53-5-706. Permit -- Fingerprints transmitted to division -- Report from division.
(1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the fingerprints of each applicant shall be
taken on a form prescribed by the division and shall be forwarded to the division.
(b) Upon receipt of the fingerprints and the fee prescribed in Section 53-5-707, the
division shall conduct a search of its files for criminal history information pertaining to the
applicant, and shall request the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct a similar search
through its files.
(c) The division shall promptly furnish the forwarding licensing authority a report of all
data and information pertaining to any applicant of which there is a record in its office, or of
which a record is found in the files of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) A permit may not be issued by any licensing authority until receipt of the report from
the division.
(2) If the permit applicant has previously applied to the same licensing authority for a
permit to carry concealed firearms and the applicant's fingerprints and fee have been previously
forwarded within one year to the division, the licensing authority shall note the previous
identification numbers and other data which would provide positive identification in the files of
the division on the copy of any subsequent permit submitted to the division in accordance with
this section, and no additional application form, fingerprints, or fee are required.
Amended by Chapter 361, 2004 General Session
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