Chapter
368
2007 -- H 6553
Enacted 07/06/07
A N A C T
RELATING TO CRIMINAL
OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
Introduced By: Representative John J. McCauley
Date Introduced: June 20,
2007
It is
enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION
1. Section 11-47-18 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled
"Weapons"
is
hereby amended to read as follows:
11-47-18.
License or permit issued by attorney general on showing of need --
Issuance
to retired police officers. --
(a) The attorney general may issue a license or permit to
any
person twenty-one (21) years of age or over to carry a pistol or revolver,
whether concealed
or not,
upon his or her person upon a proper showing of need, subject to the provisions
of sections
11-47-12
and 11-47-15; that license or permit may be issued notwithstanding the
provisions of
section
11-47-7.
(b) All state police officers and permanent members of city and town police
forces of
this
state who have retired in good standing after at least twenty (20) years of
service, or retired in
good
standing due to a physical disability other than a psychological impairment,
may be issued a
license
or permit by the attorney general subject to the provisions of sections
11-47-12 and 11-47-
15. The
term "in good standing" means that at the time of retirement the
police officer was not
facing
disciplinary action that could have resulted in his or her termination for
misconduct or
unfitness
for office. Any member of the
licensing authority, and its agents, servants, and
employees
shall be immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based upon any
official act
or
decision, performed or made in good faith in issuing a license or permit under
this chapter.
(c) Notwithstanding any other chapter or section of the general laws of the
state of
Rhode
Island, the attorney general shall not provide or release to any individual,
firm, association
or
corporation the name, address, or date of birth of any person who has held or
currently holds a
license
or permit to carry a concealed pistol or revolver. This section shall not be
construed to
prohibit
the release of any statistical data of a general nature relative to age, gender
and racial or
ethnic
background nor shall it be construed to prevent the release of information to
parties
involved
in any prosecution of section 11-47-8 or in response to a lawful subpoena in
any
criminal
or civil action which said person is a party to such action.
SECTION
2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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