HB 1317 – AS INTRODUCED
2008 SESSION
04/03
HOUSE BILL 1317
AN ACT relative to firearms proficiency requirements for armed security guards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ulery, Hills 27
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill requires licensed security guards and licensed private investigators to qualify annually if they wish to carry a weapon as part of their work.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
08-2512
04/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to firearms proficiency requirements for armed security guards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Detective Agencies and Security Services; Firearm Proficiency. RSA 106-F:8-a is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
106-F:8-a Armed Endorsements. If an armed security guard or armed private detective licensed under this chapter wishes to carry a concealed or exposed weapon as part of his or her work, a separate endorsement shall be required. This endorsement is in addition to a concealed carry permit issued by the city of residence of the licensee or by the state police in the case of a nonresident. Qualification for such endorsement shall annually include the successful completion of the following:
I. A tactical handgun course, with a minimum qualification score of 75 percent.
II. Shotgun, rifle, semiautomatic, or automatic weapons familiarization course required for all license holders who are issued, or have as part of their equipment, such weapons.
III. No less than 4 hours of instruction, to include firearms techniques and safety, laws on the use of deadly force, and the moral and ethical use of force. Only qualified firearms instructors shall be used to certify the successful completion of the requirements.
(a) Instructors shall be qualified if they successfully complete one of the following courses:
(1) Council Firearms Instructor School.
(2) F.B.I. Firearms Instructor School.
(3) Smith and Wesson Firearms Instructor School.
(4) National Rifle Association Police Firearms Instructor Course.
(5) Equivalent courses as determined by the board on an individual basis.
(b) Instructors are required to present to the applicant a statement under oath that the instructor has completed and is currently qualified to instruct from one of the schools or training courses in subparagraph (a).
(c) Instructors are required to present to the applicant a certificate of course completion with an expiration date of no less than 12 months from date of course completion. Said certificate may be combined with the statement required in subparagraph (b).
IV. Biennial submission of 2 photographs of the applicant taken at state police headquarters to be used for a photo identity card issued by the board identifying the private investigator, at the applicant’s expense.
V. Submission of one set of the applicant’s fingerprints, taken at state police headquarters, at the applicant’s expense. The director of state police shall maintain said fingerprints and is authorized to place said fingerprints in the automated fingerprint identification system.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.