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An Act To Require That Certain Active Duty Military Personnel Are Eligible for the Resident Application Fee for a Concealed Handgun Permit
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2003, sub-§15, ¶C, as enacted by PL 1993, c. 524, §12, is amended to read:
 
C. If the Chief of the State Police is the issuing authority because the applicant is either a resident of an unorganized territory or, a nonresident,or an applicant under subsection 18, the application fee must be paid over to the Treasurer of State. The fee must be applied to the expenses of administration incurred by the State Police.
Sec. 2.  25 MRSA §2003, sub-§18  is enacted to read:
 
18.  Certain persons on active duty in United States Armed Forces.     A person on active duty in the United States Armed Forces who qualifies as a resident of the State under the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services rules and is otherwise qualified to be issued a permit under this section is eligible for a permit under this section issued by the Chief of the State Police upon payment of the application fee for a resident specified in subsection 1, paragraph E, subparagraph (4), division (a).
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 127th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.