as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 02/24/2025 05:56pm
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Introduction | Posted on 02/19/2025 |
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; requiring permit to carry holders to provide notification
of a change of legal name; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714,
subdivision 7a.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
(a) Within
30 days after changing new text begin the permit holder's legal name or new text end permanent address, or within 30
days of having lost or destroyed the permit card, the permit holder must notify the issuing
sheriff of the change, loss, or destruction. Failure to provide notification as required by this
subdivision is a petty misdemeanor. The fine for a first offense must not exceed $25.
Notwithstanding section 609.531, a firearm carried in violation of this paragraph is not
subject to forfeiture.
(b) After notice is given under paragraph (a), a permit holder may obtain a replacement
permit card by paying $10 to the sheriff. The request for a replacement permit card must
be made on an official, standardized application adopted for this purpose under section
624.7151, and, except in the case of new text begin legal name or new text end an address change, must include a
notarized statement that the permit card has been lost or destroyed.