Florida Senate - 2021 SB 1666
By Senator Hutson
7-01463A-21 20211666__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to private investigative and security
3 services; amending s. 493.6111, F.S.; requiring the
4 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to
5 issue a Class “G” license to persons who meet
6 specified requirements; amending s. 493.6115, F.S.;
7 revising eligibility requirements for Class “C” and
8 Class “CC” licensees to carry firearms; providing an
9 effective date.
10
11 WHEREAS, all citizens, including licensed private
12 investigators, are entitled to self-defense and self-protection,
13 including the right to protections afforded under the Second
14 Amendment of the United States Constitution, and
15 WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that licensed private
16 investigators who hold a valid state license to carry concealed
17 firearms are entitled to carry a concealed firearm at any time
18 and at any location unless prohibited under this state’s laws,
19 and that licensed private investigators have the right to carry
20 a firearm during the course of their duties, NOW, THEREFORE,
21
22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
23
24 Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 493.6111,
25 Florida Statutes, to read:
26 493.6111 License; contents; identification card.—
27 (7) The department shall issue a Class “G” license to any
28 Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who has a license to carry
29 concealed firearms issued pursuant to s. 790.06.
30 Section 2. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 493.6115,
31 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
32 493.6115 Weapons and firearms.—
33 (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), only Class “C,”
34 Class “CC,” Class “D,” Class “M,” Class “MA,” or Class “MB”
35 licensees are permitted to bear a firearm and any such licensee
36 who bears a firearm shall also have a Class “G” license.
37 (b)1. A Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who does not have
38 a Class “G” license may carry a concealed firearm if the
39 licensee has a license to carry concealed firearms issued
40 pursuant to s. 790.06.
41 2. A Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who does not have a
42 Class “G” license but who is a retired law enforcement officer;
43 who separated from service in good standing; who, before such
44 separation, served as a law enforcement officer for at least 10
45 years; and who maintains her or his annual firearms proficiency
46 qualification may carry a concealed firearm in the performance
47 of her or his duties. However, such licensee must have a valid
48 federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act qualification card
49 in her or his possession at all times while carrying a concealed
50 firearm on duty.
51 (4) A Class “C” or Class “CC” licensee who is 21 years of
52 age or older and has also been issued a Class “G” license, who
53 has a license to carry concealed firearms, or who meets the
54 requirements of subparagraph (2)(b)2. may carry, in the
55 performance of her or his duties, a concealed firearm. A Class
56 “D” licensee who is 21 years of age or older and has also been
57 issued a Class “G” license may carry a concealed firearm in the
58 performance of her or his duties under the conditions specified
59 in s. 493.6305(3) and (4). The Class “G” license must clearly
60 indicate such authority. The authority of any such licensee to
61 carry a concealed firearm is valid in any location throughout
62 the state while performing services within the scope of the
63 license.
64 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.