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      SENATE BILL 07-034
      
      
      BY SENATOR(S) Morse, Bacon, Gordon, Groff, and Tupa;
      also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Madden, Carroll T., Casso, Cerbo, Green,
      Labuda, and McGihon.
      
      
      Concerning clarification of residency status for the purpose of
           granting reciprocity to concealed weapons permits issued
           by states other than Colorado.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  18-12-213, Colorado Revised Statutes, is amended to
      read:
      
           18-12-213.  Reciprocity.  (1)  A permit to carry a concealed handgun
      or a concealed weapon that is issued to a person twenty-one years of age or
      older by a state that recognizes the validity of permits issued pursuant to this
      part 2 shall be valid in this state in all respects as a permit issued pursuant
      to this part 2 if the permit is issued to a person who is:
      
           (a)  Twenty-one years of age or older; and
      
           (b) (I)  A resident of the state that issued the permit, as
      demonstrated by the address stated on a valid picture
      identification that is issued by the state that issued the permit and
      is carried by the permit holder; or
      
           (II)  A resident of Colorado for no more than ninety days, as
      determined by the date of issuance on a valid picture
      identification issued by Colorado and carried by the permit
      holder.
      
           (2)  For purposes of this section, a "valid picture
      identification" means a driver's license or a state identification
      issued in lieu of a driver's license.
      
           SECTION 2.  Safety clause.  The general assembly hereby finds,
      determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
      preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
      
      
      
      
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      Joan Fitz-Gerald                      Andrew Romanoff
      PRESIDENT OF                     SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
      
      
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      Karen Goldman                          Marilyn Eddins
      SECRETARY OF                 CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
      THE SENATE                         OF REPRESENTATIVES
      
      
      
      
                  APPROVED________________________________________
      
      
      
      
      
                                    _________________________________________
                                    Bill Ritter, Jr.
                                    GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO