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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Burke, Ciccone, LaMountain, Rogers, de la Cruz, E Morgan, | |
Date Introduced: February 16, 2023 | |
Referred To: Senate Judiciary | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 11-47-17.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 11-47 entitled "Weapons" |
2 | is hereby amended to read as follows: |
3 | 11-47-17.1. Mandatory or discretionary nature of § 11-47-15.1 requirements — |
4 | Qualification reports to be filed. |
5 | (a) All law enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions, whose |
6 | permanent appointment shall take place later than June 6, 1970, shall be required to qualify with |
7 | the pistol or revolver with which they are armed prior to their permanent appointment, that |
8 | qualification to be as required in §§ 11-47-15.1 and 11-47-15.3. All permanent appointed law |
9 | enforcement officers of this state and its political subdivisions who are required to qualify under § |
10 | 11-47-17 may, at the discretion of the officer, qualify under either § 11-47-15, § 11-47-15.1, or § |
11 | 11-47-15.3. The failure of any law enforcement officer to qualify under the provisions of this |
12 | section revokes his or her privilege of carrying a pistol or revolver, whether concealed or not, on |
13 | or about his or her person. Qualification under this section will be required at periods of not more |
14 | than one year two (2) times per year at intervals of at least four (4) months, except for correctional |
15 | officers who must repeat this qualification one time per year. Provided further, effective January 1, |
16 | 2024, the qualification requirements pursuant to this section shall include a nighttime, low light/no |
17 | light qualification component which shall simulate dusk to dawn lighting conditions, which |
18 | conditions may be artificially produced indoors. |
19 | (b) Copies of all of the qualification reports shall be filed with the office of the attorney |
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2 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | |
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1 | This act would mandate that police officers qualify in the use of firearms in both daylight |
2 | and nighttime conditions two (2) times per year and that correctional officers qualify every year |
3 | instead of once every two (2) years. |
4 | This act would take effect on July 1, 2023. |
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