GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE DRH20220-LH-152  (03/26)

 

 

 

Short Title:        Concealed Handgun Permit/Admin. Law Judge.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representative McNeill.
Referred to:

 

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide that the prohibitions on carrying concealed handguns do not apply to north Carolina administrative law judges.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑269 reads as rewritten:

"§ 14‑269.  Carrying concealed weapons.

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(b)        This prohibition shall not apply to the following persons:

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(7)        Any person who is an administrative law judge described in Article 60 of Chapter 7A of the General Statutes and who has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter or considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24, provided that the person shall not carry a concealed weapon at any time while consuming alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or while alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance remains in the person's body.

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SECTION 2.  G.S. 14‑415.27 reads as rewritten:

"§ 14‑415.27.  Expanded permit scope for certain persons.

Notwithstanding G.S. 14‑415.11(c), any of the following persons who has a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Article or that is considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24 is not subject to the area prohibitions set out in G.S. 14‑415.11(c) and may carry a concealed handgun in the areas listed in G.S. 14‑415.11(c) unless otherwise prohibited by federal law:

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(8)        A North Carolina administrative law judge."

SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2015.