Bill Text: GA HB155 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: License to carry pistol or revolver; permanent license; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-01-28 - House Second Readers [HB155 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-HB155-Introduced.html

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09 LC 21 0015

House Bill 155

By: Representatives Mills of the 25th, Maxwell of the 17th, and Talton of the 145th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 16-11-129 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license to carry pistol or revolver and temporary renewal permit, so as to provide for a permanent license valid for the applicant's lifetime; 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 pistol or revolver and temporary renewal permit, is amended by revising subsection (a) as follows:

"(a) 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 the required 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. The fee for such license shall be $15.00 for a renewable permit valid for a period of five years or $40.00 for a permanent license valid for the remainder of the applicant's life. 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."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.