Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - STATE PATROL › Title 272 - NEBRASKA STATE PATROL › Chapter 21 - Concealed Handgun Permits › Section 272-21-005 - PERMIT ELIGIBILITY

Current through June 17, 2024
005.01 An applicant
				will meet and maintain the following requirements:
005.01A Be at least twenty-one (21) years of
				age;
005.01B Not be prohibited from
				purchasing or possessing a handgun by federal law under
				18
				U.S.C. 922. Verification of this requirement
				requires clearance from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
				(NICS);
005.01C Not be prohibited
				from purchasing or possessing a handgun under state, tribal, or local
				laws.
005.01D Possess the eyesight
				necessary for a Class "O" operator's license as evidenced by a valid driver's
				license issued by the State of Nebraska or a driver's license issued by any
				other U.S. state or territory that includes a vision test, or a comparable
				vision exam;
005.01E Not have been
				convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction;
005.01F Not have been convicted of a
				misdemeanor crime of violence in any jurisdiction within the ten (10) years
				preceding the application.
005.01G
				Not currently be adjudged mentally incompetent or have been found to be
				mentally ill and dangerous in the previous ten (10) years. This prohibitor does
				not include a person in a mental institution for observation or evaluation such
				as emergency protective custody (EPC) nor a voluntary admission to a mental
				institution. (Federal law has no time restrictions for this disqualification,
				see
				18
				U.S.C. 922) ;
005.01H Be a current resident of the State of
				Nebraska and comply with one of the following:
(1) Have been a resident of the State of
				Nebraska for at least the past one hundred eighty (180) days, or
(2) Be a member, the spouse of a member, or
				someone receiving the benefits of a spouse of a member of the United States
				Armed Forces stationed at a military installation in Nebraska pursuant to
				permanent duty station orders, even though he or she has not resided in the
				State of Nebraska for one hundred and eighty (180) days and he or she maintains
				a residence in another state, or
(3) Moved to Nebraska from another state and
				possess a valid permit to carry a concealed handgun issued by his or her
				previous state of residence that is recognized by the State of Nebraska
				pursuant to Nebr. Rev. Stat. §
											69-2448,
				even though he or she has not resided in the State of Nebraska for one hundred
				and eighty (180) days.
005.01I Not have been convicted of violating
				any law of this state relating to firearms or unlawful use of a weapon, or-of
				any similar law of another jurisdiction within the ten (10) years preceding the
				date of application. This subdivision does not apply to any conviction under
				Neb. Rev. Stat. Chapter 37 or under any similar law of another jurisdiction,
				except convictions for; Hunting from Aircraft (Neb. Rev. Stat, §
										37-509)
				, Shooting at Wildlife from a Highway or Roadway (Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										37-513)
				, or Shotgun on Highway (Neb. Rev. Stat. §
										37-522)
				, or under any similar law of another jurisdiction;
005.01J Not have been convicted of violating
				any laws of this state relating to controlled substances or of any similar' law
				of another jurisdiction within the ten (10) years preceding the date of
				application;
005.01K Not currently
				be on parole, probation, house arrest, or work release for any type of offense
				of any degree. This disqualification does not include pre-trial diversion
				unless it is from a jurisdiction which requires the offender to enter a guilty
				plea before diversion;
005.01L Be a
				citizen or a lawful permanent resident of the United States; and
005.01M Provide proof of
				training.