INDIANA becomes the first State to issue
a Lifetime permit
Indiana becomes the first state in the Union to grant residents a
lifetime CCW permit! Kind of makes up for yesterday's 6" of snow on the
second day of spring!
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DIGEST OF HB1176 (Updated March 8, 2006 6:30 pm - DI 84)
Handgun license renewal. Provides that the period during which an
application for the renewal of a handgun license may be filed begins 180
days before the license expires. Requires the superintendent of the state
police (superintendent) and local law enforcement agencies to allow an
applicant desiring to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun to submit
an application electronically if federal funds are available to establish
and maintain an electronic application system. Requires the superintendent
to keep on file one set of fingerprints from each applicant if an electronic
application system is established. Requires the state to participate in the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for firearms sales
if federal funds are available to assist the state in participating in the
NICS. Repeals provisions: (1) relating to an audit of the destruction of
handgun purchase records by the attorney general; (2) describing state
police procedures in reference to a background check request by a handgun
dealer; (3) specifying a handgun buyer's right to review and correct
criminal history information; (4) establishing a criminal penalty for
obtaining criminal history information under false pretenses; and (5)
establishing a criminal history check fee. Permits a person to apply for and
receive a lifetime handgun license. Requires a person applying for a
lifetime handgun license to pay a fee of: (1) $125 for a lifetime unlimited
license if the person does not currently possess a valid handgun license;
(2) $100 for a lifetime unlimited license if the person currently possesses
a valid handgun license; (3) $75 for a lifetime qualified license if the
person does not currently possess a handgun license; and (4) $60 for a
lifetime qualified license if the person currently possesses a handgun
license. Provides that the local law enforcement agency that initially
processes the license application retains: (1) $50 if the person does not
currently possess a valid handgun license; and (2) $40 if the person
currently possesses a valid handgun license; the state receives the
remaining fee. Increases the fee for a four-year license to $30, and raises
the fee for a replacement license to $20. Provides that handgun license fees
are to be deposited in the state general fund. Provides that if revenues
from handgun license fees exceed $1,100,000 during a state fiscal year, the
excess is appropriated to the state police department for expenses related
to the central repository for criminal history data or an electronic log to
record the sale of drugs containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine. Requires a
person who may have become disqualified from holding a license to notify the
superintendent within 30 days. Makes other changes and conforming
amendments.
