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This bill amends the Minnesota Personal Protection Act to create lifetime permits to carry handguns and reduce application fees. The key provisions include changing the training requirements for handgun permits, modifying the application process, and eliminating permit expiration. Specifically, the bill removes the five-year expiration period for permits to carry, meaning once issued, a permit will be valid indefinitely. The application processing fee is reduced, with sheriffs now allowed to charge no more than $100 or the actual direct cost of processing the application, whichever is less. The bill also requires permit cards issued after August 1, 2023, to prominently state that the permit does not expire. Additionally, the legislation modifies record-keeping requirements for sheriffs, mandating that they purge files and databases annually of information about individuals who are no longer permit holders. Permit holders with existing time-limited permits must request a replacement permit card that conforms to the new lifetime permit requirements before their current permit's expiration date, with sheriffs allowed to charge up to $10 for issuing the replacement card.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF0017&ssn=0&y=2025