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HF 261 House Long Description

hf261THIRD ENGROSSMENTMinnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2003 adopted +recognizing the right of law-abiding citizens to self-protection, authorizing pistol +permits, providing criminal penalties, and appropriating money.Section 1: Pistol permit data sharing required.Sec. 2: Carrying a pistol on school property designated a petty +misdemeanor; school property definition modified.Sec. 3: "Commissioner" defined.Sec. 4: Penalty established for carrying a pistol without a permit.Sec. 5: Possession of permit (to carry a pistol) on one's person +required.Sec. 6: Criteria for issuing permit to carry a pistol established.Sec. 7: Safe use of pistol training completion required.Sec. 8: Application format and contents detailed.Sec. 9: Background check procedure modified.Sec. 10: Granting and denial procedure for permit applications +provided.Sec. 11: Permit card content requirements and expiration details +clarified.Sec. 12: Change of address or loss or destruction of permit action +procedures provided.Sec. 13: Conditions under which permit to carry pistol would be +revoked provided.Sec. 14: Prosecutor's duty when encountering someone with a pistol +permit established.Sec. 15: Technical change involving false representation.Sec. 16: Emergency issuance of permit conditions provided.Sec. 17: Hearing upon revocation of permit procedure clarified.Sec. 18: Suspension of permit or application process as condition of+ release provided.Sec. 19: Record privacy regulations clarified.Sec. 20: Commissioner maintenance of list of persons authorized to +carry pistols required.Sec. 21: Recognition of permits from other states regulations +provided.Sec. 22: Order to leave the premises applicable to persons carrying +a firearm at a public establishment or event knowing that the operator has made+ a reasonable request to place the weapon into secure storage.Sec. 23: Immunity for sheriffs, police chiefs, employees involved in+ permit issuing process, and instructors provided.Sec. 24: Report to legislature on number of permits applied for, +issued, suspended, revoked, and denied; number of permits currently valid; +specific reasons for suspensions, revocations, and denial, etc., required.Sec. 25: Use of permit fees provided.Sec. 26: Minnesota Citizens' Personal Protection Act of 2003 named.Sec. 27: Exclusivity regulations provided.Sec. 28: Regulations prohibiting carrying pistol while under +influence of alcohol or controlled substance provided.Sec. 29: Chemical testing required.Sec. 30: Money appropriated.Sec. 31: Temporary permit fee provided.Sec. 32: Grandfather clause provided.Sec. 33: Revisor's instruction.Sec. 34: Repealer.Sec. 35: Effective date.AE