In this Chapter, unless otherwise specified:
1. "Adequate documentation" has the same
meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
13-3112(E)(6).
2. "Administrative completeness review
time-frame" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
41-1072.
3. "Applicant" means an individual or
organization that submits an application form and the required fee to the
Department for:
a. A Concealed Weapons
Permit,
b. Renewal of a Concealed
Weapons Permit,
c. Firearms-safety instructor
authorization,
d. Renewal of firearms-safety
instructor authorization,
e. Firearms-safety training
organization authorization,
f.
c. A certificate of
firearms proficiency, or
g.
d. Recognition as a
firearms-proficiency instructor.
4. "Certificate of firearms proficiency"
means a document issued by the Department to an individual who meets the
requirements of LEOSA.
5.
"Classifiable fingerprints" means fingerprint impressions that meet the
criteria of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as contained in Form FD-258
(Rev. 5-15-17), published by the U.S. Government Printing Office. This form is
incorporated by reference and available from the Department and the FBI (Attn:
Logistical Support Unit, CJIS Division, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV
26306) or online at
www.bookstore.gpo.gov. The material
incorporated by reference contains no future editions or amendments.
6. "Completion certificate" means adequate
documentation that an individual completed an eight-hour,
Department-authorized, firearms-safety training program.
7. "Department" means the Department of
Public Safety.
8. "Director" means
the Director of the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
9. "Firearm" has the same meaning as
prescribed in A.R.S. §
13-3101.
10. "Firearms-safety instructor"
means an individual who is authorized under this Chapter to conduct
firearms-safety training.
11. "Firearms-safety training
program" means a course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a firearm
that is authorized by the Department and meets the requirements of A.R.S.
§
13-3112(O) .
12.
10.
"Honorably retired peace officer" means an individual who separates from a law
enforcement agency after at least 10 years of service, receives a medical,
disability, or regular retirement pension or annuity as a result of qualifying
years of service as a peace officer, and has a letter from the law enforcement
agency confirming these facts.
13.
11. "LEOSA" means the
federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004.
14.
12. "LEOSA instructor"
means an individual who is certified by POST as a firearms instructor and
authorized by the Department to provide training to individuals seeking a
certificate of firearms proficiency.
15. "Live ammunition" means a
cartridge consisting of a case, primer, propellant powder, and a single
metallic projectile, no less than 30 grain, and with a velocity more than 500
feet per second when fired. Live ammunition does not include simulated,
marking, or rubber projectile ammunition.
16. "NRA" means the National Rifle
Association.
17. "Organization" means a person
or entity legally established under all applicable federal, state, city, and
county law and authorized to conduct business in Arizona that is authorized by
the Department to teach a Department-authorized firearms-safety training
program to applicants.
18.
13. "Original
application" means a form referenced in this Chapter that is not a copy and
contains the original signature of an applicant.
19.
14. "Party" has the
same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
41-1001.
20.
15.
"Peace officer" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
13-105.
21.
16.
"Permit" means an identification card issued by the Department that authorizes
the named holder to carry concealed weapons subject to the requirements of
A.R.S. §
13-3112
and this Chapter.
22.
17. "Permit holder" means an individual who has a
Department-issued permit to carry concealed weapons.
23.
18. "POST" means the
Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board.
24.
19. "Prohibited
possessor" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
13-3101(7) and means any individual to whom it is
unlawful to sell or otherwise dispose of a firearm under
18
U.S.C.
922(d) or
(g).
25.
20. "Qualified retired
officer" means a qualified retired law enforcement officer as defined by
18
U.S.C.
926C(c).
26.
21.
"Resident" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
28-2001.
27. "Responsible party" means an
individual who is responsible for administration of an authorized
firearms-safety training organization and who serves as the contact between the
organization and the Department.
28.
22. "Substantive
review time-frame" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. §
41-1072.
29.
23.
"Weapon" has the same meaning as deadly weapon as defined in A.R.S. §
13-3101.
