Current through 2024, ch. 69
Section 29-19-15 - Military service persons; requirementsA. For a concealed handgun license applicant or licensee who submits with a concealed handgun license application documentation satisfactory to the department that the applicant is a military service person as defined in Subsection E of this section, an application fee or renewal fee is not required. For a military service person discharged from military service within twenty years of the application for a license or renewal of a license, a firearms training course or refresher firearms training course is not required.B. A military service person shall submit to the department two full sets of fingerprints and a color photograph of the military service person. The department shall conduct an appropriate check of available records and shall forward the fingerprints to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal background check.C. A military service person's concealed handgun carry license shall have printed on the license "military service person" and shall be valid for a period of five years.D. The department shall suspend or revoke a military service person's concealed handgun license if: (1) the military service person provided the department with false information on the application form or renewal form;(2) the military service person did not satisfy the criteria for issuance of a concealed handgun license at the time the license was issued; or(3) subsequent to receiving a concealed handgun license, the military service person violated a provision of the Concealed Handgun Carry Act.E. As used in this section, "military service person" means a person who was accepted into the United States armed forces and:(1) is on active duty with the United States armed forces;(2) is on reserve or guard duty with the United States armed forces; or(3) is a veteran or a retiree who received an honorable discharge as indicated on a United States department of defense form 214.Added by 2015, c. 157,s. 2, eff. 6/19/2015.