No. 29121 (Amendment): R728-408-4. Possession of Firearms

DAR File No.: 29121
Filed: 10/12/2006, 09:41
Received by: NL

RULE ANALYSIS

Purpose of the rule or reason for the change:

The purpose of this amendment is to delete wording that does not apply with how firearms are stored at the facilities.

Summary of the rule or change:

Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) will be deleting wording that states that the POST facility and the emergency vehicle operation facilities will provide lockers to store weapons.

State statutory or constitutional authorization for this rule:

Subsection 76-8-311.1(1)(c)(2)

Anticipated cost or savings to:

the state budget:

The facilities currently do not have gun lockers in place. By changing this rule, the requirement of having gun lockers is removed. The change is made to update how operate at the facilities currently without the gun lockers. This would not affect any budgets because lockers would not have to be purchased.

local governments:

The facilities currently do not have gun lockers in place. By changing this rule, the requirement of having gun lockers is removed. The change is made to update how operate at the facilities currently without the gun lockers. This would not affect any budgets because lockers would not have to be purchased.

other persons:

The facilities currently do not have gun lockers in place. By changing this rule, the requirement of having gun lockers is removed. The change is made to update how operate at the facilities currently without the gun lockers. This would not affect any budgets because lockers would not have to be purchased.

Compliance costs for affected persons:

The facilities currently do not have gun lockers in place. By changing this rule, the requirement of having gun lockers is removed. The change is made to update how operate at the facilities currently without the gun lockers. This would not affect any budgets because lockers would not have to be purchased.

Comments by the department head on the fiscal impact the rule may have on businesses:

There will be no fiscal impact on businesses because of this rule amendment. Scott Duncan, Commissioner

The full text of this rule may be inspected, during regular business hours, at the Division of Administrative Rules, or at:

Public Safety
Peace Officer Standards and Training
4525 S 2700 W
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119

Direct questions regarding this rule to:

Steve Winward at the above address, by phone at 801-965-4373, by FAX at 801-965-4910, or by Internet E-mail at [e-mail]

Interested persons may present their views on this rule by submitting written comments to the address above no later than 5:00 p.m. on:

12/01/2006

This rule may become effective on:

12/15/2006

Authorized by:

Rich Townsend, Director

RULE TEXT

R728. Public Safety, Peace Officer Standards and Training.

R728-408. POST Academy and the Emergency Vehicle Operations Range are Secure Facilities.

R728-408-4. Possession of Firearms.

No firearms may be brought into the POST Academy and Emergency Vehicle Operations Range.[ Lockers shall be provided at the main office of the POST Academy and the Instructors Office at the Emergency Vehicle Operations Range. Any person carrying a firearm must surrender the firearm and secure it in a POST-provided locker upon entering the POST Academy and Emergency Vehicle Operations Range.]

 

KEY: firearms, emergency vehicle operations range, secure facilities, law enforcement officers

Date of Enactment or Last Substantive Amendment: [April 10, 2002]2006

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 76-8-311; 53-13-103; 53-13-106