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Persons eligible for a
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53-5-704. The
division or its designated agent shall issue a permit to carry a concealed
firearm for lawful self defense to an applicant who is 21 years of age or older
within 60 days after receiving an application, unless during the 60-day period
the division finds proof that the applicant is not of good character.
An applicant
satisfactorily demonstrates good character if the applicant has not been
convicted of; a felony, a crime of violence, an offense involving the use of
alcohol 1, an offense
involving the unlawful use of narcotics or other controlled substances, an
offense involving moral turpitude 2,
an offense involving domestic violence and has not been adjudicated by a state
or federal court as mentally incompetent, unless the adjudication has been
withdrawn or reversed; and is qualified to purchase and possess a firearm
pursuant to Section 76-10-503 and federal law.
In assessing good
character, the licensing authority shall consider mitigating circumstances.
The division may
deny, suspend, or revoke a concealed firearm permit if it has reasonable cause
to believe that the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others as
demonstrated by evidence, including: past pattern of behavior involving
unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence or conviction of an offense
in violation of Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 5, Weapons. The division may not
deny, suspend, or revoke a concealed firearm permit solely for a single
conviction for an infraction violation of Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 5,
Weapons.
In determining
whether the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others, the division
may inspect expunged records of arrests and convictions of adults as provided
in Section 77-1 8-1 5; and juvenile court records as provided in Section
78-3a-206.
If a person
granted a permit under this part has been charged with a crime of violence in
any state, the division shall suspend the permit. Upon notice of the acquittal
of the person charged, or notice of the charges having been dropped, the
division shall immediately reinstate the suspended permit.
A former peace officer who departs full-time employment as a peace officer,
in an honorable manner, shall be issued a concealed firearm permit within five
years of that departure if the officer meets the requirements of this section.
1 Disqualifying alcohol offenses include DWI/DUI
(including reduced alcohol reckless) for six years following release from
probation, furnishing alcohol to minor(s), etc.
2 ’Moral turpitude’ means a conviction for criminal
conduct under the statutes of this State or any other jurisdiction involving
any of the following offenses: Theft, Fraud, Tax Evasion, Issuing Bad Checks,
Robbery, or Aggravated Robbery, Interference with Police, Fleeing, Resisting
Arrest, Failure to Obey Police Officer, Obstruction of Justice, Bribery,
Perjury, Extortion, Arson or Aggravated Arson, Criminal Mischief, Falsifying
Government Records, Forgery, Receiving Stolen Property, Firearms Violations,
Burglary or Aggravated Burglary, Vandalism, Kidnapping, Crimes involving unlawful
sexual conduct and Violations of the Pornographic and Harmful Materials and
Performances Act. These are not absolute barriers to a