Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 130 - Arkansas State Police › Rule 130.00.13-004 - Concealed Handgun Carry License (CHCL) rules

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
PURPOSE
- Implements Acts 415 and 539 of 2013
			 regarding who is not bound by the Arkansas concealed handgun carry laws and
			 rules.
EXPLANATION
- Acts 415 and 539 of 2013 allows
			 authorized individuals to carry a firearm under ACA §
							12-15-201
			 and 202 and §
							16-21-147.
			 Those persons legally authorized to carry a firearm under those provisions of
			 the law are not bound by the Arkansas Concealed Handgun Carry law or
			 rules.
Rule 1.5
Exemptions -
Authorized under other laws
Any person legally authorized to carry a firearm under any
			 Arkansas or federal law other than ACA §
								5-73-301 et seq is
			 not bound by the Arkansas Concealed Handgun Carry License law or rules.
PURPOSE
- This change implements Act 989 of 2013.
			 That Act allows the spouse of active duty military to present the spouse's
			 active duty orders and then apply for an Arkansas Concealed Handgun Carry
			 License without being an Arkansas resident. Basically extends the Arkansas
			 residence exemption for active duty military members to the spouse of active
			 duty military.
EXPLANATION
- The purpose of this rule is to clarify
			 what documentation must be provided to take advantage of this provision.
Rule 1.7
Exemptions - Military and spouse
Active Duty Member
(a) An active duty member of the United
		  States military is not required to be a resident of Arkansas to obtain an
		  Arkansas concealed handgun carry license if the active duty member is able to
		  document that at the time of their application that they are stationed in
		  Arkansas.
(b) The active duty
		  member must complete the classroom portion of the concealed handgun carry
		  training that relates to Arkansas laws and concealed handgun carry
		  rules.
(c) The active duty member
		  may substitute the letter from their commanding officer as outlined in Rule
		  13.2 and
		  13.3 for their live-fire
		  requirement or they may complete the entire concealed handgun carry training
		  course and complete live fire under the ASP registered CHCL
		  instructor.
(d) The active duty
		  member shall submit with their initial application and any renewal, a recent
		  passport style photograph in appropriate electronic format.
Spouse of Active Duty
			 Member
(e) Any spouse of active duty military
		  personnel, as recognized by the branch of the United States military in which
		  their spouse is a member, is not required to be a resident of Arkansas to
		  obtain an Arkansas concealed handgun carry license if the spouse of the active
		  duty member is able to document at the time of their application that their
		  spouse is on active duty stationed in Arkansas.
(f) Any spouse of active duty military
		  personnel must meet the same training requirements as a regular CHCL
		  applicant.
(g) Any spouse of active
		  duty military personnel shall submit with their initial application and any
		  renewal, a recent passport style photograph in appropriate electronic format.
PURPOSE
- This revision is merely clean up from
			 changes that occurred during the promulgation process in 2008, which now cause
			 confusion and need to be deleted.
EXPLANATION
- When the promulgation process was
			 begun in 2008 the release was necessary. Later it was determined that the
			 release was not necessary.