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subject to revocation pursuant to the standard set forth in G.S. 14- 404(h). If a permit is subject to revocation, the sheriff shall immediately initiate the procedures set forth in G.S. 14- 404(h)(1) -(3). No later than March 31, 2014, each sheriff shall submit a written report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety with the results of the review required by this section. The North Carolina Sheriffs' Association may compile the reports and submit a single report with the information from each county in lieu of each county submitting individual reports. SECTION 17.4. G.S. 14 -405 reads as rewritten: "§ 14 -405. Record of permits kept by sherifr sheriff; confidentiality of permit information. (a) The sheriff shall keep a book, to be pfovided by the boafd of eofamissione-Fs of eaeh eaunty, in whieh he shall record of all lieeoses of permits issued under this article, including the name, date, place of residence, age, former place of residence, etc., of each such person, firm, or corporation to whom or which a r-- permit is issued. The record shall include the date that a permit was revoked, the date that the permittee received notice of the revocation, whether the permit was surrendered, and the reason for the revocation. The records maintained by the sheriff pursuant to this section are confidential and are not a public record under G.S. 132 -1; provided, however, that the sheriff shall make the records available upon request to any federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies and shall also make the records available to the court if the records are required to be released pursuant to a court order. Any application to a court for release of the list of permit holders and permit application information shall be by petition to the chief judge of the district court for the district in which the person seeking the information resides. SECTION 18. G.S. 14- 315(bl)(1) reads as rewritten: "(bl) Defense. — It shall be a defense to a violation of this section if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The person shows that the minor produced an apparently valid permit to receive the weapon, if such a permit would be required under G.S. 14 -402 of G . S . 14 40 for transfer of the weapon to an adult." SECTION 19. G.S. 20- 187.2(a) reads as rewritten: "(a) Surviving spouses, or in the event such members die unsurvived by a spouse, surviving children of members of North Carolina State, city and county law - enforcement agencies killed in the line of duty or who are members of such agencies at the time of their deaths, and retiring members of such agencies shall receive upon request and at no cost to them, the badge worn or carried by such deceased or retiring member. The governing body of a law- enforcement agency may, in its discretion, also award to a retiring member or surviving relatives as provided herein, upon request, the service side arm of such deceased or retiring members, at a price determined by such governing body, GAS. 14 402 ef seq. of 14 409.1 et ., upon determining that the person receiving the weapon is not ineligible to own, possess, or receive a firearm under the provisions of State or federal law, or if the weapon has been rendered incapable of being fired. Governing body shall mean for county and local alcohol beverage control officers, the county or local board of alcoholic control; for all other law - enforcement officers with jurisdiction limited to a municipality or town, the city or town council; for all other law- enforcement officers with countywide jurisdiction, the board of county commissioners; for all State law- enforcement officers, the head of the department." SECTION 20. G.S. 14- 415.18 reads as rewritten: "§ 14- 415.18. Revocation or suspension of permit. (a) The sheriff of the county where the permit was issued or the sheriff of the county where the person resides may revoke a permit subsequent to a hearing for any of the following reasons: Attachment number 3 Page 12 Session Law 2013 -369 House Bill 937- Ratified G -2 Page 127