	Lakewood Police Department Policy and Procedure Concealed Carry Permits for Retired LPD Agents		Effective Date: 11/23/2020
	Policy Number: PP-4859 - Concealed Carry Permits for Retired LPD Agents

A. Policy

The safety of police agents is of great concern to the Lakewood Police Department, both during their employment and after. With the implementation of the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (Chapter 44 of Title 18 U.S.C. Section 926(c)) and S. 1132, the "Law Enforcement Officers' Safety Act Improvements Act (LEOSA)" LPD is able to extend the right to carry a concealed weapon to its retired LPD agents.

B. Procedure

1. In order to be in compliance with the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA), retired agents must meet the following criteria:

a. Retired personnel must have separated from service in good standing from the Lakewood Police Department as a law enforcement officer;

b. before such separation, was authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of any person for, any violation of law, and had statutory powers of arrest or apprehension under section 807(b) of title 10, United States Code (article 7(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice);

c. before such separation, served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 10 years or more; or separated from service with such agency, after completing any applicable probationary period of such service, due to a service-connected disability, as determined by such agency;

d. during the most recent 12-month period, has met, at the expense of the individual, the standards for qualification in firearms training for active law enforcement officers, as determined by the former agency of the individual, the State in which the individual resides or, if the State has not established such standards, either a law enforcement agency within the State in which the individual resides or the standards used by a certified firearms instructor that is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test for active duty officers within that State;

e. has not been officially found by a qualified medical professional employed by the agency to be unqualified for reasons relating to mental health and as a result of this finding will not be issued photographic identification; or has not entered into an agreement with the agency from which the individual is separating from service in which that individual acknowledges he or she is not qualified under this section for reasons relating to mental health and for those reasons will not receive or accept photographic identification;

f. is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance; and

g. is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.

2. Retired LPD agents who wish to maintain a CCW permit must return to LPD once a year for a training session and firearms qualification with the LPD Range Staff at their own expense. Session(s) will be made available at regular intervals and retired agents will be notified of the sessions via mail or electronic mail.

3. The Lakewood Police Department Professional Standards Section/Training Unit will check the criminal history and run the retired agent's name through NCIC/CCIC to check for offenses that would void the agent's ability to obtain a CCW permit on an annual basis prior to the renewal of the permit.

4. In the event that the NCIC/CCIC check of the retired agent's name reveals offenses that would void the agent's ability to possess a firearm, the Lakewood Police Department Professional Standards Section/Training Unit will provide a written statement setting forth the reason for the denial.

5. After completing yearly range qualification, retired agents will be issued a POST identification card, which will indicate the agent has qualified with their weapon and meets the standards set forth by LPD, the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act and the Colorado POST board.

C. Rule

1. Retired agents who meet the current eligibility qualifications set forth by the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act shall qualify with their weapon on a yearly basis to be issued a POST Retired Police Officer Certification Card. Retired agents living outside the state of Colorado will meet the requirements set forth by their home state.

2. The CCW permit does not supersede or limit the laws of any state that permit private persons or entities to prohibit or restrict the possession of concealed firearms on their property or prohibit or restrict the possession of firearms on any state or local government property installation, building, base or park.

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