Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act

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Law enforcement officer safety act. To amend title 18 united states code to improve the law enforcement officer safety act and provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and for other purposes. The law enforcement officers safety act leosa is a federal law enacted in 2004 that allows qualified current law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry a. Summary of the law enforcement officers safety act leosa of 2004 on july 22 2004 the law enforcement officers safety act leosa of 2004 also commonly called hr 218 became law.

The law enforcement officers safety act of 2004 leosa as amended and codified at 18 u s c. On 12 october 2010 president barack h. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the united states of america in congress assembled section 1.

The law enforcement officers safety act leosa is a united states federal law enacted in 2004 that allows two classes of persons the qualified law enforcement officer and the qualified retired or separated law enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the united states or united states territories regardless of state or local laws with certain exceptions. Declares that this provision shall not be construed to supersede or limit the laws of any. The bill exempts qualified active and retired law enforcement officers from local and state prohibitions on the carrying of concealed firearms.

The act now public law 111 272 went into effect immediately. 926c exempts a qualified retired law enforcement officer carrying a leosa photographic identification as required by leosa such as cbp leosa identification or cbp retired separated leo credentials from most state and local laws prohibiting the carriage of concealed firearms. 1132 the law enforcement officers safety act improvements act into law.

For the purposes of this section a law enforcement officer of the amtrak police department a law enforcement officer of the federal reserve or a law enforcement or police officer of the executive branch of the federal government qualifies as an employee of a governmental agency who is authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention detection investigation or prosecution of or. The law enforcement officers safety act leosa is a united states federal law enacted in 2004 that allows two classes of persons the qualified law enforcement officer and the qualified retired or separated law enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the united states regardless of state or local laws with certain exceptions. Law enforcement officers safety act of 2004 amends the federal criminal code to authorize a qualified law enforcement officer carrying photographic governmental agency identification to carry a concealed firearm notwithstanding any state or local law.