Bill Text: MN HF1829 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: County attorneys and assistant county attorneys authorized to carry firearms on duty under the terms of a permit to carry.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-16 - Secretary of State Chapter 171 04/09/12 [HF1829 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1829-Chaptered.html
CHAPTER 171--H.F.No. 1829
An act
relating to public safety; authorizing county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to carry firearms on duty under the terms of a permit to carry;amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 388.051, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 388.051, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. Firearms exemption. Notwithstanding section 626.84, subdivision 2, a
county attorney, or an assistant county attorney appointed under section 388.10, who
lawfully possesses a permit to carry a pistol issued in accordance with section 624.714
may possess and carry a firearm while on duty, unless restricted by the county attorney.
EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
