<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>to disarm individuals at any time; clarifying law on use of force in defense of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling for purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>self-defense; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>or occupied vehicle by stealth or force; extending the rights available to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>in that person's dwelling to a person defending against entry of that person's <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>occupied vehicle; providing for the recognition by Minnesota of other states' <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>permits to carry a pistol within and under the laws of Minnesota;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 609.065; 624.7131, subdivisions 2, 8; 624.714, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>subdivision 16; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 624.7131, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Investigation.</b> The chief of police or sheriff shall check criminal histories, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>records and warrant information relating to the applicant through the Minnesota Crime <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>Information System, the national criminal record repository, and the National Instant <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>Criminal Background Check System. The chief of police or sheriff shall may also make a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>reasonable effort to check other available state and local record-keeping systems. The <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>chief of police or sheriff shall obtain commitment information from the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>human services as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>245.041</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, for all valid <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>transferee permits issued by the chief of police or sheriff on or after August 1, 2011.<br/>
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<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 624.7131, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Hearing upon denial</b><b> Petition for relief</b><b>.</b> Any person aggrieved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>violation of this section or by denial of a transferee permit may appeal the denial petition <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>for relief to the district court having jurisdiction over the county or municipality in which <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>the denial act occurred. The court shall grant an appeal if the applicant is not a person <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>prohibited from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon by <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>section 624.713. If the court grants relief under this subdivision, the court may award the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>petitioner reasonable costs and expenses including attorney fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>appeals brought on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>    Section 1. <b>[624.7192] AUTHORITY TO SEIZE AND CONFISCATE FIREARMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>    (a) This section applies only during the effective period of a state of emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>proclaimed by the governor relating to a public disorder or disaster.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>(b) A peace officer who is acting in the lawful discharge of the officer's official duties <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>without a warrant may disarm a lawfully detained individual only temporarily and only if <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>the officer reasonably believes it is immediately necessary for the protection of the officer <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>or another individual. Before releasing the individual, the peace officer must return to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>individual any seized firearms and ammunition, and components thereof, any firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>accessories and ammunition reloading equipment and supplies, and any other personal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>weapons taken from the individual, unless the officer: (1) takes the individual into <br/>
<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>physical custody for engaging in criminal activity or for observation pursuant to section <br/>
<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>253B.05, subdivision 2; or (2) seizes the items as evidence pursuant to an investigation for <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>the commission of the crime for which the individual was arrested.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>(c) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no governmental unit, government <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>official, government employee, peace officer, or other person or body acting under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>governmental authority or color of law may undertake any of the following actions with <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>regard to any firearms and ammunition, and components thereof; any firearms accessories <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>and ammunition reloading equipment and supplies; and any other personal weapons:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>(1) prohibit, regulate, or curtail the otherwise lawful possession, carrying, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>transportation, transfer, defensive use, or other lawful use of any of these items;<br/>
<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>(2) seize, commandeer, or confiscate any of these items in any manner, except as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>expressly authorized in paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>(3) suspend or revoke a valid permit issued pursuant to section 624.7131 or 624.714, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>except as expressly authorized in those sections; or<br/>
<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>(4) close or limit the operating hours of businesses that lawfully sell or service any <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>of these items, unless such closing or limitation of hours applies equally to all forms <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>of commerce.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>(d) No provision of law relating to a public disorder or disaster emergency <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>proclamation by the governor or any other governmental or quasi-governmental official, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>including but not limited to emergency management powers pursuant to chapters 9 <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>and 12, shall be construed as authorizing the governor or any other governmental or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>quasi-governmental official of this state or any of its political subdivisions acting at <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>the direction of the governor or another official to act in violation of this paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>or paragraphs (b) and (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>(e)(1) An individual aggrieved by a violation of this section may seek relief in an <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>action at law or in equity or in any other proper proceeding for damages, injunctive relief, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>or other appropriate redress against a person who commits or causes the commission of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>this violation. Venue shall be in the district court having jurisdiction over the county in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>which the aggrieved individual resides or in which the violation occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>(2) In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity, an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>aggrieved by the seizure or confiscation of an item listed in paragraph (c) in violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>this section may make application for the immediate return of the items in the office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>clerk of court for the county in which the items were seized and, except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>paragraph (b), the court shall order the immediate return of the items by the seizing or <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>confiscating governmental office and that office's employed officials.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>(3) In an action or proceeding to enforce this section, the court may award the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>prevailing plaintiff reasonable court costs and expenses, including attorney fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.065, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var><b>609.065 JUSTIFIABLE </b><b>TAKING OF LIFE</b><b> USE OF DEADLY FORCE IN </b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var><b>DEFENSE OF HOME AND PERSON</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The intentional taking of the life of another is not <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>authorized by section 
<statute_ref>609.06</statute_ref>, except when necessary in resisting or preventing an offense <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>which the actor reasonably believes exposes the actor or another to great bodily harm or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>death, or preventing the commission of a felony in the actor's place of abode. (a) For <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>(b) "Court order" means an order for protection issued under section 518B.01, a <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>restraining order issued under section 609.748, a no contact order issued under section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>518B.01 or 629.75, or a substantively similar order issued by any court in this state, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>another state, the United States, or any subordinate jurisdiction of the United States.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>(c) "Deadly force" means force used by an individual with the purpose of causing, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>or which the individual should reasonably know creates a substantial risk of causing, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>great bodily harm or death. The intentional discharge of a firearm by an individual at <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>another person, or at a vehicle in which another person is believed to be, constitutes <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>deadly force. A threat to cause great bodily harm or death, by the production of a weapon <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>or otherwise, constitutes reasonable force and not deadly force, when the individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>objective is limited to creating an expectation that the individual will use deadly force <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>only if authorized by law.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>(d) "Dwelling" means a building defined under section 609.556, subdivision 3, an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>overnight stopping accommodation of any kind, or a place of abode, that an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>temporarily or permanently is occupying or intending to occupy as a habitation or home. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>A dwelling includes, but is not limited to, a building or conveyance and that building's <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>or conveyance's curtilage and any attached or adjacent deck, porch, appurtenance, or <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>other structure, whether the building or conveyance is used temporarily or permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>for these purposes, is mobile or immobile, or is a motor vehicle, watercraft, motor home, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>tent, or the equivalent.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>(e) "Forcible felony" means any crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>year the elements of which include the use or threatened use of physical force or a deadly <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>weapon against the person of another, including but not limited to: murder in the first and <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>second degrees; manslaughter in the first degree; assault in the first, second, and third <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>degrees; criminal sexual conduct in the first and second degrees; arson in the first degree; <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>burglary in the first, second, and third degrees; robbery; and kidnapping.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>    (f) "Good faith" includes honesty in fact in the conduct of the act concerned.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>(g) "Great bodily harm" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 7a.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>    (h) "Imminent" means the actor infers from all the facts and circumstances that the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>course of conduct has commenced.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>(i) "Substantial bodily harm" has the meaning given in section 609.02, subdivision 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>(j) "Vehicle" means a conveyance of any type.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Circumstances when authorized.</b> (a) The use of deadly force by an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.36"></a><var>4.36</var>individual is justified under this section when the act is undertaken:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>(1) to resist or prevent the commission of a felony in the individual's dwelling;<br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>(2) to resist or prevent what the individual reasonably believes is an offense or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>attempted offense that imminently exposes the individual or another person to substantial <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>bodily harm, great bodily harm, or death; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>(3) to resist or prevent what the individual reasonably believes is the commission or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>imminent commission of a forcible felony.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>(b) The use of deadly force is not authorized under this section if the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>knows that the person against whom force is being used is a licensed peace officer from <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>this state, another state, the United States, or any subordinate jurisdiction of the United <br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>States, who is acting lawfully.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Degree of force; retreat.</b> An individual taking defensive action pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>to subdivision 2 may use all force and means, including deadly force, that the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>in good faith believes is required to succeed in defense. The individual may meet force <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>with superior force when the individual's objective is defensive; the individual is not <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>required to retreat; and the individual may continue defensive actions against an assailant <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>until the danger has ended.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Presumptions.</b> (a) An individual using deadly force is presumed to possess <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>a reasonable belief that there exists an imminent threat of substantial bodily harm, great <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>bodily harm, or death to the individual or another person, if the individual knows or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>has reason to know that:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>(1) the person against whom the defensive action is being taken is unlawfully <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>entering or attempting to enter by force or by stealth, or has unlawfully entered by force or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>by stealth and remains within, the dwelling or occupied vehicle of the individual; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>(2) the person against whom the defensive action is being taken is in the process of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>removing, or attempting to remove, the individual or another person from the dwelling or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>occupied vehicle of the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>(b) An individual is not entitled to the benefit of the presumption in paragraph (a) if <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>the individual knows that the person against whom the defensive action is being taken:<br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>(1) is a lawful resident of the dwelling or a lawful possessor of the vehicle, or is <br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>otherwise lawfully permitted to enter the dwelling or vehicle; or<br/>
<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>(2) is a person who has lawful custody of the person being removed from the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>dwelling or vehicle or whose removal from the dwelling or vehicle is being attempted.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>A person who is prohibited by a court order from contacting another individual or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>from entering a dwelling or possessing a vehicle of another individual is not a lawful <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>resident of that individual's dwelling and is not a lawful possessor of that individual's <br/>
<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>    (c) An individual using defensive force is not entitled to the benefit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>presumption in paragraph (a) if the individual is presently engaged in a crime or attempting <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>to escape from the scene of a crime, or is presently using the dwelling or occupied vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>in furtherance of a crime.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Criminal investigation; immunity from prosecution.</b> (a) An individual <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>who uses force, including deadly force, according to this section or as otherwise provided <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>by law in defense of the individual, the individual's dwelling, or another individual is <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>justified in using such force and is immune from any criminal prosecution for that act.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>(b) A law enforcement agency may arrest an individual using force under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>circumstances described in this section only after considering any claims or circumstances <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>supporting self-defense or lawful defense of another individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Justifiable use of force; burden of proof.</b> In a criminal trial, when there <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>is any evidence of justifiable use of force under this section or section 609.06, the state <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>has the burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's actions were <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>not justifiable.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Short title.</b> This section may be cited as the "Defense of Dwelling and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>Person Act of 2012."<br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012, and applies to uses <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>of deadly force occurring on or after that date.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 624.714, subdivision 16, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Recognition of permits from other states.</b> (a) The commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>annually establish and publish a list of other states that have laws governing the issuance <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>of permits to carry weapons that are not substantially similar to this section. The list must <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>be available on the Internet. A person holding a valid carry permit from a or license issued <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>by another state not on the list or other non-Minnesota governmental jurisdiction may use <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>the license or permit or license in this state Minnesota subject to the rights, privileges, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>and requirements of this section. This permit or license is a valid permit to carry a pistol <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>within and under the laws of Minnesota for as long as that permit or license remains valid <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>under the laws of the issuing jurisdiction, and is deemed to be a permit issued under this <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>section for all purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no license or permit from or license issued by <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>another state or other non-Minnesota governmental jurisdiction is valid in this state if the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>holder is or becomes prohibited by Minnesota law from possessing a firearm.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>(c) Any sheriff, on the sheriff's initiative or at the request of a police chief of a <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>jurisdiction located in the same county, may file a petition under subdivision 12 seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>an order suspending or revoking the authority of the holder of an out-of-state permit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>holder's authority or license to carry a pistol in this state Minnesota on the grounds set <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>forth in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), clause (3). An order shall only be issued only if the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>petitioner meets the burden of proof and criteria set forth in subdivision 12. If the court <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>denies the petition, the court must award the permit or license holder reasonable costs and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>expenses including attorney fees. The petition may be filed in any Minnesota county in <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>the state where a person holding a license or permit from or license issued by another state <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>or other non-Minnesota governmental jurisdiction can be found.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>(d) The commissioner must annually establish and publish a list of  states that have <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>reciprocity agreements with Minnesota mutually recognizing each state's permits or <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>licenses to carry a pistol, or that otherwise recognize Minnesota permits to carry a pistol. <br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>The list must be available on the Internet.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>(e) The commissioner must, when necessary, execute reciprocity agreements <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>regarding carry permits or licenses with jurisdictions whose carry permits or licenses are <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>recognized under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>(f) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this subdivision, a Minnesota resident <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>is not authorized to carry a pistol in Minnesota under the terms of a carry permit or license <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>issued by another state or non-Minnesota government jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2012.<br/>