Bill Text: IA SF218 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons on school grounds by a certified peace officer or a reserve peace officer. (Formerly SF 87.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-10 - Subcommittee: Kinney, Dawson, and Zaun. S.J. 83. [SF218 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF218-Introduced.html
Senate File 218 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO SF 87) A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to carrying weapons on school grounds by a 2 certified peace officer or a reserve peace officer. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1106SV (1) 87 jm/rh/rj PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 724.2A, Code 2017, is amended to read as 1 2 follows: 1 3 724.2A Peace officerdefinedand reserve peace officer == 1 4 defined. 1 5 As used in sections 724.4, 724.6, and 724.11regarding 1 6 obtaining or renewing a permit for the carrying of weapons, 1 7 "peace officer" means a certified "peace officer" and includes a 1 8 reserve peace officer as defined in section 80D.1A. 1 9 Sec. 2. Section 724.4, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 2017, 1 10 is amended to read as follows: 1 11 b. A peace officer, when the officer's duties require the 1 12 person to carry such weapons, or as provided in section 724.6. 1 13 Sec. 3. Section 724.6, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended 1 14 to read as follows: 1 15 1. a. A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons when 1 16 the person's employment in a private investigation business 1 17 or private security business licensed under chapter 80A, or a 1 18 person's employment as a peace officer, correctional officer, 1 19 security guard, bank messenger or other person transporting 1 20 property of a value requiring security, or in police work, 1 21 reasonably justifies that person going armed. 1 22 b. The permit shall be on a form prescribed and published 1 23 by the commissioner of public safety, shall identify the 1 24 holder, and shall state the nature of the employment requiring 1 25 the holder to go armed. A permit so issued, other than to 1 26 a peace officer, shall authorize the person to whom it is 1 27 issued to go armed anywhere in the state, only while engaged 1 28 in the employment, and while going to and from the place of the 1 29 employment. 1 30 c. A permit issued to acertifiedpeace officer shall 1 31 authorize that peace officer to go armed anywhere in the state 1 32 at all times, including on the grounds of a school. 1 33 d. Permits shall expire twelve months after the date 1 34 when issued except that permits issued to peace officers and 1 35 correctional officers are valid through the officer's period of 2 1 employment unless otherwise canceled. When the employment is 2 2 terminated, the holder of the permit shall surrender it to the 2 3 issuing officer for cancellation. 2 4 EXPLANATION 2 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 6 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 7 This bill relates to carrying weapons on school grounds by a 2 8 certified peace officer or a reserve peace officer. 2 9 The bill provides that a certified peace officer or reserve 2 10 peace officer does not commit the criminal violation of 2 11 unlawfully carrying weapons on school grounds in violation of 2 12 Code section 724.4B, if the officer possesses such a weapon and 2 13 possesses a professional permit to carry weapons, even if the 2 14 officer's duties do not require the officer to carry such a 2 15 weapon. 2 16 Current law specifies that a peace officer, while acting 2 17 within the official duties of the officer, may possess a weapon 2 18 on school grounds. 2 19 A person who commits the offense of unlawfully carrying 2 20 weapons on school grounds commits a class "D" felony. A class 2 21 "D" felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five 2 22 years and a fine of at least $750 but not more than $7,500. LSB 1106SV (1) 87 jm/rh/rj
