12 N.C. Admin. Code 11 .0303

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 11 .0303 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR REGISTRATION

An applicant for registration must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) be a citizen of the United States or a resident alien; and

(3) be of good moral character and temperate habits. Any of the following shall be prima facie evidence that the applicant does not have good moral character or temperate habits: conviction by any local, state, federal, or military court of any crime involving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a firearm; conviction of any crime involving the illegal use, possession, sale, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance, drug, narcotic, or alcoholic beverage, conviction of a crime involving felonious assault or an act of violence; conviction of a crime involving unlawful breaking and/or entering, burglary, larceny, any offense involving moral turpitude; or a history of addiction to alcohol or a narcotic drug; provided that, for purposes of (3) of this Rule, "conviction" means and includes the entry of a plea of guilty, plea of no contest, or a verdict of guilty;

(4) not have been declared by any court of competent jurisdiction incompetent by reason of mental disease or defect; or not have voluntarily committed himself or herself to an institution for treatment of mental disease or defect; or not have been involuntarily committed to an institution for treatment of mental disease or defect by a district court judge. When an individual has been treated and found to have been restored by a psychiatrist, the Board will consider this evidence and determine whether the applicant meets the requirements of this Paragraph.

12 N.C. Admin. Code 11 .0303

Filed as a Temporary Rule Eff. January 9, 1984, for a Period of 120 Days to Expire on
May 7, 1984;
Statutory Authority G.S. 74D-5; 74D-8;
Eff. May 1, 1984;
Amended Eff. March 1, 1993; January 1, 1986.