Bill Text: GA HB835 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Pistol or revolver license; training for certain persons; license shall include photograph and current address; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - House Second Readers [HB835 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB835-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 835
By:
Representative Marin of the
96th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to license to carry a pistol or revolver and temporary renewal permit, so as to
provide for training for certain persons licensed to carry a pistol or revolver;
to provide for exceptions; to provide that licenses shall include a photograph
and the current address of the holder; to provide for related matters; to
provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license
to carry a pistol or revolver and temporary renewal permit, is amended by
revising subsection (a) as follows:
"(a)(1)
Application for
license or renewal license; term. The
judge of the probate court of each county may, on application under oath and on
payment of a fee of $15.00, issue a license or renewal license valid for a
period of five years to any person whose domicile is in that county or who is on
active duty with the United States armed forces and who is not a domiciliary of
this state but who either resides in that county or on a military reservation
located in whole or in part in that county at the time of such application,
which license or renewal license shall authorize that person to carry any pistol
or revolver in any county of this state notwithstanding any change in that
person's county of residence or state of domicile. Applicants shall submit the
application for a license or renewal license to the judge of the probate court
on forms prescribed and furnished free of charge to persons wishing to apply for
the license or renewal license. An applicant who is not a United States citizen
shall provide sufficient personal identifying data, including without limitation
his or her place of birth and United States issued alien or admission number, as
the Georgia Bureau of Investigation may prescribe by rule or regulation. An
applicant who is in nonimmigrant status shall provide proof of his or her
qualifications for an exception to the federal firearm prohibition pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 922(y). Forms shall be designed to elicit information from
the applicant pertinent to his or her eligibility under this Code section,
including citizenship, but shall not require data which is nonpertinent or
irrelevant such as serial numbers or other identification capable of being used
as a de facto registration of firearms owned by the applicant. The Department
of Public Safety shall furnish application forms and license forms required by
this Code section. The forms shall be furnished to each judge of each probate
court within the state at no cost.
(2)
Any applicant born on or after July 1, 1991, shall demonstrate completion of a
firearms safety training course within three years of the date of the
application for a license under this Code section. An applicant may satisfy
such training requirement by:
(A)
Submitting proof that he or she is a peace officer, as such term is defined in
Code Section 35-8-2;
(B)
Submitting proof that he or she is serving on active duty with the United States
armed forces;
(C)
Submitting proof that he or she is serving in the active reserve component of
the United States armed forces or Georgia National Guard;
(D)
Submitting proof that he or she is a firearms safety instructor certified by the
National Rifle Association holding a rating as a personal protection instructor
or pistol marksmanship instructor; or
(E)
Submitting proof of having received basic firearms instruction provided by a
law enforcement officer, a nationally recognized organization that promotes gun
safety, or a licensed firearms dealer. Such instruction shall include
instruction on the features of a handgun and a brief explanation of loading,
firing, and unloading of the weapon; provided, however, that live firing shall
not be required. Proof of such training shall be a notarized affidavit signed by
the person providing the instruction with his or her address and position and an
identifying number, such as a badge number or firearm dealer license number or a
certificate of training issued by a national organization that promotes gun
safety."
SECTION
2.
Said
Code Section is further amended by revising (f) as follows:
"(f)
License
specifications. Licenses issued as
prescribed in this Code section shall be printed on durable but lightweight card
stock, and the completed card shall be laminated in plastic to improve its
wearing qualities and to inhibit alterations. Measurements shall be 3 1/4
inches long, and 2 1/4 inches wide. Each shall be serially numbered within the
county of issuance and shall bear the full name, residential address, birth
date, weight, height, color of eyes, sex, and a
recent
photograph
clear print
of the right index finger of the licensee.
If the right index fingerprint cannot be secured for any reason, the print of
another finger may be used but such print shall be marked to identify the finger
from which the print is taken.
If the
licensee changes his or her address, he or she must apply for a new license in
the same manner as provided for a lost
license. The license shall show the date
of issuance, the expiration date, and the probate court in which issued and
shall be signed by the licensee and bear the signature or facsimile thereof of
the judge. The seal of the court shall be placed on the face before the license
is laminated. The reverse side of the license shall have imprinted thereon in
its entirety Code Section 16-11-127."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2010.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.