An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Officers from Out of State To Carry Concealed Firearms
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. N, §2 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2007, c. 555, §1, is further amended to read:
(1) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm has substantially equivalent or stricter requirements for the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; and
(2) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm observes the same rules of reciprocity regarding a person issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm under this chapter . ;
Sec. 3. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶¶G and H are enacted to read:
(1) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that agency to meet the standards established by that agency for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm; or
(2) Photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency from which the person retired from service as a law enforcement officer and a certification issued by the state in which the person resides that indicates that the person has, not less recently than one year before the date the person carries the concealed firearm, been tested or otherwise found by that state to meet the standards established by that state for training and qualification for an active law enforcement officer to carry a firearm of the same type as the concealed firearm.