1|ENGROSSED HOUSE AMENDMENT | | TO | 2|ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 269 By: Crain of the | | Senate | 3| | | and | 4| | | Wright (John) of | 5| the House | | | 6| | | | 7| | | | 8| | | An Act relating to counties and county officers; | 9| amending 19 O.S. 2001, Section 863.5, which relates | | to commission membership; making language gender | 10| neutral; authorizing certain persons to designate | | certain alternate to certain commission; providing an | 11| effective date; and declaring an emergency. | | | 12| | | | 13| | |AMENDMENT NO. 1. Page 1, line 12 1/2, insert a new Section 1 to | 14| read | | | 15| | | | 16| "SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 19 O.S. 2001, Section 215.29, is | | | 17|amended to read as follows: | | | 18| Section 215.29 A. A currently elected district attorney and | | | 19|his or her appointed assistant district attorneys may carry a loaded | | | 20|firearm, concealed or otherwise, on or about his or her personto| | | 21|use only for personal protection if hehasanywhere in this state in | | | 22|the same manner in which peace officers are authorized to carry | | | 23|firearms; provided, the district attorney or assistant district | | | 24|attorney: | | | Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1| 1. Has successfully completed an approved course of firearm |
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2|qualification training conducted by a state certified firearms |
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3|instructor which meets the minimum requirements for firearms |
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4|training as set forth by the Council on Law Enforcement Education |
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5|and Training; or |
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6| 2. Is in possession of a valid concealed handgun license issued |
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7|pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. |
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8| B. Any such district attorney or assistant district attorney |
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9|shall have in his or her possession a properly issued identification |
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10|card approved by the District Attorneys Council or by the district |
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11|attorney when carrying a firearm under the provisions of this |
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12|section. |
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13| C. Each respective district attorney shall first approve any |
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14|assistant district attorney to carry a firearm under the provisions |
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15|of this section. Any district attorney or assistant district |
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16|attorney who is authorized to carry a firearm only under the |
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17|provisions of this section shall meet the Council on Law Enforcement |
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18|Education and Training firearm requalification requirements a |
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19|minimum of once every two (2) years. |
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20| D. If the firearm is not concealed or is reasonably likely to |
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21|be seen by other persons in the normal carrying or wearing of the |
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22|firearm, the district attorney or assistant district attorney shall |
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23|wear a badge which has been approved by the district attorney and |
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1|display said badge in a manner which has been approved by the |
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2|district attorney. |
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3| E. Nothing in this section shall authorize a district attorney |
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4|or assistant district attorney to carry a firearm if the district |
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5|attorney or assistant district attorney is otherwise prohibited by |
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6|law from carrying a firearm." |
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7| and renumber subsequent sections |
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8| and on page 1, in the title, after the semicolon |
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10| "amending 19 O.S. 2001, Section 215.29, which relates |
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11| requirements for district attorneys to carry |
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12| to carry firearms;" |
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13| Passed the House of Representatives the 13th day of April, 2009. |
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18| Passed the Senate the ____ day of __________, 2009. |
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