Senator HARPOOTLIAN proposed the following amendment (3094R025.KMM.RAH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered new SECTION to read:

/SECTION __ . Section 23-31-215(K) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:

" (K)(1) A permit holder must have his permit identification card in his possession whenever he carries a concealable weapon. When carrying a concealable weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, a permit holder must also carry a duplicate copy of his permit identification card on his person in such a manner and in such a form that the permit identification card is visible and readable from ten feet away. The duplicate copy must include a picture of the permit holder that is visible and recognizable from ten feet away.

(2) When carrying a concealable weapon pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 31, Title 23, a permit holder must inform a law enforcement officer of the fact that he is a permit holder and present the permit identification card when an officer:

(1)(a) identifies himself as a law enforcement officer; and

(2)(b) requests identification or a driver's license from a permit holder.

(3)A permit holder immediately must report the loss or theft of a permit identification card to SLED headquarters. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined twenty-five dollars." /