§ 5902. — State reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to armored car company crew members.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 15USC5902]
TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
CHAPTER 85--ARMORED CAR INDUSTRY RECIPROCITY
Sec. 5902. State reciprocity of weapons licenses issued to
armored car company crew members
(a) In general
If an armored car crew member employed by an armored car company--
(1) has in effect a license issued by the appropriate State
agency (in the State in which such member is primarily employed by
such company) to carry a weapon while acting in the services of such
company in that State, and such State agency meets the minimum
requirements under subsection (b) of this section; and
(2) has met all other applicable requirements to act as an
armored car crew member in the State in which such member is
primarily employed by such company,
then such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully carry any weapon to
which such license relates and function as an armored car crew member in
any State while such member is acting in the service of such company.
(b) Minimum State requirements
A State agency meets the minimum State requirements of this
subsection if--
(1) in issuing an initial weapons license to an armored car crew
member described in subsection (a) of this section, the agency
determines to its satisfaction that--
(A) the crew member has received classroom and range
training in weapons safety and marksmanship during the current
year from a qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew
member will be licensed to carry; and
(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member
would not violate Federal law, determined on the basis of a
criminal record background check conducted during the current
year;
(2) in issuing a renewal of a weapons license to an armored car
crew member described in subsection (a) of this section, the agency
determines to its satisfaction that--
(A) the crew member has received continuing training in
weapons safety and marksmanship from a qualified instructor for
each weapon that the crew member is licensed to carry; and
(B) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member
would not violate Federal law, as determined by the agency; and
(3) in issuing a weapons license under paragraph (1) or
paragraph (2), as the case may be--
(A) the agency issues such license for a period not to
exceed 2 years; or
(B) the agency issues such license for a period not to
exceed 5 years in the case of a State that enacted a State law
before October 1, 1996, that provides for the issuance of an
initial weapons license or a renewal of a weapons license, as
the case may be, for a period not to exceed 5 years.
(Pub. L. 103-55, Sec. 3, July 28, 1993, 107 Stat. 276; Pub. L. 105-287,
Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2776.)
Amendments
1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-287, Sec. 2(a), amended heading and
text of subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
``If an armored car crew member employed by an armored car company has
in effect a license issued by the appropriate State agency (in the State
in which such member is primarily employed by such company) to carry a
weapon while acting in the services of such company in that State, and
such State agency meets the minimum State requirements under subsection
(b) of this section, then such crew member shall be entitled to lawfully
carry any weapon to which such license relates in any State while such
crew member is acting in the service of such company.''
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105-287, Sec. 2(b), amended heading and text of
subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ``A
State agency meets the minimum State requirements of this subsection if
in issuing a weapons license to an armored car crew member described in
subsection (a) of this section, the agency requires the crew member to
provide information on an annual basis to the satisfaction of the agency
that--
``(1) the crew member has received classroom and range training
in weapons safety and marksmanship during the current year by a
qualified instructor for each weapon that the crew member is
licensed to carry; and
``(2) the receipt or possession of a weapon by the crew member
would not violate Federal law, determined on the basis of a criminal
record background check conducted during the current year.''
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-287, Sec. 3, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2777, provided
that: ``The amendments made by section 2 [amending this section] shall
take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct.
27, 1998].''
