RELATES TO: KRS 237.110
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 237.110(13)(a)
requires the commissioner of the department to revoke a license to carry a
concealed firearm or other deadly weapon if the licensee becomes permanently
ineligible to be issued a license or have a license renewed under the criteria
established by KRS 237.110. KRS 237.110(13)(b) requires the commissioner of the
department to suspend a license to carry a concealed firearm or other deadly
weapon if the licensee becomes temporarily ineligible to be issued a license or
have a license renewed under the criteria established by KRS 237.110. This
administrative regulation establishes the procedures for the revocation or
suspension of a license to carry a concealed deadly weapon and for
reinstatement of a revoked or suspended license.
Section 1. If the department determines that
it will revoke a license, the department shall notify the licensee on a
Revocation Notice:
(1) Of the reason for the
revocation;
(2) That the licensee
is required to surrender his or her license to the sheriff of his or her county
of residence within two (2) business days of the receipt of the revocation
notice;
(3) That failure of the
licensee to surrender a revoked license is a Class A misdemeanor; and
(4) That the licensee may request
reconsideration of the revocation by the department by completing the Request
for Reconsideration Section of the Revocation Notice in the presence of the
sheriff within thirty (30) days of the date of the Revocation Notice.
Section 2. If the department
determines that it will suspend a license, the department shall notify the
licensee on a Suspension Notice:
(1) Of the
reason for the suspension;
(2) That
the licensee is required to surrender his or her license to the sheriff of his
or her county of residence within two (2) business days of the receipt of the
suspension notice;
(3) That failure
of the licensee to surrender a suspended license is a Class A misdemeanor;
and
(4) That the licensee may
request reconsideration of the suspension by the department by completing the
Request for Reconsideration Section of the Suspension Notice in the presence of
the sheriff within thirty (30) days of the date of the Suspension
Notice.
Section 3. If a
licensee completes the Request for Reconsideration Section of the Revocation
Notice or the Suspension Notice, the sheriff shall:
(1) Place the completed Revocation Notice or
the Suspension Notice and related material, if applicable, in a single
applicant packet; and
(2) Transmit
the completed single applicant packet to the department on the date established
by the CCDW-LEOSA Application Mailing Schedule For Sheriffs.
Section 4. The department may
require the licensee to submit any of the following in support of his or her
request for reconsideration:
(1) Certified
copies of records from a court clerk or law enforcement agency showing the
disposition of criminal charges against the licensee;
(2) A certificate or statement from a court
clerk or law enforcement agency showing that the applicable records have been
destroyed or are otherwise unavailable;
(3) A certificate or statement from the
appropriate department of the Armed Forces or other government agency showing
the disposition of charges against the licensee;
(4) A certificate or statement from the
appropriate department of the Armed Forces showing the nature of the licensee's
discharge or separation from the Armed Forces;
(5) A notarized statement by the applicant
setting forth the disposition of criminal charges against the
licensee;
(6) A notarized statement
by the licensee setting forth the nature of the licensee's discharge or
separation from the Armed Forces;
(7) A notarized statement by the licensee
setting forth the identity of the victim of the criminal offense, the nature of
the licensee's relationship to the victim at the time of the offense, and
whether or not the licensee and the victim shared a child in common at the time
of the offense; or
(8) Any other
documentation relevant to evaluating the request for reconsideration.
Section 5. If the request for
reconsideration of the revocation or suspension is denied, the department
shall:
(1) Notify the licensee by mail;
and
(2) Inform the licensee of his
or her right to petition the Commissioner of the Kentucky State Police for
reinstatement by requesting an administrative hearing pursuant to KRS Chapter
13B within thirty (30) days of the date of the denial letter.
Section 6. License Expiration
Date. If a license is revoked or suspended, the date of its expiration shall
not be extended.
Section 7.
(1) A revoked or suspended license shall be
reinstated by the department upon:
(a) Receipt
of an order from the appropriate court to terminate the revocation or
suspension;
(b) Determination by
the department to reinstate the license after a request for reconsideration of
the revocation or suspension; or
(c) Receipt of an order from the appropriate
KRS Chapter 13B hearing officer to return the license and abrogate the
suspension or revocation.
(2) If a license is reinstated, the
department shall notify the applicant.
Section 8. Incorporation by Reference.
(1) The following material is incorporated by
reference:
(a) "Revocation Notice",
1/9/07;
(b) "Suspension Notice",
1/9/07; and
(c) "CCDW-LEOSA
Application Mailing Schedule For Sheriffs," 07/06.
(2) This material may be inspected, copied,
or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of State
Police, 1250 Louisville Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday,
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.