Changes to Kentucky CCW laws
[The following is a summary of the changes to KY Statutes regarding CCDW effective July 12, 2006. It is a word-for-word reproduction of a handout sent to all KY CCDW Instructor’s and Instructor-Trainers in mid-2006]
A Brief Summary of 2006 House Bill 290
- In addition to being a resident of Kentucky for six months, or a member of U.S. Armed Forces serving on a post in Kentucky for six months, a CCDW applicant must be a United States citizen.
- Current and retired members of the following federal agencies are deemed to have met the firearms training requirement for purposes of obtaining a Kentucky CCDW permit:
(1) Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents;
(2) U.S. Secret Service special agents;
(3) U.S. Marshal’s service deputies;
(4) Drug Enforcement Administration special agents;
(5) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms special agents;
(6) U.S. Forest Service special agents and law enforcement officers;
(7) Special agents and law enforcement officers of the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Agriculture;
(8) U.S. Customs Service special agents;
(9) Peace officers employed by a federal civilian law enforcement agency who have successfully completed the basic law enforcement training course required by that agency;
(10) Military peace officers of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Air Force, or a reserve component thereof, or of the Army Reserve or Air Force Reserve who have successfully completed the military law enforcement training course required by that branch of the military; and
(11) Members of the U.S. Coast Guard serving in a peace officer role who have successfully completed the law enforcement training course specified by the U.S. Coast Guard.
- The Kentucky State Police will send notice and a renewal form to each CCDW license holder not less than 120 days from expiration of a license. An expired license shall be void and not valid for any purpose other than surrender to the sheriff in exchange for a renewed license.
- A licensee is required to carry the license at all times while carrying a concealed firearm or other deadly weapon and shall display the license upon request of a law enforcement officer. A violation of this provision shall constitute a noncriminal violation with a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25), payable to the clerk of the District Court. No court costs shall be assessed.
- Information and records regarding concealed deadly weapon class applicants, instructors, and instructor trainers are confidential. However, DOCJT may release to any person or organization the name, address, and telephone number of a concealed deadly weapon instructor or instructor trainer if that instructor or instructor trainer authorizes the release of the information in writing. DOCJT is required to include on any application for an instructor or instructor trainer certification a statement that the applicant either does or does not desire the applicant’s name, address, and telephone number to be made public.
- A firearms instructor or instructor-trainer who has permitted his or her certification to expire may take the in-service course and be recertified for a period of up to one hundred and eighty (180) days from the date of expiration of the certification without having to repeat the certification requirements.
- The fee which an instructor trainer can charge for a training course for a certified firearms instructor has been increased to $150, of which $50 shall be sent to DOCJT to defray the costs of training materials.
- No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall have the authority to suspend, revoke, limit the use of, or impair the validity of a concealed deadly weapon license unless the license is revoked in accordance with KRS 237.110. Additionally, no governmental entity can impose additional restrictions on the possession of firearms or ammunition.
- No person, unit of government, or governmental organization shall, during a period of disaster or emergency revoke or suspend the right of any person to carry or use a firearm, nor can a firearm or ammunition be seized or confiscated except when a person is forbidden from possessing a firearm or is engaged in illegal conduct.
- No person, including but not limited to an employer, who is the owner, lessee, or occupant of real property shall prohibit a person who is legally entitled to possess a firearm from possessing it or ammunition in a vehicle on the property.
