§ 724.6

724.6 Professional permit to carry weapons. 1. a. (1) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons when the person’s employment in a private investigation business or private security business licensed underchapter 80A, or a person’s employment as a peace officer, correctional officer, securityguard, bank messenger or other person transporting property of a value requiring security,or in police work, reasonably justifies that person going armed. (2) A person may be issued a permit to carry weapons if the person is an emergency medical care provider who is designated and attached to a law enforcement tactical team bythe authorities having jurisdiction. A person issued a permit to carry weapons under thisparagraph shall train with the law enforcement tactical team the person is designated andattached to, complete a prescribed firearm safety training course offered pursuant to section724.9, subsection 1, paragraph 'e', complete any additional training as prescribed by theauthorities having jurisdiction, and not be disqualified under section 724.8. b. The permit shall be on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety, shall identify the holder, and shall

having jurisdiction, and not be disqualified under section 724.8. b. The permit shall be on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety, shall identify the holder, and shall state the nature of the employment requiring theholder to go armed. A permit so issued, other than to a peace officer, shall authorize theperson to whom it is issued to go armed anywhere in the state, only while engaged in theemployment, and while going to and from the place of the employment. c. A permit issued to a certified peace officer shall authorize that peace officer to go armed anywhere in the state at all times, including on the grounds of a school. d. Permits shall expire twelve months after the date when issued except that permits issued to peace officers and correctional officers are valid through the officer’s period ofemployment unless otherwise canceled. When the employment is terminated, the holder ofthe permit shall surrender it to the issuing officer for cancellation. 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, fire fighters, as defined in section 411.1, subsection 10, airport fire fighters included under section 97B.49B, and emergency medical care providersother than

ation. 2. Notwithstanding subsection 1, fire fighters, as defined in section 411.1, subsection 10, airport fire fighters included under section 97B.49B, and emergency medical care providersother than emergency medical care providers specified in subsection 1, paragraph 'a',subparagraph (2), shall not, as a condition of employment, be required to obtain a permitunder this section. However, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to a persondesignated as an arson investigator by the chief fire officer of a political subdivision. 3. For purposes of this section, 'emergency medical care provider' means the same as defined in section 147A.1. [S13, §4775-4a, -7a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12939, 12943 – 12945; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.5, 695.11 – 695.13; C79, 81, §724.6] 83 Acts, ch 7, §3; 84 Acts, ch 1235, §17; 93 Acts, ch 31, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1183, §87; 95 Acts, ch 41, §26; 98 Acts, ch 1183, §74; 2004 Acts, ch 1103, §58; 2010 Acts, ch 1149, §18; 2017 Acts,ch 69, §10; 2021 Acts, ch 35, §14 – 16 Referred to in §29C.25, 80A.13, 724.2A, 724.11 Sat Dec 23 12:32:07 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 724.6 (23, 0)