14-415.10. Definitions. [Effective until January 1, 2023] The following definitions apply to this Article: (1) Carry a concealed handgun. – The term includes possession of a concealed handgun. (1a) Deployed or deployment. – Any military duty that removes a military permittee from the permittee’s county of residence during which time the permittee’s permit expires or […]
14-415.11. Permit to carry concealed handgun; scope of permit. (a) Any person who has a concealed handgun permit may carry a concealed handgun unless otherwise specifically prohibited by law. The person shall carry the permit together with valid identification whenever the person is carrying a concealed handgun, shall disclose to any law enforcement officer that […]
14-415.12. Criteria to qualify for the issuance of a permit. (a) The sheriff shall issue a permit to an applicant if the applicant qualifies under the following criteria: (1) The applicant is a citizen of the United States or has been lawfully admitted for permanent residence as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20), and has been […]
14-415.12A. Firearms safety and training course exemption for qualified sworn law enforcement officers and certain other persons. (a) A person who is a qualified sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified retired correctional officer, or a qualified retired probation or parole certified officer is deemed to have satisfied the […]
14-415.13. Application for a permit; fingerprints. (a) A person shall apply to the sheriff of the county in which the person resides to obtain a concealed handgun permit. The applicant shall submit to the sheriff all of the following: (1) An application, completed under oath, on a form provided by the sheriff, and such application […]
14-415.14. Application form to be provided by sheriff; information to be included in application form. (a) The sheriff shall make permit applications readily available at the office of the sheriff or at other public offices in the sheriff’s jurisdiction. The permit application shall be in triplicate, in a form to be prescribed by the State […]
14-415.15. Issuance or denial of permit. (a) Except as permitted under subsection (b) of this section, within 45 days after receipt of the items listed in G.S. 14-415.13 from an applicant, and receipt of the required records concerning the mental health or capacity of the applicant, the sheriff shall either issue or deny the permit. […]
14-415.16. Renewal of permit. (a) At least 45 days prior to the expiration date of a permit, the sheriff of the county where the permit was issued shall send a written notice to the permittee explaining that the permit is about to expire and including information about the requirements for renewal of the permit. The […]
14-415.16A. Permit extensions and renewals for deployed military permittees. (a) A deployed military permittee whose permit will expire during the permittee’s deployment, or the permittee’s agent, may apply to the sheriff for an extension of the military permittee’s permit by providing the sheriff with a copy of the permittee’s proof of deployment. Upon receipt of […]
14-415.17. Permit; sheriff to retain a list of permittees; confidentiality of list and permit application information; availability to law enforcement agencies. (a) The permit shall be in a certificate form, as prescribed by the State Bureau of Investigation, that is approximately the size of a North Carolina drivers license. It shall bear the signature, name, […]
14-415.18. Revocation or suspension of permit. (a) The sheriff of the county where the permit was issued or the sheriff of the county where the person resides may revoke a permit subsequent to a hearing for any of the following reasons: (1) Fraud or intentional and material misrepresentation in the obtaining of a permit. (2) […]
14-415.19. Fees. (a) The permit fees assessed under this Article are payable to the sheriff. The sheriff shall transmit the proceeds of these fees to the county finance officer to be remitted or credited by the county finance officer in accordance with the provisions of this section. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the […]
14-415.20. No liability of sheriff. A sheriff who issues or refuses to issue a permit to carry a concealed handgun under this Article shall not incur any civil or criminal liability as the result of the performance of the sheriff’s duties under this Article. (1995, c. 398, s. 1.)
14-415.21. Violations of this Article punishable as an infraction. (a) A person who has been issued a valid permit who is found to be carrying a concealed handgun without the permit in the person’s possession or who fails to disclose to any law enforcement officer that the person holds a valid permit and is carrying […]
14-415.22. Construction of Article. This Article shall not be construed to require a person who may carry a concealed handgun under the provisions of G.S. 14-269(b) to obtain a concealed handgun permit. The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a person who may lawfully carry a concealed weapon or handgun pursuant to G.S. […]
14-415.23. Statewide uniformity. (a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to prescribe a uniform system for the regulation of legally carrying a concealed handgun. To insure uniformity, no political subdivisions, boards, or agencies of the State nor any county, city, municipality, municipal corporation, town, township, village, nor any department or agency thereof, may […]
14-415.24. Reciprocity; out-of-state handgun permits. (a) A valid concealed handgun permit or license issued by another state is valid in North Carolina. (b) Repealed by Session Laws 2011-268, s. 22(a), effective December 1, 2011. (c) Every 12 months after the effective date of this subsection, the Department of Justice shall make written inquiry of the […]
14-415.25. Exemption from permit requirement. Law enforcement officers and qualified retired law enforcement officers authorized by federal law to carry a concealed handgun pursuant to section 926B or 926C of Title 18 of the United States Code, who are in compliance with the requirements of those sections, are exempt from obtaining the permit described in […]
14-415.26. Certification of qualified retired law enforcement officers. (a) In lieu of obtaining a permit under this Article, a qualified retired law enforcement officer may apply to the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission for certification. The application shall include all of the following: (1) Verification of completion of the firearms qualification […]
14-415.27. Expanded permit scope for certain persons. Notwithstanding G.S. 14-415.11(c), any of the following persons who has a concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this Article or that is considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24 is not subject to the area prohibitions set out in G.S. 14-415.11(c) and may carry a concealed handgun in the areas […]
