Arizona
Revised Statute Title 13, Chapter 31, Section 13-3112 CONCEALED WEAPON LAW
13-3112 Permit to carry concealed weapon; violation;
classification; qualification; application training program; program
instructors; report
A. The department of Public Safety shall issue a permit to carry a
concealed weapon to a person who is qualified under this section. The person
shall carry the permit at all times when the person is in actual possession of
the concealed weapon and shall present the permit for inspection to any law
enforcement officer on request.
B. A permittee who fails to carry the permit at all times that the person
is in actual possession of a concealed weapon may have the permit suspended.
The Department shall be notified of all violations of this section and shall
immediately suspend the permit. The permittee shall present the permit to the
law enforcement agency or the court. On notification of the presentation of the
permit, the Department shall restore the permit.
C. A permittee who is arrested or indicted for an offense that would make
the person unqualified under the provisions of Section 13-3101, Paragraph 6 or
this section shall be immediately suspended and the permit seized. A permittee
who becomes unqualified on conviction of such offense shall have the permit
revoked. A permittee who is adjudicated not guilty or if the charges are
dismissed, shall have the permit restored on presentation of documentation from
the court. A permittee who has the charges dropped or dismissed shall have the
permit restored on presentation of documentation from the county attorney.
D. A person who fails the present a permit for inspection on the request of
a law enforcement officer is guilty if a Class 2 Misdemeanor.
E. The Department of Public Safety shall issue a permit to an applicant who
meets all the following conditions:
Is a resident of this state.
Is Twenty-one years of age or older.
Is not under indictment for and has not been convicted in any jurisdiction
of a Felony.
Does not suffer from mental illness and has not been adjudicated mentally
incompetent or committed to a mental institution.
Is not unlawfully present in the United States.
Satisfactorily completes a firearms safety training program approved by the
Department of Public Safety pursuant to Subsection N of this Section. This
paragraph does not apply to a person who has honorably retired as a federal,
state or local peace officer with a minimum of ten years of service.
F. The application shall be completed on a form prescribed by the
Department of Public Safety. The form shall not require the applicant to
disclose the type of firearm for which a permit is sought. The applicant shall
attest under penalty of perjury that all of the statements made by the applicant
are true. The applicant shall submit the application to the Department with a
certificate of completion from and approved firearms safety training program,
two sets of fingerprints and a reasonable fee determined by the Director of the
Department.
G. On receipt to an application, the Department of Public Safety shall
conduct a check of the applicant's criminal history record pursuant to section
41-175. The department of Public Safety may exchange fingerprint card
information with the Federal Bureau of Investigations for national criminal
history records checks.
H. The Department of Public Safety shall complete all of the required
qualification checks within sixty days after receipt of the application and
shall issue a permit within fifteen working days after completing the
qualification checks if the applicant meets all of the conditions specified in
Subsection E of this Section. If a permit is denied, the Department of Public
Safety shall notify the applicant in writing within fifteen working days after
the completion of all of the required qualification checks and shall state the
reasons why the application was denied. On receipt of the notification of the
denial, the applicant has twenty days to submit any additional documentation to
the Department. On receipt to the additional documentation, the Department shall
reconsider it's decision and inform the applicant within twenty days of the
result of the reconsideration. If denied, the applicant shall be informed of the
right to appeal to the Superior Court.
I. On issuance, a permit is valid for a period of not more than four years.
J. The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a computerized permit
record system that is assessable to criminal justice agencies for the purpose of
confirming the permit status of any person who claims to hold a valid permit.
This information shall not be available to any other person or entity except
upon order from a state or federal court.
K. A permit issued pursuant to this Section is renewable every four years.
Before a permit may be renewed, a criminal history check shall be conducted
pursuant to Section 41-1750, Subsection G within sixty days after receipt of the
application for renewal.
L. Applications for renewal shall be accompanied by a fee determined by the
Director of the Department of Public Safety. A certificate of completion of a
four-hour refresher firearms safety training program approved by the director of
the Department is required before a renewal permit may be issued and shall
accompany an application for renewal.
M. The Department of Public Safety shall suspend or revoke a permit issued
under this Section if the permit holder becomes ineligible pursuant to
Subsection E of this Section. The Department of Public Safety shall notify the
permit holder in writing within fifteen working days after the revocation or
suspension and shall state the reasons for the revocation or suspension
N. An organization shall apply to the Department of Public Safety for
approval of its firearms safety training program. The Department shall approve
a program that meets the following requirements:
Is at least sixteen hours in length.
Is conducted on a pass or fail basis.
Addresses all of the following topics in a format approved by the Director
of the Department:
(a) Legal issues to the use of deadly force.
(b) Weapon care and maintenance.
(c) Mental conditioning for the use of deadly force.
(d) Safe handling and storage of weapons.
(e) Marksmanship.
(f) Judgmental shooting.
Is conducted by instructors who submit to a background investigation,
including a check for warrants and a criminal history record check.
O. If approved pursuant to Subsection N of this Section, the organization
shall submit two sets of fingerprints from each instructor and a fee to the
department pursuant to Section 41-1750. The Department of Public Safety may
exchange this fingerprint card information with the Federal Bureau of
Investigations for national criminal history records checks.
P. The proprietary interest of all approved instructors and programs shall
be safeguarded and the contents of any training program shall not be disclosed
to any person or entity other than a bona fide criminal justice agency, except
upon an order from a state or federal court.
Q. If the Department of Public Safety rejects a program, the rejected
organization may appeal the decision to the Director of the Department. On
appeal, the Director of the Department shall designate another person or persons
other than the original reviewer to conduct a hearing. The decision of the
hearing officer or officers hearing the appeal is final on the concurrence and
signature of the Director. The Department shall mail written notice of the
decision of the hearing officer or officers to the appellant within five working
days after the decision. The notice is considered served on mailing.
R. The Department of public safety shall maintain information comparing the
number of permits requested, the number of permits issued and the number of
permits denied. The department shall annually report this to the Governor and
the legislature.
S. The Director of the Department of Public Safety shall adopt rules for
the purpose of implementing and administering the concealed weapons permit
program.
@Copyright 1995, Austin Internet
Marketing
- ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. A.I.M. name and logo are
trademarks of Austin Internet Marketing last updated: 12/15/95