Indiana Code - Criminal Law and Procedure - Title 35, Section 35-47-1-7

"Proper person"

Sec. 7. "Proper person" means a person who:
(1) does not have a conviction for resisting law enforcement
under IC 35-44-3-3 within five (5) years before the person
applies for a license or permit under this chapter;
(2) does not have a conviction for a crime for which the person
could have been sentenced for more than one (1) year;
(3) does not have a conviction for a crime of domestic violence
(as defined in IC 35-41-1-6.3), unless a court has restored the
person's right to possess a firearm under IC 3-7-13-5;
(4) is not prohibited by a court order from possessing a
handgun;
(5) does not have a record of being an alcohol or drug abuser as
defined in this chapter;
(6) does not have documented evidence which would give rise
to a reasonable belief that the person has a propensity for
violent or emotionally unstable conduct;
(7) does not make a false statement of material fact on the
person's application;
(8) does not have a conviction for any crime involving an
inability to safely handle a handgun;
(9) does not have a conviction for violation of the provisions of
this article within five (5) years of the person's application; or
(10) does not have an adjudication as a delinquent child for an
act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the
person applying for a license or permit under this chapter is less
than twenty-three (23) years of age.

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.191-1984,
SEC.1; P.L.148-1987, SEC.3; P.L.269-1995, SEC.5; P.L.49-2005,
SEC.1.

Last modified: May 24, 2006