An Act To Amend the Provision of Law Requiring Disclosure of the Possession of a Firearm under Certain Circumstances

Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2003-A,  as enacted by PL 2015, c. 327, §4, is amended to read:

§ 2003-A. Duty to inform law enforcement

When an individual who is carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to the authority of this chapter and who does not have a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun that has been issued as provided in this chapter first comes into contact with any law enforcement officer of this State or its political subdivisions or a federal law enforcement officer during the course of any an arrest , detainment or routine traffic stop, that individual shall immediately inform that law enforcement officer of the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun.

SUMMARY

This bill eliminates the provision of law that requires a person lawfully in possession of a concealed handgun without a permit during the course of a detainment or routine traffic stop to inform the law enforcement officer that the person is in possession of the handgun.