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5-73-302. Authority to issue license.
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5-73-302. Authority to issue license.
(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may issue a license to carry a concealed handgun to a person qualified as provided in this subchapter.
(b)(1) For new licenses issued after July 31, 2007, the license to carry a concealed handgun is valid throughout the state for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance.
(2) After July 31, 2007, upon renewal, an existing valid license to carry a concealed handgun shall be issued for a period of five (5) years.
(c)(1)(A) After July 31, 2007, a license or renewal of a license issued to a former elected or appointed sheriff of any county of this state shall be issued for a period of five (5) years.
(B) The license issued to a former elected or appointed sheriff is revocable on the same grounds as other licenses.
(2)(A) The former elected or appointed sheriff shall meet the same qualifications as all other applicants.
(B) However, the former elected or appointed sheriff is exempt from the fee prescribed by § 5-73-311(a)(2) and from the training requirements of § 5-73-309(13) for issuance.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-73-302
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5-73-302. Authority to issue license.
(a) The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police may issue a license to carry a concealed handgun to a person qualified as provided in this subchapter.
(b)(1) For new licenses issued after July 31, 2007, the license to carry a concealed handgun is valid throughout the state for a period of five (5) years from the date of issuance.
(2) After July 31, 2007, upon renewal, an existing valid license to carry a concealed handgun shall be issued for a period of five (5) years.
(c)(1)(A) After July 31, 2007, a license or renewal of a license issued to a former elected or appointed sheriff of any county of this state shall be issued for a period of five (5) years.
(B) The license issued to a former elected or appointed sheriff is revocable on the same grounds as other licenses.
(2)(A) The former elected or appointed sheriff shall meet the same qualifications as all other applicants.
(B) However, the former elected or appointed sheriff is exempt from the fee prescribed by § 5-73-311(a)(2) and from the training requirements of § 5-73-309(13) for issuance.
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5-73-309. License — Requirements.
The Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall issue a license to carry a concealed handgun if the applicant:
(1) Is a citizen of the United States or a permanent legal resident;
(2)(A) Is a resident of the state and has been a resident continuously for ninety (90) days or longer immediately preceding the filing of the application.
(B) However, subdivision (2)(A) of this section does not apply to any:
(i) Active duty member of the United States Armed Forces who submits documentation of his or her active duty status; or
(ii) Spouse of an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces who submits documentation of his or her spouse's active duty status;
(3) Is at least:
(A) Twenty-one (21) years of age; or
(B) Eighteen (18) years of age and is:
(i) Currently a federally recognized commissioned or noncommissioned officer or an enlisted member on active duty in the United States Armed Forces;
(ii) In the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States Armed Forces; or
(iii) A former member of the United States Armed Forces who has been honorably discharged;
(4) Does not suffer from a mental or physical infirmity that prevents the safe handling of a handgun and has not threatened or attempted suicide;
(5) Has not been convicted of a felony in a court of this state, of any other state, or of the United States unless:
(A) The applicant is subsequently granted a pardon by the Governor or the President of the United States explicitly restoring his or her ability to possess a firearm;
(B) The applicant was sentenced prior to March 13, 1995, and the record of conviction has been sealed or expunged under Arkansas law; or
(C) The applicant's offense was dismissed and sealed or expunged un
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-73-309
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-73-309. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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5-73-311. Application procedure.
(a) The applicant for a license to carry a concealed handgun shall submit the following to the Division of Arkansas State Police:
(1) A completed application, as described in § 5-73-310;
(2) A nonrefundable license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00), except that the nonrefundable license fee is twenty-five dollars ($25.00) if the applicant is sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
(3)(A) A full set of fingerprints of the applicant.
(B) In the event a legible set of fingerprints, as determined by the division and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cannot be obtained after a minimum of two (2) attempts, the Director of the Division of Arkansas State Police shall determine eligibility in accordance with criteria that the division shall establish by promulgating rules.
(C) Costs for processing the set of fingerprints as required in subdivision (a)(3)(A) of this section shall be borne by the applicant;
(4)(A) A waiver authorizing the division access to any medical, criminal, or other records concerning the applicant and permitting access to all of the applicant's criminal records.
(B) If a check of the applicant's criminal records uncovers any unresolved felony arrests over ten (10) years old, then the applicant shall obtain a letter of reference from the county sheriff, prosecuting attorney, or circuit judge of the county where the applicant resides that states that to the best of the county sheriff's, prosecuting attorney's, or circuit judge's knowledge that the applicant is of good character and free of any felony convictions.
(C) The division shall maintain the confidentiality of the medical, criminal, or other records; and
(5) A digital photograph of the applicant or a release authorization to obtain a digital photograph
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-73-311
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-73-311. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.