AK HB199

Changes misconduct involving weapons crime in the fifth degree by eliminating the requirement for persons 21 years or older to inform peace officers of concealed deadly weapons or allow officers to secure them during contact.

Lowers the age threshold for concealed weapon possession from 21 years to 18 years for the fifth-degree misconduct crime.

Prohibits the University of Alaska Board of Regents and state-funded institutions from enacting or enforcing policies regulating firearm possession, ownership, use, carrying, registration, storage, or transportation.

Bars the University of Alaska and its agents from creating firearm registries, requiring written permission for firearm possession on campus, or adopting implied consent policies for restricted concealed handgun possession.

Repeals certain weapons-related statutes and makes amendments effective for offenses committed on or after the bill's effective date; excludes courthouses, correctional facilities, and police departments that employ armed security from the institutional restrictions.