With the new year, new laws will take effect. Here’s a brief run down on some of the new laws.
Local sheriffs are still the ones who determine whether to issue concealed permits. But the permit now comes with a requirement that carry-holders will have to prove their proficiency in shooting and safe handling of firearms in order to carry guns in public. And the training requirement has been raised to eight hours.
Another new law on the books requires rifle and shotgun owners to be at least 21 years old; state law already sets the same age restriction for handgun possession. Also notable is a new law that imposes a lifetime weapons ban on most who are convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence and new restrictions on those treated for mental health problems.
Adults will be able to feel the wind in their hair—if they are riding an electric scooter on city streets. The law also raises the speed limit for scooters to 35 miles per hour from 25 miles per hour.
Vehicles that are eight model years old are now exempt from requiring a smog check compared to the previous law that exempted vehicles at six years. But vehicles that have those additional two years of exemption will have to pay a $25 yearly smog abatement fee. Also, the current $20 smog abatement fee for the first six years of exemption remains unchanged.
