Authorizing a judicial officer to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons

This bill authorizes a judicial officer to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons. _____ under the condition that the sheriff of the issuing county may require the applicant, at the applicant’s expense, to complete a proficiency examination prior to the permit to carry weapons being issued. The bill provides that a permit issued to a judicial officer grants authorization to go armed anywhere in the state at all times, including on the grounds of a school. The bill provides that a permit issued to a judicial officer is valid through the holder of the permit’s period of employment unless otherwise canceled. When the employment is terminated, the holder of the permit is required to surrender the permit to the issuing officer for cancellation. The bill defines a judicial officer as a supreme court justice, a judge of the court of appeals, a district judge, a district associate judge, an associate juvenile judge, an associate probate judge, or a magistrate. The term also includes a person who is temporarily serving as a justice, judge, or magistrate as permitted by law. The bill allows the supreme court to impose additional training or other requirements on judicial officers who hold a permit issued under the bill.