Section 23-7-7.1 - Requirements for issuance of temporary permit-Time requirement-Appeal of denialA temporary permit to carry a concealed pistol shall be issued to a person under § 23-7-7 within five days of application if the person:
(1) Is eighteen years of age or older;(2) Has never pled guilty to, nolo contendere to, or been convicted of a felony or a crime of violence;(3) Is not habitually in an intoxicated or drugged condition;(4) Has no history of violence;(5) Has not been found in the previous ten years to be a danger to others or a danger to self as defined in § 27A-1-1 or is not currently adjudged mentally incompetent;(6) Has physically resided in and is a resident of the county where the application is being made for at least thirty days immediately preceding the date of the application;(7) Has had no violation of chapter 23-7, 22-14, or 22-42 constituting a felony or misdemeanor in the five years preceding the date of application or is not currently charged under indictment or information for such an offense;(8) Is a citizen or legal resident of the United States;(9) Is not a fugitive from justice; and(10) Is not otherwise prohibited by state law, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) as amended to October 26, 2005, or 18 U.S.C. § 922(n) as amended to October 26, 2005, from receiving, possessing or transporting a firearm, and passes a National Instant Criminal Background Check.A person denied a permit may appeal to the circuit court pursuant to chapter 1-26.
SL 1985, ch 190, § 9; SL 1986, ch 190; SL 1989, ch 210, § 1; SL 1993, ch 182, § 2; SL 1995, ch 127; SL 2002, ch 118, §5; SL 2009, ch 121, §2; SL 2011, ch 123, §1; SL 2018, ch 140, §2; SL 2019, ch 113, §7.Amended by S.L. 2019, ch. 113,s. 7, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by S.L. 2018, ch. 140,s. 2, eff. 7/1/2018.