BILL REQ. #:  S-4525.1 

Read first time 01/29/08.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to concealed pistol licenses; and amending RCW 9.41.073.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 9.41.073 and 2004 c 148 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) A person licensed to carry a pistol in a state the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington is authorized to carry a concealed pistol in this state if:
     (i) The licensing state does not issue concealed pistol licenses to persons under twenty-one years of age; and
     (ii) The licensing state requires mandatory fingerprint-based background checks of criminal and mental health history for all persons who apply for a concealed pistol license.
     (b) This section applies to a license holder from another state only while the license holder is not a resident of this state. ((A license holder from another state must carry the handgun in compliance with the laws of this state.))
     (2) An active duty member of the United States armed forces, including the national guard and armed forces reserves stationed in the state, who is licensed to carry a concealed pistol in another state, is authorized to carry a concealed pistol in this state.
     (3) A license holder from another state must carry the handgun in compliance with the laws of this state.
     (4) The attorney general shall periodically publish a list of states the laws of which recognize and give effect in that state to a concealed pistol license issued under the laws of the state of Washington and which meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a)(i) and (ii) of this section.