16105457D
SENATE BILL NO. 610
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Militia, Police and Public
Safety
on February 12, 2016)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Reeves)
A BILL to amend and reenact §18.2-308.014 of the Code of Virginia,
relating to out-of-state concealed handgun permits; photo identification.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-308.014 of the Code of Virginia is amended and
reenacted as follows:
§18.2-308.014. Reciprocity.
A. A valid concealed handgun or concealed weapon permit or
license issued by another state shall authorize the holder of such permit or
license who is at least 21 years of age to carry a concealed handgun in the
Commonwealth, provided (i) the issuing authority provides the means for
instantaneous verification of the validity of all such permits or licenses
issued within that state, accessible 24 hours a day, and if
available; (ii) except for the age of the permit or license holder and
the type of weapon authorized to be carried, the requirements and
qualifications of that state's law are adequate to prevent possession of a
permit or license by persons who would be denied a permit in the Commonwealth
under this article. The Superintendent of State Police shall (a) in
consultation with the Office of the Attorney General determine whether states
meet the requirements and qualifications of this subsection, (b) maintain a
registry of such states on the Virginia Criminal Information Network (VCIN),
and (c) make the registry available to law-enforcement officers for
investigative purposes the permit or license holder carries a photo
identification issued by a government agency of any state or by the U.S.
Department of Defense or U.S. Department of State and displays the permit or
license and such identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer; and
(iii) the permit or license holder has not previously had a Virginia concealed
handgun permit revoked. The Superintendent of the State Police,
in consultation with the Attorney General, may also shall enter into
agreements for reciprocal recognition with any state qualifying for
recognition under this subsection such other states that require an
agreement to be in place before such state will recognize a Virginia concealed
handgun permit as valid in such state. The Attorney General shall
provide the Superintendent with any legal assistance or advice necessary for
the Superintendent to perform his duties set forth in this subsection. If the
Superintendent determines that another state requires that an agreement for
reciprocal recognition be executed by the Attorney General or otherwise
formally approved by the Attorney General as a condition of such other state's
entering into an agreement for reciprocal recognition, the Attorney General
shall (a) execute such agreement or otherwise formally approve such agreement
and (b) return to the Superintendent the executed agreement or, in a form
deemed acceptable by such other state, documentation of his formal approval of
such agreement within 30 days after the Superintendent notifies the Attorney
General, in writing, that he is required to execute or otherwise formally
approve such agreement.
B. A valid concealed handgun permit issued by Maryland
shall be valid in the Commonwealth, provided (i) the holder of the permit is
licensed in Maryland to perform duties substantially similar to those performed
by Virginia branch pilots licensed pursuant to Chapter 9 (§54.1-900 et seq.)
of Title 54.1 and is performing such duties while in the Commonwealth, and (ii)
the holder of the permit is 21 years of age or older.
C. For the purposes of participation in concealed
handgun reciprocity agreements with other jurisdictions, the official
government-issued law-enforcement identification card issued to an active-duty
law-enforcement officer in the Commonwealth who is exempt from obtaining a
concealed handgun permit under this article shall be deemed a concealed handgun
permit.
2. That within 60 days of the effective date of this act, the
Superintendent of State Police shall enter into agreements for reciprocal
recognition of concealed handgun permits or licenses with states where such
agreements were in existence as of December 1, 2015, as required by the
provisions of this act.
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