S.B. 140 Enrolled

EXTENDING RENEWAL OF CONCEALED
FIREARM PERMITS
1998 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Michael G. Waddoups
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY; AMENDING THE TIME FOR WHICH A
CONCEALED FIREARM PERMIT IS VALID; AND MAKING TECHNICAL
CORRECTIONS.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
53-5-704, as last amended by Chapter 280, Laws of Utah 1997
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 53-5-704 is amended to read:
53-5-704. Division duties -- Permit to carry concealed firearm -- Requirements for
issuance -- Violation -- Denial, suspension, or revocation -- Appeal procedure.
(1) The division or its designated agent shall issue a permit to carry a concealed firearm
for lawful self defense to an applicant who is 21 years of age or older within 60 days after
receiving an application and upon proof that the person applying is of good character. The permit
is valid throughout the state, without restriction[,] except as provided by Section 53-5-710:
(a) for two years; or
(b) for five years for permits issued or renewed on or after May 1, 1998.
(2) An applicant satisfactorily demonstrates good character if he:
(a) has not been convicted of a felony;
(b) has not been convicted of any crime of violence;
(c) has not been convicted of any offenses involving the use of alcohol;
(d) has not been convicted of any offense involving the unlawful use of narcotics or other
controlled substances;
(e) has not been convicted of any offenses involving moral turpitude;
(f) has not been convicted of any offense involving domestic violence;

(g) has not been adjudicated by a court of a state or of the United States as mentally
incompetent, unless the adjudication has been withdrawn or reversed.
(3) (a) The division may deny, suspend, or revoke a concealed firearm permit if the licensing
authority has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others
as demonstrated by evidence including, but not limited to:
(i) past pattern of behavior involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence;
(ii) past participation in incidents involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful
violence; or
(iii) conviction of any offense in violation of Title 76, Chapter 10, Part 5, Weapons.
(b) In determining whether the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others, the division
may inspect:
(i) expunged records of arrests and convictions of adults as provided in Section 77-18-15;
and
(ii) juvenile court records as provided in Section 78-3a-206.
(c) (i) If a person granted a permit under this part has been charged with a crime of violence
in Utah or any other state, the division shall suspend the permit.
(ii) Upon notice of the acquittal of the person charged, or notice of the charges having been
dropped, the division shall immediately reinstate the suspended permit.
(4) A former peace officer who departs full-time employment as a peace officer, in an
honorable manner, shall be issued a concealed firearm permit within five years of that departure if
the officer meets the requirements of this section.
(5) In assessing good character under Subsection (2), the licensing authority shall consider
mitigating circumstances.
(6) The licensing authority shall also require the applicant to provide:
(a) letters of character reference;
(b) two recent dated photographs;
(c) two sets of fingerprints;
(d) a five-year employment history;

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(e) a five-year residential history; and
(f) evidence of general familiarity with the types of firearms to be concealed as defined in
Subsection (7).
(7) (a) General familiarity with the types of firearms to be concealed includes training in:
(i) the safe loading, unloading, storage, and carrying of the types of firearms to be concealed;
and
(ii) current laws defining lawful use of a firearm by a private citizen, including lawful
self-defense, use of deadly force, transportation, and concealment.
(b) Evidence of general familiarity with the types of firearms to be concealed may be
satisfied by one of the following:
(i) completion of a course of instruction conducted by any national, state, or local firearms
training organization approved by the division;
(ii) certification of general familiarity by a person who has been approved by the division,
which may include a law enforcement officer, military or civilian firearms instructor, or hunter safety
instructor; or
(iii) equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in an organized shooting
competition, law enforcement, or military service.
(8) In issuing a permit under this part, the licensing authority is not vicariously liable for
damages caused by the permit holder.
(9) If any person knowingly and willfully provides false information on an application filed
under this part, he is guilty of a class B misdemeanor, and his application may be denied, or his
permit may be suspended or revoked.
(10) (a) In the event of a denial, suspension, or revocation by the agency, the applicant may
file a petition for review with the board within 60 days from the date the denial, suspension, or
revocation is received by the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(b) The denial of a permit shall be in writing and shall include the general reasons for the
action.
(c) If an applicant appeals his denial to the review board, the applicant may have access to

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the evidence upon which the denial is based in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 2, Government
Records Access and Management Act.
(d) On appeal to the board, the agency shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance
of the evidence.
(e) Upon a ruling by the board on the appeal of a denial, the division shall issue a final order
within 30 days stating the board's decision. The final order shall be in the form prescribed by
Subsection 63-46b-5(1)(i). The final order is final agency action for purposes of judicial review
under Section 63-46b-15.
[(12)] (11) The commissioner may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a,
Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to administer this chapter.

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