A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that any north carolina district or superior court judge, magistrate, clerk of court, or register of deeds who has a concealed handgun permit that is valid in north carolina is exempt from the general Prohibition against carrying a concealed weapon and from the prohibitions against carrying a weapon on certain premises or in certain circumstances.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14‑269(b) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions to read:
"(4d)	Any person who is a North Carolina district court judge, North Carolina superior court judge, or a North Carolina magistrate and who has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter or considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24; provided that the person shall not carry a concealed weapon at any time while consuming alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or while alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance remains in the person's body. The judge or magistrate shall secure the weapon in a locked compartment when the weapon is not on the person of the judge or magistrate;
(4e)	Any person who is elected and serving as a clerk of court or as a register of deeds and who has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter or considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24; provided that the person shall not carry a concealed weapon at any time while consuming alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or while alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance remains in the person's body. The clerk of court or register of deeds shall secure the weapon in a locked compartment when the weapon is not on the person of the clerk of court or register of deeds;"
SECTION 2.  G.S. 14‑415.27 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14‑415.27.  Expanded permit scope for certain persons.
Notwithstanding G.S. 14‑415.11(c), any of the following persons who has a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Article or that is considered valid under G.S. 14‑415.24 is not subject to the area prohibitions set out in G.S. 14‑415.11(c) and may carry a concealed handgun in the areas listed in G.S. 14‑415.11(c) unless otherwise prohibited by federal law:
(1)	A district attorney.
(2)	An assistant district attorney.
(3)	An investigator employed by the office of a district attorney.
(4)	A North Carolina district or superior court judge.
(5)	A magistrate.
(6)	A person who is elected and serving as a clerk of court.
(7)	A person who is elected and serving as a register of deeds."
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2013.