| Chapter 213 |
| 2022 -- H 7705 SUBSTITUTE A Enacted 06/27/2022 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS |
Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Hull, Craven, Serpa, Vella-Wilkinson, Solomon, Cardillo, and Shanley |
| Date Introduced: March 02, 2022 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Sections 11-47-17 and 11-47-17.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 |
| entitled "Weapons" are hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 11-47-17. Qualifications required of law enforcement officers appointed after June |
| 17, 1959. |
| Except as provided in § 11-47-15.3, all law enforcement officers of this state and its |
| political subdivisions whose permanent appointment shall take place after June 17, 1959, will be |
| required to qualify with the pistol or revolver with which they are armed prior to their permanent |
| appointment, that qualification to be the same as that required in § 11-47-15. Town constables or |
| police constables, special officers, and all law enforcement officers, who by law are authorized to |
| carry side arms and whose appointments are made on a recurring basis, will be required to qualify |
| not later than one year following the date of enactment of this section and their commissions or |
| warrants will be plainly marked or stamped "QUALIFIED WITH PISTOL OR REVOLVER" and |
| will be signed and dated by the certifying authority attesting to that fact. The failure of any law |
| enforcement officer to qualify under the provisions of this section revokes his or her privilege of |
| carrying a pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, on or about his or her person. All law |
| enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions will repeat this qualification at |
| periods of not more than one year, except for correctional officers who must repeat this qualification |
| every two (2) years. |
| 11-47-17.1. Mandatory or discretionary nature of § 11-47-15.1 requirements -- |
| Qualification reports to be filed. |
| (a) All law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions, whose |
| permanent appointment shall take place later than June 6, 1970, shall be required to qualify with |
| the pistol or revolver with which they are armed prior to their permanent appointment, that |
| qualification to be as required in §§ 11-47-15.1 and 11-47-15.3. All permanent appointed law |
| enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions who are required to qualify under § |
| 11-47-17 may, at the discretion of the officer, qualify under either § 11-47-15, § 11-47-15.1 or § |
| 11-47-15.3. The failure of any law enforcement officer to qualify under the provisions of this |
| section revokes his or her privilege of carrying a pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, on |
| or about his or her person. Qualification under this section will be required at periods of not more |
| than one year, except for correctional officers who must repeat this qualification every two (2) |
| years. |
| (b) Copies of all of the qualification reports shall be filed with the office of the attorney |
| general. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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