Section R13-9-202. Application for a Concealed Weapons Permit

To obtain a Concealed Weapons Permit, an applicant who is eligible under R13-9-201 shall:

1.        Submit to the Department an original application, using a form available from the Department, that includes the fol- lowing information:

a.         Full legal name;

b.        County of residence and residential address, includ- ing zip code, or descriptive location of residence if an address is not assigned;

c.         Mailing address if different from residential address;

d.        Social Security number (optional);

e.         Contact telephone numbers;

f.         Descriptive information about the applicant includ- ing race, gender, height, weight, eye and hair colors, and date and place of birth;

g.        A statement of whether the applicant:

i.         Is a citizen of the United States;

ii.        Was born outside of the United States or one of its territories;

iii.      Has satisfactorily completed the firearms- safety training program;

iv.       Is currently under indictment for a felony offense;

v.        Has ever been convicted of a felony offense, and if so, whether the conviction was expunged, set aside, or vacated, or whether the applicant’s civil rights were restored;

vi.       Is currently under indictment for a misde- meanor domestic violence offense;

vii.     Has ever been convicted for a misdemeanor domestic violence offense and if so, whether the conviction was expunged, set aside, or vacated;

viii.    Has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;

ix.       Suffers from a mental illness and has ever been adjudicated mentally incompetent or commit- ted to a mental institution by court order; and

x.        Is an active-duty POST-certified Arizona peace officer, federally credentialed peace officer, weapons-certified county detention officer, or honorably retired federal, state, or local peace officer with at least 10 years of service; and

h.        The applicant’s dated signature attesting that the information provided in the application is true to the best of the applicant’s knowledge.

2.        In addition to the application form required under subsec- tion (1), an applicant shall:

a.         Submit adequate documentation obtained within the last 60 months; or

b.        If  exempt   from  the  training  requirement   under

A.R.S. § 13-3112(E)(6), submit a letter on official letterhead of the agency employing or from which the applicant is honorably retired that;

i.         States that the applicant’s duties are or were primarily the investigation and apprehension of individuals suspected of violating criminal laws; and

ii.        Includes the applicant’s name, job title or posi- tion, dates of employment, current employment status, and the name and telephone number of an individual who can verify the information provided;

c.         Submit a copy of one of the following if born out- side the United States or one of its territories or if not a citizen of the United States:

i.         Certificate of naturalization,

ii.        Both the front and back of a permanent resident alien card, USCIS Form I-94, or other federally issued document authorizing the applicant to be in the United States,

iii.      Record of birth abroad to an American citizen,

iv.       Record of birth to Armed Service personnel, or

v.        Passport issued by the United States;

d.        Submit two full sets of classifiable fingerprints; and

e.         Submit the fees required under R13-9-102(A) and (B).

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 4752, effective January 1, 2005 (Supp. 04-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 550, effective April 7, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 14

A.A.R. 4658, effective January 31, 2009 (Supp. 08-4).