HB 7215
AN ACT CONCERNING COURTHOUSE SECURITY, INDEMNIFICATION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF A PUBLIC TRANSIT EMPLOYEE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than July 1, 2017, the Judicial Department shall commence training and certification of judicial marshals to carry firearms in courthouses. The department shall determine which judicial marshals to train and certify, which firearms may be carried and in which courthouses such judicial marshals may carry such firearms.
It is important that members call or email their local Representatives and Senators, especially if they sit on the Judiciary Committee, in support of HB 7215
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