Section 10-12-01-02 - Application for concealed weapons license1. An application for a class 1 or class 2 concealed weapons license must be on an original form approved by the director of the bureau of criminal investigation. Only a satisfactorily completed original application may be approved by the director. The application must include:a. All questions on the application answered and all applicable information provided;b. Two fingerprint cards containing the classifiable fingerprints of the applicant; andc. Two color passport-size photographs of the applicant.2. The applicant shall provide to the agency all documentation relating to any court-ordered treatment or commitment for mental health or alcohol or substance abuse or incidents of domestic violence.3. The applicant shall provide to the director written authorizations for disclosure of the applicant's mental health and alcohol or substance abuse evaluation and treatment records.4. A nonrefundable application processing fee in the amount of sixty dollars, by certified check or money order, payable to the order of the attorney general, which includes the fees for state and federal bureau of investigation criminal history record checks.5. The attorney general may contract with a vendor to collect credit card processing fees.6. The agency shall process the application and make a determination whether to issue the concealed weapons license within sixty days from receipt of the satisfactorily completed application.7. The applicant must meet all the criteria set out in subsection 1 of North Dakota Century Code section 62.1-04-03.8. The test administrator shall complete the application as follows: a. If the application is for a class 2 concealed weapons license, the test administrator shall complete the test block section, including recording the applicant's passing score, and verify whether the applicant has successfully completed an open-book written test on weapon safety rules and the deadly force law of North Dakota. The test administrator shall sign the application.b. If the application is for a class 1 concealed weapons license, the test administrator shall complete the test block section, including recording the applicant's passing score, and verify whether the applicant has successfully participated in classroom instruction on weapon safety rules and the deadly force law of North Dakota, has demonstrated familiarity with a weapon, has completed a shooting course for firearms, and has passed an open-book written test on weapon safety rules and the deadly force law of North Dakota. The test administrator shall sign the application.9. An incomplete application will be returned to the applicant for completion. The satisfactorily completed application must be returned to the agency no later than thirty days from the postmark date the incomplete application was returned to the applicant. Failure to return the satisfactorily completed application within the time required may result in denial of the application and the applicant will be required to recommence the entire application process.10. All applications must be submitted to the agency by United States mail only. All applications must be submitted individually. Joint or bulk submission of applications will be returned and will not be considered submitted to the agency.N.D. Admin Code 10-12-01-02
Effective September 1, 1986; amended effective April 1, 2010; January 1, 2012; August 1, 2013.General Authority: NDCC 62.1-04-03
Law Implemented: NDCC 62.1-04-03(1), 62.1-04-03(4), 62.1-04-03(5)