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An Act To Allow Law Enforcement Officers from Out of State To Carry Concealed Weapons
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 452, Pt. N, §2 and affected by Pt. X, §2, is amended to read:
 
E. Firearms carried by a person engaged in conduct for which a state-issued hunting or trapping license is required and possessing the required license, or firearms carried by a resident person engaged in conduct expressly authorized by Title 12, section 11108 and section 12202, subsection 1. This paragraph does not authorize or permit the carrying of a concealed or loaded firearm in a motor vehicle; and
Sec. 2. 25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶F, as amended by PL 2007, c. 555, §1, is further amended to read:
 
F. A firearm carried by a person to whom a valid permit to carry a concealed firearm has been issued by another state if a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued from that state has been granted reciprocity. The Chief of the State Police may enter into reciprocity agreements with any other states that meet the requirements of this paragraph. Reciprocity may be granted to a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued from another state if:
 
(1) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm has substantially equivalent or stricter requirements for the issuance of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; and
 
(2) The other state that issued the permit to carry a concealed firearm observes the same rules of reciprocity regarding a person issued a permit to carry a concealed firearm under this chapter.; and
Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2001-A, sub-§2, ¶G  is enacted to read:
 
G.  A firearm carried by a law enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer who is a resident of another state.
 
SUMMARY
This bill allows a law enforcement officer or retired law enforcement officer who is a resident of another state to carry a firearm in this State without a permit to carry a concealed firearm.