Tennessee § 36-3-626 - Authorization to carry handgun after order of protection granted and while application for temporary handgun permit pending. [Contingent effective date — See Compiler's Notes.]

§ 36-3-626. Authorization to carry handgun after order of protection granted and while application for temporary handgun permit pending. [Contingent effective date — See Compiler's Notes.]

A person who petitions the court and is granted an order of protection, ex parte or otherwise, pursuant to this part is authorized to, for twenty-one (21) calendar days after that order of protection is granted, carry any handgun, as defined in § 39-17-1319, that the person legally owns or possesses so long as the person has in the person's possession at all times while carrying the handgun a copy of the order of protection. A person who does not apply for a temporary handgun carry permit under § 39-17-1365 within the time period set forth in § 39-17-1365(a) shall not be authorized to carry a handgun under subsection (a) once that time period has expired. A person who has applied for a temporary handgun carry permit under § 39-17-1365 may continue to carry a handgun after the time period in this subsection (a) has expired while that application is pending, so long as the person has in the person's possession at all times while carrying the handgun both a copy of the temporary handgun carry permit application receipt as provided by the department and a copy of the order of protection. Acts 2017, ch. 468, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2017, ch. 468, § 4 provided that, for the purpose of initiating the process of implementing the requirements of the act, including any programming changes, the act took effect on May 26, 2017. For the purpose of implementing the requirements of the act, the act shall take effect thirty (30) days after the date upon which the commissioner of safety provides written notification to the secretary of state and the executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission that the department of safety's “A-list” driver license program is capable of implementing the new requirements of the act or on January 1, 2018, whichever is earlier. Acts 2017, ch. 468, § 4 provided further that the commissioner shall cause the notification to be published on the website of the department contemporaneously with delivery to the secretary of state and executive secretary of the Tennessee code commission. Effective Dates. Acts 2017, ch. 468, § 4. Contingent [See Compiler’s Notes.].