1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; authorizing county attorneys and assistant county 
1.3 	attorneys to carry firearms on duty under the terms of a permit to carry;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 388.051, by adding a subdivision.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 388.051, is amended by adding a 
1.7 	subdivision to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Firearms exemption. Notwithstanding section 626.84, subdivision 2, a 
1.9 	county attorney, or an assistant county attorney appointed under section 388.10, who 
1.10 	lawfully possesses a permit to carry a pistol issued in accordance with section 624.714 
1.11 	may possess and carry a firearm while on duty, unless restricted by the county attorney.

1.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.