a firearms training course approved by the
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0011|     department.
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0012|               C.  A law enforcement agency or other entity
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0013|     authorized by the department may fingerprint an applicant and
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0014|     may charge a fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
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0015|               D.  Upon receipt of the items listed in Subsection B
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0016|     of this section, the department shall make a reasonable effort
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0017|     to determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a
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0018|     concealed firearm license.  The department shall conduct an
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0019|     appropriate check of available records and shall forward the
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0020|     applicant's fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation
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0021|     for a national criminal records check.  No later than twenty
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0022|     days after receiving the application items, the department
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0023|     shall forward copies of the items to the sheriff of the county
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0024|     in which the applicant resides, so that the sheriff may check
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0025|     available records to verify the accuracy of the application
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0001|     items.  Within thirty days of receiving copies of the
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0002|     application items from the department, the sheriff shall return
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0003|     all copies of the application items to the department with the
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0004|     results of the records check.  If the sheriff fails to respond
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0005|     to the department within the thirty-day period, the department
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0006|     shall still comply with the license issuing requirements set
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0007|     forth in Section 7 of the Personal Protection Act.  However,
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0008|     the department may suspend or revoke a license if the sheriff
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0009|     receives information that would disqualify an applicant from
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0010|     receiving a concealed firearm license after the thirty-day time
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0011|     period has elapsed. 
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0012|               E.  A person employed by a law enforcement agency of
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0013|     this state shall not be criminally or civilly liable for acts
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0014|     committed by a licensee unless the person had actual knowledge
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0015|     at the time the concealed firearm license was issued that the
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0016|     licensee was prohibited by law from being issued such a
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0017|     license.  An organization or individual approved by the
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0018|     department to offer a firearms training course shall not be
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0019|     criminally or civilly liable for acts committed by a licensee.
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0020|          Section 7.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO
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0021|     APPLICATION--RIGHT TO APPEAL--SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF
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0022|     LICENSE--LICENSE RENEWAL.--
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0023|               A.  No later than sixty days following receipt by
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0024|     the department of the completed application items, the
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0025|     department shall:
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0001|                    (1)  issue a concealed firearm license to an
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0002|     applicant; or 
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0003|                    (2)  deny the application on the grounds that
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0004|     the applicant failed to qualify for a license pursuant to the
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0005|     provisions of the Personal Protection Act. 
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0006|               B.  If the department denies an application, it
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0007|     shall notify the applicant in writing, stating the grounds for
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0008|     denial of the application and informing the applicant of his
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0009|     right to submit, within sixty days, any additional
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0010|     documentation relating to the grounds for denial.  Upon
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0011|     receiving any additional documentation from an applicant, the
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0012|     department shall reconsider its decision and inform the
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0013|     applicant within twenty days of the result of the department's
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0014|     reconsideration.  The applicant shall also be informed of his
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0015|     right to seek review of the denial in the district court of the
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0016|     county in which the applicant resides.  If the district court
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0017|     reverses the department's denial of a person's application for
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0018|     a concealed firearm license, any costs incurred by the person
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0019|     in bringing the appeal shall be reimbursed to him by the state.
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0020|               C.  The department shall maintain a database of all
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0021|     licensees, and information contained in the database shall be
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0022|     available to all state and local law enforcement agencies upon
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0023|     request.  Information relating to an applicant or to a licensee
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0024|     received and maintained by the department or any other law
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0025|     enforcement agency is privileged and confidential and exempt
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0001|     from public disclosure.
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0002|               D.  A licensee shall notify the department within
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0003|     thirty days regarding a change of his name or permanent
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0004|     address.  A licensee shall notify the department within thirty
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0005|     days when the licensee loses his concealed firearm license or
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0006|     it is destroyed.
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0007|               E.  If a concealed firearm license is reported lost
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0008|     or destroyed, the license is invalid and the licensee may
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0009|     obtain a duplicate license by furnishing the department a
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0010|     notarized statement that the original license was lost or
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0011|     destroyed and paying a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to the
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0012|     department.
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0013|               F.  A licensee may renew his license on or before
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0014|     the expiration date of the license by returning a completed
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0015|     renewal form designed and provided by the department to the
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0016|     department, accompanied by a payment of a fifty dollar ($50.00)
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0017|     renewal fee.  The renewal form shall include a notarized
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0018|     affidavit stating that the licensee remains qualified for a
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0019|     concealed firearm license.  A licensee who fails to renew his
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0020|     concealed firearm license before it expires may renew his
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0021|     license by paying, in addition to the fifty dollar ($50.00)
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0022|     renewal fee, a late fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to the
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0023|     department.  A concealed firearm license shall not be renewed
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0024|     more than sixty days after it has expired.  A licensee who
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0025|     fails to renew his license within sixty days after it has
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0001|     expired may apply for a new concealed firearm license pursuant
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0002|     to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.
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0003|          Section 8.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DEMONSTRATION OF ABILITY AND
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0004|     KNOWLEDGE--COURSE REQUIREMENT--PROPRIETARY INTEREST--
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0005|     EXEMPTIONS.--
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0006|               A.  The department shall prepare and publish general
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0007|     guidelines for approved firearms training courses and
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0008|     qualifications of firearm instructors.  An approved firearms
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0009|     training course shall be a course that is certified or
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0010|     sponsored by a federal or state law enforcement agency, a
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0011|     college, a firearms training school or a nationally recognized
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0012|     organization that customarily offers firearms training, so long
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0013|     as the firearms training course includes the following
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0014|     elements:
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0015|                    (1)  instruction regarding knowledge of and
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0016|     safe handling of firearms;
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0017|                    (2)  instruction regarding knowledge of and
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0018|     safe handling of ammunition; 
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0019|                    (3)  instruction regarding safe firearm
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0020|     shooting fundamentals;
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0021|                    (4)  live shooting of a firearm on a firing
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0022|     range; and
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0023|                    (5)  identification of ways to develop and
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0024|     maintain firearm shooting skills.
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0025|               B.  In addition to the elements set forth in
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0001|     Subsection A of this section, the firearms training course
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0002|     shall provide instruction regarding:
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0003|                    (1)  federal, state and local laws pertaining
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0004|     to the purchase, ownership, transportation, use and possession
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0005|     of firearms;
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0006|                    (2)  federal, state and local laws pertaining
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0007|     to the use of a firearm for self-defense; and
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0008|                    (3)  techniques for avoiding a criminal attack
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0009|     and how to control a violent confrontation.
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0010|               C.  Every instructor of an approved firearms
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0011|     training course shall annually file a copy of the course
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0012|     description and proof of certification with the department.  A
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0013|     person's proprietary interest in a firearms training course
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0014|     shall not be disclosed to any other person, except a law
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0015|     enforcement officer.
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0016|               D.  The application requirement set forth in
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0017|     Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of Subsection 5 of the Personal
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0018|     Protection Act shall be waived for an applicant who is
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0019|     currently:
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0020|                    (1)  certified to teach a firearms training
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0021|     course approved by the department;
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0022|                    (2)  serving on active duty or active reserve
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0023|     duty as a law enforcement officer in New Mexico for a period of
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0024|     not less than five consecutive years prior to application for a
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0025|     concealed firearm license; or
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0001|                    (3)  honorably retired from active duty with a
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0002|     federal or New Mexico state, county or municipal law
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0003|     enforcement agency, when the period of retirement does not
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0004|     exceed five years prior to application for a concealed firearm
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0005|     license.
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0006|          Section 9.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  LIMITATION ON LICENSE.--
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0007|     Nothing in the Personal Protection Act shall be construed as
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0008|     allowing a person having a valid concealed firearm license to
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0009|     carry a concealed loaded firearm into or on premises where to
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0010|     do so would be in violation of state or federal law.
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0011|          Section 10.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  POSSESSION OF LICENSE.--A
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0012|     licensee shall have his concealed firearm license in his
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0013|     possession at all times while carrying a concealed loaded
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0014|     firearm.
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0015|          Section 11.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  PREEMPTION OF LICENSE BY
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0016|     TRIBAL LAW.--A concealed firearm license shall be valid on
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0017|     tribal land unless the governing body of an Indian nation,
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0018|     tribe or pueblo has preempted the Personal Protection Act by
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0019|     enacting law prohibiting the carrying of a concealed loaded
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0020|     firearm on tribal land.
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0021|          Section 12.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER--
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0022|     RULES AND REGULATIONS.--The department shall promulgate rules
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0023|     and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the
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0024|     Personal Protection Act.  The rules and regulations shall
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0025|     include grounds for the revocation and suspension of licenses
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0001|     issued pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Protection
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0002|     Act.
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0003|          Section 13.  [<u>NEW MATERIAL</u>]  FUND CREATED.--
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0004|               A.  There is created in the state treasury the
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0005|     "personal protection license fund".
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0006|               B.  All money received by the department pursuant to
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0007|     the provisions of the Personal Protection Act shall be
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0008|     deposited by the state treasurer for credit to the personal
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0009|     protection license fund.  The state treasurer shall invest the
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0010|     fund as all other state funds are invested, and income from the
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0011|     investment of the personal protection license fund shall be
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0012|     credited to the fund.  Balances remaining at the end of any
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0013|     fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund.
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0014|               C.  Money in the personal protection license fund is
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0015|     appropriated to the department and shall be used for the
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0016|     purpose of carrying out the provisions of the Personal
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0017|     Protection Act.
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0018|          Section 14.  Section 30-7-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963,
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0019|     Chapter 303, Section 7-2, as amended) is amended to read:
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0020|          "30-7-2.  UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY WEAPON.--
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0021|               A.  Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon consists of
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0022|     carrying a concealed loaded firearm or any other type of deadly
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0023|     weapon anywhere, except in the following cases:
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0024|                    (1)  in the person's residence or on real
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0025|     property belonging to him as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee;
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0001|                    (2)  in a private automobile or other private
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0002|     means of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or
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0003|     another's person or property; 
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0004|                    (3)  by a peace officer in accordance with the
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0005|     policies of his law enforcement agency who is certified
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0006|     pursuant to the Law Enforcement Training Act; <s>[or]</s>
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0007|                    (4)  by a peace officer in accordance with the
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0008|     policies of his law enforcement agency who is employed on a
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0009|     temporary basis by that agency and who has successfully
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0010|     completed a course of firearms instruction prescribed by the
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0011|     New Mexico law enforcement academy or provided by a certified
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0012|     firearms instructor who is employed on a permanent basis by a
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0013|     law enforcement agency; <u>or</u>
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0014|                    <u>(5)  by a person in possession of a valid
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<u></u>0015| <u>    concealed firearm license issued to him by the department of
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<u></u>0016| <u>    public safety pursuant to the provisions of the Personal
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<u></u>0017| <u>    Protection Act.</u>
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0018|               B.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to
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0019|     prevent the carrying of any unloaded firearm.
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0020|               C.  Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly
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0021|     weapon is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. <u>Upon a second or
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<u></u>0022| <u>    subsequent conviction under this section, an offender is guilty
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<u></u>0023| <u>    of a misdemeanor.</u>"
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0024|          Section 15.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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0025|     provisions of this act is July 1, 1997.
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0003|                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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0004|                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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0007|                                               February 21, 1997
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0009|   Mr. President:
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0010|   
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0011|       Your PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, to whom has been
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0012|   referred
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0013|   
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0014|                          SENATE BILL 676
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0015|   
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0016|   has had it under consideration and reports same with
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0017|   recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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0018|   JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. 
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0019|                
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0020|                                Respectfully submitted,
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0024|   __________________________________
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0025|                                Shannon Robinson, Chairman 
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0002|   Adopted_______________________   Not
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0003|   Adopted_______________________
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0004|             (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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0006|                     Date ________________________
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0008|   The roll call vote was <u> 6 </u> For <u> 2 </u> Against
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0009|           Yes:    6
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0010|           No:     Feldman, Rodarte
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0011|   Excused: Garcia
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0012|           Absent: None
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0015|   S0676PA1                                                                  SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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0016|     
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0017|                           SENATE BILL 676
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0018|     43rd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 1997
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0001|                                AN ACT
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0002|     RELATING TO FIREARMS; ENACTING THE PERSONAL PROTECTION ACT;
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0003|     REQUIRING A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED LOADED FIREARM;
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0004|     CREATING A FUND; AMENDING AND ENACTING SECTIONS OF THE NMSA
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0005|     1978; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
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0006|     
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0007|     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:
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0008|         Section 1.  [NEW MATERIAL<u>]  SHORT TITLE.--Sections 1
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<u></u>0009| <u>    through 13 of this act may be cited as the "Personal Protection
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<u></u>0010| <u>    Act".
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<u></u>0011| <u>        Section 2.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  FINDINGS.--The legislature
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<u></u>0012| <u>    finds that, as a matter of public policy, it is necessary to
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<u></u>0013| <u>    provide statewide, uniform standards for the issuance of
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<u></u>0014| <u>    concealed firearm licenses for security and defense.  The
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<u></u>0015| <u>    legislature further finds it necessary to occupy the entire
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<u></u>0016| <u>    field of regulation regarding the carrying of concealed
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<u></u>0017| <u>    firearms to ensure effective enforcement.  
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<u></u>0018| <u>        Section 3.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  DEFINITIONS.--As used in the 
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<u></u>0019| <u>    Personal Protection Act:
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<u></u>0020| <u>            A.  "applicant" means a person seeking a license to
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<u></u>0021| <u>    carry a concealed firearm;
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<u></u>0022| <u>            B.  "concealed firearm" means a loaded handgun that is
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<u></u>0023| <u>    not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable
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<u></u>0024| <u>    person;
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<u></u>0025| <u>            C.  "department" means the department of public
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<u></u>0001| <u>    safety; and
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<u></u>0002| <u>            D.  "licensee" means a person holding a valid
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<u></u>0003| <u>    concealed firearm license issued to him by the department  
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<u></u>0004| <u>    pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.
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<u></u>0005| <u>        Section 4.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  DATE OF LICENSURE--PERIOD OF
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<u></u>0006| <u>    LICENSURE.--Effective January 1, 1998, the department is
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<u></u>0007| <u>    authorized to issue concealed firearm licenses to qualified
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<u></u>0008| <u>    applicants.  Concealed firearm licenses shall be valid
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<u></u>0009| <u>    throughout the state for a period of four years from the date
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<u></u>0010| <u>    of issuance, unless the license is suspended or revoked.  
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>        Section 5.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS.--
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>            A.  The department shall issue a concealed firearm
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    license if the applicant:
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>                 (1)  is a citizen of the United States;
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>                 (2)  is a resident of New Mexico or is a member
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    of the armed forces whose permanent duty station is located in
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    New Mexico, or is a dependent of such a member;
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>                 (3)  is twenty-one years of age or older;
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>                 (4)  is not a fugitive from justice;
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>                 (5)  has not been convicted of a felony in New
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    Mexico or any other state or under the laws of the United States;
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>                 (6)  is not currently under indictment for a felony
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    criminal offense in New Mexico or any other state or under the
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    laws of the United States;
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>                 (7)  is not otherwise prohibited by federal law from
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    purchasing or possessing a firearm;
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>                 (8)  has not been adjudicated mentally incompetent
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    or involuntarily committed to a mental institution;
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>                 (9)  is not addicted to alcohol or controlled
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    substances, as evidenced by involuntary commitment to a
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    residential treatment facility within the five-year period
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    immediately preceding application for a concealed firearm license;
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    and
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>                 (10)  has satisfactorily completed a firearms
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    training course approved by the department.
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>            B.  The department shall deny a concealed firearm license
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    if the applicant has been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    a plea of nolo contendere to one or more misdemeanor offenses
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    involving crimes of violence within a five-year period immediately
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    preceding application for a concealed firearm license, or if the
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    applicant has been convicted of one or more misdemeanor offenses
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    or drugs, careless driving, reckless driving or the possession or
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    abuse of a controlled substance within a five-year period
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    immediately preceding application for a concealed firearm license.
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>        Section 6.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  APPLICATION FORM--SCREENING OF
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    APPLICANTS--FEE--LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.--
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>            A.  Applications for concealed firearm licenses shall be
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    completed, under oath, on a form designed and provided by the
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    department.  Applications for concealed firearm licenses shall be
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    made readily available at locations designated by the department
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    and shall include the following:
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>                 (1)  the applicant's name, current address, date of
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    birth, place of birth, social security number, height, weight,
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    gender, hair color, eye color and driver's license number or other
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    state-issued identification number;
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>                 (2)  a statement that the applicant is aware of,
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    understands and is in compliance with the requirements for
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    licensure set forth in the Personal Protection Act;
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>                 (3)  a statement that the applicant has been
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    furnished a copy of the Personal Protection Act and is
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    knowledgeable of its provisions; and
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>                 (4)  a conspicuous warning that the application form
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    is executed under oath and that a materially false answer or the
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    submission of a materially false document to the department may
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    result in denial or revocation of a concealed firearm license and
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    may subject the applicant to criminal prosecution for perjury, as
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    provided in Section 30-25-1 NMSA 1978.
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>            B.  The applicant shall submit the following items to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    department:
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>                 (1)  a completed application form;
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>                 (2)  a nonrefundable application fee in an amount
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100);
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>                 (3)  two full sets of fingerprints;
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>                 (4)  a certified copy of a certificate of completion
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    for a firearms training course approved by the department;
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>                 (5)  two color photographs;
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>                 (6)  a certified copy of a birth certificate; and
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>                 (7)  proof of residency in New Mexico.
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>            C.  A law enforcement agency or other entity authorized
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    by the department may fingerprint an applicant and may charge a
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>            D.  Upon receipt of the items listed in Subsection B of
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    this section, the department shall make a reasonable effort to
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a concealed
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    firearm license.  The department shall conduct an appropriate
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    check of available records and shall forward the applicant's
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    criminal records check.  No later than thirty days after receiving
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    the application items, the department shall forward copies of the
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    items to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides,
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    so that the sheriff may check available records to verify the
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    accuracy of the application items.  Within thirty days of
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    receiving copies of the application items from the department, the
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    sheriff shall return all copies of the application items to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    department with the results of the records check.  If the sheriff
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    fails to respond to the department within the thirty-day period,
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    the department shall still comply with the license issuing
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    requirements set forth in Section 7 of the Personal Protection
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    Act.  However, the department may suspend or revoke a license if
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    the sheriff receives information that would disqualify an
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    applicant from receiving a concealed firearm license after the
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    thirty-day time period has elapsed. 
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>            E.  A person employed by a law enforcement agency of the
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    state or political subdivision of the state shall not be
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    criminally or civilly liable for acts committed by a licensee
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    unless the person had actual knowledge at the time the concealed
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    firearm license was issued that the licensee was prohibited by law
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    from being issued such a license.  An organization or individual
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    approved by the department to offer a firearms training course
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    shall not be criminally or civilly liable for acts committed by a
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    licensee.
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>        Section 7.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    APPLICATION--RIGHT TO APPEAL--SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE-
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    -LICENSE RENEWAL.--
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>            A.  No later than seventy-five days following receipt by
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    the department of the completed application items, the department
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    shall:
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>                 (1)  issue a concealed firearm license to an
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    applicant; or 
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>                 (2)  deny the application on the grounds that the
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    applicant failed to qualify for a license pursuant to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    provisions of the Personal Protection Act. 
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>            B.  If the department denies an application, it shall
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    notify the applicant in writing, stating the grounds for denial of
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    the application and informing the applicant of his right to
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    submit, within sixty days, any additional documentation relating
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    to the grounds for denial.  Upon receiving any additional
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    documentation from an applicant, the department shall reconsider
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    its decision and inform the applicant within twenty days of the
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    result of the department's reconsideration.  The applicant shall
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    also be informed of his right to seek review of the denial, within
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    sixty days of the final denial by the department, in the district
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    court of the county in which the applicant resides.  If the
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    district court reverses the department's denial of a person's
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    application for a concealed firearm license, any costs incurred by
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    the person in bringing the appeal shall be reimbursed to him by
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    the state.
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>            C.  The department shall maintain a database of all
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    licensees, and information contained in the database shall be
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    available to all state and local law enforcement agencies upon
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    request.  Information relating to an applicant or to a licensee
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    received and maintained by the department or any other law
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    enforcement agency is privileged and confidential and exempt from
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    public disclosure; provided, the department may disclose the name
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    and address of an applicant or licensee.
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>            D.  A concealed firearm license issued by the department
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    shall include the following:
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>                 (1)  a color photograph of the licensee;
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>                 (2)  the licensee's name, address and date of birth; 
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>                 (3)  the expiration date of the license; and
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>                 (4)  a description of the concealed firearms that
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    will be lawfully carried by the licensee and the caliber of
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    ammunition used for the concealed firearms.
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>            E.  A licensee shall notify the department within thirty
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    days regarding a change of his name or permanent address.  A
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    licensee shall notify the department within thirty days if the
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    licensee loses his concealed firearm license or it is stolen or
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    destroyed.
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>            F.  If a concealed firearm license is reported lost,
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    stolen or destroyed, the license is invalid and the licensee may
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    obtain a duplicate license by furnishing the department a
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    notarized statement that the original license was lost, stolen or
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    destroyed and paying a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    department.
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>            G.  A licensee may renew his license within sixty days of
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    the expiration date of the license by returning a completed
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    renewal form designed and provided by the department to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    department, accompanied by a payment of a fifty dollar ($50.00)
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    renewal fee.  The renewal form shall include a notarized affidavit
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    stating that the licensee remains qualified for a concealed
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    firearm license.  A licensee who fails to renew his concealed
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    firearm license before it expires may renew his license by taking
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    a refresher firearms training course and paying, in addition to
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    the fifty dollar ($50.00) renewal fee, a late fee of fifteen
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    dollars ($15.00) to the department.  A concealed firearm license
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    shall not be renewed more than sixty days after it has expired.  A
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    licensee who fails to renew his license within sixty days after it
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    has expired may apply for a new concealed firearm license pursuant
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>        Section 8.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  DEMONSTRATION OF ABILITY AND
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    KNOWLEDGE--COURSE REQUIREMENT--PROPRIETARY INTEREST--EXEMPTIONS.--
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>            A.  The department shall prepare and publish general
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    guidelines for approved firearms training courses and
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    qualifications of firearm instructors.  An approved firearms
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    training course shall be a course that is certified or sponsored
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    by a federal or state law enforcement agency, a college, a
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    firearms training school, or a nationally recognized organization
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    that is approved by the department that customarily offers
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    firearms training, so long as the firearms training course is at
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    least twelve hours in length and includes the following elements:
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>                 (1)  instruction regarding knowledge of and safe
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    handling of firearms;
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>                 (2)  instruction regarding safe storage of firearms
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    and child safety;
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>                 (3)  instruction regarding knowledge of and safe
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    handling of ammunition;
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>                 (4)  instruction regarding safe storage of
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    ammunition and child safety; 
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>                 (5)  instruction regarding safe firearm shooting
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>    fundamentals;
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>                 (6)  live shooting of a firearm on a firing range;
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    and
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>                 (7)  identification of ways to develop and maintain
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    firearm shooting skills.
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>            B.  In addition to the elements set forth in Subsection A
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    of this section, the firearms training course shall provide
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    instruction regarding:
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>                 (1)  federal, state and local laws pertaining to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    purchase, ownership, transportation, use and possession of
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    firearms;
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>                 (2)  federal, state and local laws pertaining to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    use of a firearm for self-defense; and
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>                 (3)  techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    how to control a violent confrontation.
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>            C.  Every instructor of an approved firearms training
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>    course shall annually file a copy of the course description and
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    proof of certification with the department.  A person's
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    proprietary interest in a firearms training course shall not be
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    disclosed to any other person, except a law enforcement officer.
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>            D.  The application requirement set forth in Paragraph
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    (10) of Subsection A of Section 5 of the Personal Protection Act
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    shall be waived for an applicant who is currently:
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>                 (1)  certified to teach a firearms training course
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    approved by the department;
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>                 (2)  serving on active duty or active reserve duty
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    as a law enforcement officer in New Mexico for a period of not
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>    less than five consecutive years prior to application for a
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    concealed firearm license; or
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>                 (3)  retired from active duty with a federal or New
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>    Mexico state, county or municipal law enforcement agency, when the
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    period of retirement does not exceed two years prior to
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>    application for a concealed firearm license.
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>        Section 9.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  LIMITATION ON LICENSE.--Nothing
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    in the Personal Protection Act shall be construed as allowing a
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>    person having a valid concealed firearm license to carry a
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    concealed firearm into or on premises where to do so would be in
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>    violation of state or federal law.
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>        Section 10.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  POSSESSION OF LICENSE.--A
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    licensee shall have his concealed firearm license in his
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    possession at all times while carrying a concealed firearm.
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>        Section 11.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  PREEMPTION OF LICENSE BY
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>    TRIBAL LAW.--A concealed firearm license shall be valid on tribal
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    land unless the governing body of an Indian nation, tribe or
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>    pueblo has preempted the Personal Protection Act by enacting law
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    prohibiting the carrying of a concealed firearm on tribal land.
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>        Section 12.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  DEPARTMENT TO ADMINISTER--
</u>    |
<u></u>0023| <u>    RULES AND REGULATIONS.--The department shall promulgate rules and
</u>    |
<u></u>0024| <u>    regulations necessary to implement the provisions of the Personal
</u>    |
<u></u>0025| <u>    Protection Act.  The rules and regulations shall include:
</u>    |
<u></u>0001| <u>            A.  grounds for the revocation and suspension of licenses
</u>    |
<u></u>0002| <u>    issued pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act;
</u>    |
<u></u>0003| <u>            B.  provision of authority for a law enforcement officer
</u>    |
<u></u>0004| <u>    to confiscate a concealed firearm license when a licensee violates
</u>    |
<u></u>0005| <u>    the provisions of the Personal Protection Act;
</u>    |
<u></u>0006| <u>            C.  provision of authority for a private property owner
</u>    |
<u></u>0007| <u>    to disallow the carrying of concealed firearm on his property;
</u>    |
<u></u>0008| <u>            D.  provision of authority for private employers to
</u>    |
<u></u>0009| <u>    disallow the carrying of a concealed firearm by an employee during
</u>    |
<u></u>0010| <u>    the employee's work shift;
</u>    |
<u></u>0011| <u>            E.  provision of authority for the transfer of a
</u>    |
<u></u>0012| <u>    concealed firearm license issued by another state; and
</u>    |
<u></u>0013| <u>            F.  creation of a numbering system for all concealed
</u>    |
<u></u>0014| <u>    firearm licenses issued by the department and display of numbers
</u>    |
<u></u>0015| <u>    on issued concealed firearm licenses.
</u>    |
<u></u>0016| <u>    
</u>    |
<u></u>0017| <u>        Section 13.  [</u>NEW MATERIAL<u>]  FUND CREATED.--
</u>    |
<u></u>0018| <u>            A.  There is created in the state treasury the "personal
</u>    |
<u></u>0019| <u>    protection license fund".
</u>    |
<u></u>0020| <u>            B.  All money received by the department pursuant to the
</u>    |
<u></u>0021| <u>    provisions of the Personal Protection Act shall be deposited by
</u>    |
<u></u>0022| <u>    the state treasurer for credit to the personal protection license
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<u></u>0023| <u>    fund.  The state treasurer shall invest the fund as all other
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<u></u>0024| <u>    state funds are invested, and income from the investment of the
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<u></u>0025| <u>    personal protection license fund shall be credited to the fund. 
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<u></u>0001| <u>    Balances remaining at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert
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<u></u>0002| <u>    to the general fund.
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<u></u>0003| <u>            C.  Money in the personal protection license fund is
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<u></u>0004| <u>    appropriated to the department and shall be used for the purpose
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<u></u>0005| <u>    of carrying out the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.
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<u></u>0006| <u>        Section 14.  Section 30-7-2 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1963, Chap-
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<u></u>0008| <u>    ter 303, Section 7-2, as amended) is amended to read:
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<u></u>0009| <u>        "30-7-2.  UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF A DEADLY WEAPON.--
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<u></u>0010| <u>            A.  Unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon consists of
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<u></u>0011| <u>    carrying a concealed loaded firearm or any other type of deadly
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<u></u>0012| <u>    weapon anywhere, except in the following cases:
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<u></u>0013| <u>                 (1)  in the person's residence or on real property
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<u></u>0014| <u>    belonging to him as owner, lessee, tenant or licensee;
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<u></u>0015| <u>                 (2)  in a private automobile or other private means
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<u></u>0016| <u>    of conveyance, for lawful protection of the person's or another's
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<u></u>0017| <u>    person or property; 
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<u></u>0018| <u>                 (3)  by a peace officer in accordance with the
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<u></u>0019| <u>    policies of his law enforcement agency who is certified pursuant
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<u></u>0020| <u>    to the Law Enforcement Training Act; <s>[or]</s>
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<u></u>0021| <u>                 (4)  by a peace officer in accordance with the
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<u></u>0022| <u>    policies of his law enforcement agency who is employed on a
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<u></u>0023| <u>    temporary basis by that agency and who has successfully completed
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<u></u>0024| <u>    a course of firearms instruction prescribed by the New Mexico law
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<u></u>0025| <u>    enforcement academy or provided by a certified firearms instructor
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<u></u>0001| <u>    who is employed on a permanent basis by a law enforcement agency;
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<u></u>0002| <u>    </u>or<u>
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<u></u>0003| <u>                 </u>(5)  by a person in possession of a valid concealed
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0004|     firearm license issued to him by the department of public safety
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0005|     pursuant to the provisions of the Personal Protection Act.<u>
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<u></u>0006| <u>            B.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
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<u></u>0007| <u>    the carrying of any unloaded firearm.
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<u></u>0008| <u>            C.  Whoever commits unlawful carrying of a deadly weapon
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<u></u>0009| <u>    is guilty of a petty misdemeanor. </u>Upon a second or subsequent
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0010|     conviction under this section, an offender is guilty of a
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0011|     misdemeanor.<u>"
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<u></u>0012| <u>        Section 15.  EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the
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<u></u>0013| <u>    provisions of this act is January 1, 1998.
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<u></u>0014| <u>                                    
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<u></u>0015| <u>  
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<u></u>0016| <u>                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE            SB 676/a
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<u></u>0017| <u>                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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<u></u>0018| <u>  
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<u></u>0020| <u>                                                   March 15, 1997
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<u></u>0021| <u>  
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<u></u>0022| <u>  Mr. President:
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<u></u>0023| <u>  
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<u></u>0024| <u>      Your FINANCE COMMITTEE, to whom has been referred
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<u></u>0025| <u>  
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<u></u>0001| <u>             SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR 
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<u></u>0002| <u>                          SENATE BILL 676
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<u></u>0003| <u>  
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<u></u>0004| <u>  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
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<u></u>0005| <u>  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
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<u></u>0006| <u>  
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<u></u>0007| <u>      1.  On page 4, line 1, strike ", careless driving, reckless
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<u></u>0008| <u>  driving".
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<u></u>0010| <u>      2.  On page 5, line 13, after the semicolon strike "and".
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<u></u>0011| <u>  
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<u></u>0012| <u>      3.  On page 5, line 14, strike the period and insert in lieu
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<u></u>0013| <u>  thereof "; and".
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<u></u>0014| <u>  
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<u></u>0015| <u>      4.  On page 5, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following
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<u></u>0016| <u>  new paragraph:
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<u></u>0017| <u>  
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<u></u>0018| <u>               "(8)  a description of the categories of action,
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<u></u>0019| <u>  whether semi-automatic or not semi-automatic, of the concealed
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<u></u>0020| <u>  firearms that will be lawfully carried by the licensee and the
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<u></u>0021| <u>  caliber of ammunition used for the concealed firearms.".
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<u></u>0022| <u>  
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<u></u>0023| <u>      5.  On page 8, line 4, after "; disclosure" strike the
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<u></u>0024| <u>  remainder of the line in its entirety, strike line 5 in its entirety
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<u></u>0025| <u>  and insert in lieu thereof a period.
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<u></u>0001| <u>  
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<u></u>0002| <u>      6.  On page 8, line 11, after the semicolon strike "and".
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<u></u>0003| <u>  
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<u></u>0004| <u>      7.  On page 8, line 14, strike the period and insert in lieu
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<u></u>0005| <u>  thereof "; and".
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<u></u>0006| <u>  
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<u></u>0007| <u>      8.  On page 8, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following
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<u></u>0008| <u>  new paragraph:
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<u></u>0009| <u>  
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<u></u>0010| <u>               "(5)  a description of the categories of action,
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<u></u>0011| <u>  whether semi-automatic or not semi-automatic, of the concealed
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<u></u>0012| <u>  firearms that will be lawfully carried by the licensee and the
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<u></u>0013| <u>  caliber of ammunition used for the concealed firearms.".
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<u></u>0014| <u>  
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<u></u>0015| <u>      9.  On page 9, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following
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<u></u>0016| <u>  new subsection:
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<u></u>0017| <u>  
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<u></u>0018| <u>          "H.  If a licensee wants to lawfully carry concealed
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<u></u>0019| <u>  firearms of a different category of action than the concealed
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<u></u>0020| <u>  firearms described on the original concealed firearm license, the
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<u></u>0021| <u>  licensee may obtain a modified concealed firearm license by
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<u></u>0022| <u>  providing the department with a description of the categories of

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<u></u>0023| <u>  action, whether semi-automatic or not semi-automatic, of the new
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<u></u>0024| <u>  concealed firearms that will be lawfully carried by the licensee and
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<u></u>0025| <u>  the caliber of ammunition used for the concealed firearms.  The
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<u></u>0001| <u>  licensee shall also pay the department a fee of fifteen dollars
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<u></u>0002| <u>  ($15.00).".      
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<u></u>0003| <u>      10.  On page 12, line 23, before "numbering" insert
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<u></u>0004| <u>  "sequential".
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<u></u>0007| <u>                               Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0011| <u>                               __________________________________
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<u></u>0012| <u>                               Ben D. Altamirano, Chairman 
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<u></u>0016| <u>  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
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<u></u>0017| <u>            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
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<u></u>0020| <u>                    Date ________________________
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<u></u>0022| <u>  
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<u></u>0023| <u>  The roll call vote was </u> 7 <u> For </u> 2 <u> Against
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<u></u>0024| <u>          Yes:    7
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<u></u>0025| <u>          No:     Eisenstadt, Romero
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<u></u>0001| <u>               Excused:     Aragon, McKibben
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<u></u>0002| <u>          Absent: None
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<u></u>0005| <u>  S0676FC1                                              .118967.1
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<u></u>0007| <u>                          State of New Mexico
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<u></u>0008| <u>                      House of Representatives
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<u></u>0009| <u>  
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<u></u>0010| <u>                      FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
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<u></u>0011| <u>                        FIRST SESSION, 1997
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<u></u>0014| <u>                                                   March 21, 1997
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<u></u>0015| <u>  
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<u></u>0016| <u>  
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<u></u>0017| <u>  Mr. Speaker:
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<u></u>0018| <u>  
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<u></u>0019| <u>      Your BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE, to whom has
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<u></u>0020| <u>  been referred
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<u></u>0021| <u>  
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<u></u>0022| <u>          SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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<u></u>0023| <u>                 SENATE BILL 676, as amended 
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<u></u>0024| <u>                               
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<u></u>0025| <u>  has had it under consideration and reports same with
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<u></u>0001| <u>  recommendation that it DO PASS, and thence referred to the
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<u></u>0002| <u>  JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
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<u></u>0003| <u>  
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<u></u>0004| <u>                           Respectfully submitted,
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<u></u>0008| <u>                           </u>                                 
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<u></u>0010| <u>  
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<u></u>0012| <u>  Adopted </u>                    <u>   Not Adopted </u>                      <u>
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<u></u>0013| <u>          (Chief Clerk)                      (Chief Clerk)
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<u></u>0014| <u>  
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<u></u>0015| <u>                        Date </u>            <u>
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<u></u>0016| <u>  
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<u></u>0017| <u>  The roll call vote was</u> 8 <u> For</u> 0 <u> Against
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<u></u>0018| <u>  Yes:         8
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<u></u>0019| <u>               Excused:     Alwin, Gubbels, Olguin, J.G. Taylor
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<u></u>0020| <u>          Absent: Getty
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