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Amend the amendment by inserting after the first paragraph after the title the following:
‘Sec. 3.  25 MRSA §2003-A  is enacted to read:
§ 2003-A. Duty to inform law enforcement
When an individual who is carrying a concealed handgun pursuant to the authority of this chapter first comes into contact with any law enforcement officer of this State or its political subdivisions or a federal law enforcement officer during the course of any arrest, detainment or routine traffic stop, that individual shall immediately inform that law enforcement officer of the fact that the individual is carrying a concealed handgun.
Sec. 4.  25 MRSA §2004, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Failure to inform law enforcement.    A person who fails to comply with section 2003-A commits a civil violation for which a fine of not more than $100 may be adjudged.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment requires an individual who is carrying a concealed handgun and who is stopped by a law enforcement officer to immediately inform the law enforcement officer of the individual’s possession of the concealed handgun.