Document: 10 CFR Part 73
Document ID: be188f12-d9be-4eff-9e8e-721839c0b754
Document Type: cfr
Title: Firearms background checks for armed security personnel.
Source: 10 CFR Part 73
Source URL: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-10/part-73/section-73.17
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Section ID: 73.17
CFR Part: 73
CFR Title: 10

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e a “denied” or “delayed” NICS response. ( ii ) If the security personnel to be removed is on duty at the time of removal, then the licensee must fill the vacated position within the timeframe specified in its physical security plan. ( 9 ) ( i ) The licensee must complete a new satisfactory firearms background check for any of its security personnel that has had a break-in-service greater than 1 week. ( ii ) The licensee must complete a new satisfactory firearms background check if the security personnel has transferred from a different licensee. ( iii ) A break-in-service means the security personnel's cessation of employment with the licensee or its security contractor, notwithstanding that the previous licensee completed a satisfactory firearms background check on the individual within the last 5 years. ( iv ) Exceptions: ( A ) For the purposes of this section, a break-in-service does not include a security personnel's temporary active duty with the U.S. military reserves or National Guard. ( B ) The licensee, in lieu of completing a new satisfactory firearms background check, may instead verify, via an industry-wide information-sharing database, that the security personnel has completed a satisfactory firearms background check within the previous 12 months, provided that this previous firearms background check included a duty station location in the State or Territory where the licensee (who would otherwise be accomplishing the firearms background check) is located or the activity is solely occurring. ( 10 ) Changes in the licensee's ownership or its security contractor services are not considered a break-in-service for current security personnel whose duties require access to covered weapons. Licensees are not required to conduct a new firearms background check for these security personnel. ( 11 ) With regard to accomplishing the requirements for other background (e.g., criminal history records) checks or personnel security investigations under the