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Allowing county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawFirearms

Same legislation: SSB 1007, SF 2095

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 11, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 15, 2020
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
  4. Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 2095
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2095 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2095 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary County attorneys and assistant county attorneys would be allowed to get a professional permit to carry weapons. This permit lets them carry weapons anywhere in the state at all times, except on school grounds or past security checkpoints in courthouses. While they are allowed to get this permit, they are not required to have one to do their jobs.1

Read the official explanation

6, a person may be issued a professional permit to carry weapons when the person’s employment in a private investigation business or private security business, or a person’s employment as a peace officer, correctional officer, security guard, bank messenger or other person transporting property of a value requiring security, or in police work, reasonably justifies that person going armed.6 to allow county attorneys and assistant county attorneys to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons. A professional permit to carry weapons issued to a county attorney or assistant county attorney authorizes that person to go armed anywhere in the state at all times except on the grounds of a school or beyond a security screening station at a courthouse subject to the rules, directives, and procedures of the judicial branch and the judicial district. Permits issued to county attorneys and assistant county attorneys are valid through that person’s period of employment unless otherwise cancelled. The bill provides that county attorneys and assistant county attorneys, as a condition of their employment, shall not be required to obtain a professional permit to carry weapons.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2020. On January 22, 2020 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§724.6

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 5 against · 17 undecided · Who →

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