1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; authorizing certain retired peace officers to carry a pistol 
1.3 	without a permit; requiring law enforcement agencies to issue identification to 
1.4 	former officers who qualify to carry without a permit; amending Minnesota 
1.5 	Statutes 2008, section 624.714, subdivision 13.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 624.714, subdivision 13, is amended to 
1.8 	read:
1.9 		Subd. 13.Exemptions; adult correctional facility officers, retired peace officers.
 1.10 	(a) As used in this subdivision, "law enforcement agency" and "peace officer" have the 
1.11 	meanings given in section 626.84, subdivision 1.
1.12 	(b) A permit to carry a pistol is not required of: (1) any officer of a state adult 
1.13 	correctional facility when on guard duty or otherwise engaged in an assigned duty~~.~~; or (2) 
1.14 	a person who: (i) within the past five years has received the training in the safe use of a 
1.15 	pistol described in subdivision 2a; and (ii) was a peace officer and retired or separated 
1.16 	from service in good standing from a law enforcement agency, other than for reasons of 
1.17 	mental illness or chemical dependency, after being regularly employed as a peace officer 
1.18 	for at least 15 years or for any period beyond the agency's probationary period if the 
1.19 	person retired or separated from service due to a service-related disability.
1.20 	(c) A law enforcement agency shall issue a photographic identification to a person 
1.21 	who retired or separated from service from the agency and who meets the criteria 
1.22 	described in paragraph (b), clause (2), item (ii). The agency may charge the person a 
1.23 	processing fee not to exceed the actual and reasonable direct cost to the agency of issuing 
1.24 	the identification.