H.B. 39 Enrolled

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CONCEALED WEAPONS FEES AMENDMENTS
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Curtis Oda
5 Senate Sponsor: Allen M. Christensen
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill modifies provisions of the Concealed Weapons Act by creating a dedicated
10 credit as a revenue stream to cover the costs incurred by the Criminal Investigations and
11 Technical Services Division of the Department of Public Safety in issuing concealed
12 firearm permits.
13 Highlighted Provisions:
14 This bill:
15 . allows the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division to use fees
16 collected for the issuance, renewal, and replacement of concealed firearm permits as
17 a dedicated credit to cover the costs of issuing, renewing, and replacing those
18 permits; and
19 . makes certain technical changes.
20 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
21 This bill appropriates:
22 . as an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, a negative
23 $653,900 from the General Fund and a positive $653,900 from dedicated credits for
24 fiscal year 2007-08 to the Bureau of Criminal Identification.
25 Other Special Clauses:
26 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.
27 Utah Code Sections Affected:
28 AMENDS:
29 53-5-707, as last amended by Chapters 120 and 227, Laws of Utah 1999

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31 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
32 Section 1. Section 53-5-707 is amended to read:
33 53-5-707. Permit -- Fees -- Disposition.
34 (1) (a) Each applicant for a permit shall pay a fee of $35 at the time of filing an
35 application.
36 (b) The initial fee shall be waived for an applicant who is a law enforcement officer
37 under Section 53-13-103 .
38 (2) The renewal fee for the permit is $10.
39 (3) The replacement fee for the permit is $10.
40 (4) The late fee for the renewal permit is $7.50.
41 [(5) All fees shall promptly be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the
42 General Fund.]
43 (5) (a) The division shall use the fees collected under Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4)
44 as a dedicated credit to cover the costs of issuing concealed firearm permits under this part.
45 (b) All revenue collected from the fees identified in Subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) in
46 excess of the amount necessary to cover the cost of issuing concealed firearm permits under
47 this part shall be retained by the Bureau of Criminal Identification to help fund any other costs
48 incurred by the bureau, but only for the fiscal year 2007-08.
49 (6) (a) The division may collect any fees charged by an outside agency for additional
50 services required by statute as a prerequisite for issuance of a permit.
51 (b) The division shall promptly forward any fees collected under Subsection (6)(a) to
52 the appropriate agency.
53 (7) The division shall make an annual report to the Legislature's Law Enforcement and
54 Criminal Justice Interim Committee on the amount and use of the fees collected under this
55 section.
56 Section 2. Appropriation.
57 (1) As an ongoing appropriation subject to future budget constraints, there is

58 appropriated from the General Fund for the fiscal year 2007-08, a negative $653,900 and from
59 dedicated credits for the fiscal year 2007-08, a positive $653,900 to the Bureau of Criminal
60 Identification within the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the
61 Department of Public Safety to cover the cost of the bureau's issuing concealed firearm
62 permits.
63 (2) The appropriations in Subsection (1) are in addition to amounts previously
64 appropriated to the bureau for the fiscal year 2007-08.
65 Section 3. Effective date.
66 This bill takes effect on July 1, 2007.