Qualified or unlimited licenses to carry handguns; fees; exemptions
from payment of fees
Sec. 4. (a) Licenses to carry handguns shall be either qualified or
unlimited. A qualified license shall be issued for hunting and target
practice. The superintendent may adopt rules imposing limitations on
the use and carrying of handguns under a license when handguns are
carried by a licensee as a condition of employment. Unlimited
licenses shall be issued for the purpose of the protection of life and
property.
(b) In addition to the application fee, the fee for a qualified license
shall be five dollars ($5), and the fee for an unlimited license shall be
fifteen dollars ($15). The superintendent shall charge a five dollar
($5) fee for the issuance of a duplicate license to replace a lost or
damaged license. These fees shall be deposited by the superintendent
with the treasurer of state.
(c) Licensed dealers are exempt from the payment of fees
specified in subsection (b) for a qualified license or an unlimited
license.
(d) The following officers of this state or the United States who
have been honorably retired by a lawfully created pension board or
its equivalent after at least twenty (20) years of service or because of
a disability are exempt from the payment of fees specified in
subsection (b):
(1) Police officers.
(2) Sheriffs or their deputies.
(3) Law enforcement officers.
(4) Correctional officers.
As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.209-1986,
SEC.1; P.L.148-1987, SEC.4; P.L.75-1989, SEC.9.
Last modified: May 24, 2006