as introduced - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 01/31/2019 03:44pm
A bill for an act
relating to public safety; providing reimbursement for expenses related to securing
a permit to carry for low-income citizens; establishing The Affordable
Self-Protection Act; appropriating money; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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The commissioner of public safety shall reimburse
eligible applicants for 50 percent of the cost of securing a permit to carry a pistol under
section 624.714, including the permit fee assessed by the issuing authority and the mandatory
training course fee. The commissioner shall develop a grant application form and make the
form available to sheriffs and chiefs of police delegated the authority to issue permits under
section 624.714. Permit-issuing authorities must provide a copy of the grant application
form to each person who is issued a permit to carry. Grants are for initial permits only, and
shall be awarded as long as appropriated funds remain available.
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For purposes of this section, an "eligible applicant" is a resident of
the state who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, secures
a permit to carry a pistol under section 624.714, and has an annual income of less than 200
percent of the federal poverty level.
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This section may be cited as "The Affordable Self-Protection Act."
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$....... in fiscal year 2020 and $....... in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of public safety to fund reimbursement grants under this act.
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