General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 6495

 

January Session, 2015

 

LCO No. 2752

 

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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. FRANCE, 42nd Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING REINSTATEMENT OF FIREARMS PERMITS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 29 of the general statutes be amended to require that a judge who finds a defendant whose firearms permit was revoked based on an arrest for a criminal violation shall order the immediate reinstatement of such defendant's permit upon a dismissal of charges, a judgment of not guilty or a nolle.

Statement of Purpose:

To permit a person whose firearms permit was wrongfully revoked to have such permit reinstated without having to go through an additional administrative appeals process.