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Section 29-19-2 - Definitions.

NM Stat § 29-19-2 (2019) (N/A)
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As used in the Concealed Handgun Carry Act:

A. "applicant" means a person seeking a license to carry a concealed handgun;

B. "caliber" means the diameter of the bore of a handgun;

C. "category" means whether a handgun is semiautomatic or not semiautomatic;

D. "concealed handgun" means a loaded handgun that is not visible to the ordinary observations of a reasonable person;

E. "department" means the department of public safety;

F. "handgun" means a firearm that will, is designed to or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by the action of an explosion and the barrel length of which, not including a revolving, detachable or magazine breech, does not exceed twelve inches; and

G. "licensee" means a person holding a valid concealed handgun license issued to him by the department.

History: Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 2.

Effective dates. — Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 16 made Laws 2003, ch. 255, § 2 effective July 1, 2003.

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