Section 13 AAC 30.050 - Processing of applications; appeals(b) An application for a (1) new permit (A) from a person who is not applying as an honorably retired peace officer under AS 18.65.700(e) is complete when the requirements of AS 18.65.700(a) and this chapter have been met;(B) from a person who is applying as an honorably retired peace officer under AS 18.65.700(e) is complete when the requirements of AS 18.65.700(e), 13 AAC 30.085, and 13 AAC 30.090 have been met;(2) replacement permit is complete when the requirements of AS 18.65.730 and 13 AAC 30.032 have been met;(3) permit renewal is complete when the requirements of AS 18.65.725 have been met;(5) handgun course certificate of approval is complete when the requirements of 13 AAC 30.070 have been met.(c) The office that received the application will promptly send it to the department's permits and licensing unit.(d) The department's permits and licensing unit will request permit eligibility information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or another agency, that is necessary to make a determination concerning the application.(e) Review of an application for a permit, certificate, or other service under this chapter will be discontinued if (1) a fee check is returned by a financial institution as being without sufficient funds or is otherwise uncollectible;(2) discrepancies or omissions are present in the application, or in documents submitted with the application, or the application or accompanying documents have not been completed correctly;(3) fingerprints accompanying the application are not sufficiently readable for manual or computer use, or the information required to be submitted on fingerprint forms has not been completed correctly;(4) the department determines that the application or a document submitted in connection with the application contains a false statement that the applicant does not believe to be true; or(5) the department determines that the applicant is not otherwise qualified or entitled to obtain the permit, certificate, or other service requested.(f) If review of an application is discontinued under (e) of this section, the department will mail to the applicant the department's written reasons for the discontinuance. The department will resume reviewing the application if, within 90 days after the date of the department's written notice that review has been discontinued, the applicant provides supplementary information to the department that resolves the reason for the discontinuance; and necessary supplementary information is described in 13 AAC 30.130(a) if the discontinuance is related to the criteria under AS 18.65.700(a)(8). The department will reject the application if that information is not provided to the department within 90 days after the date of the department's written notice to the applicant that review has been discontinued.(g) If after review of an application, the application is denied, the department will mail to the applicant a notice of denial containing written reasons for the denial. A person whose application has been denied may appeal to the commissioner for reversal of the decision. The appeal must be received in writing within 30 days after the date of the notice of denial, and must set out the reasons for the appeal. The decision of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee will be in writing and will be made within 45 days after receipt of the appeal.(h) A person whose application has been rejected or denied under this section(1) may not apply again for a period of five years if the rejection or denial was for the reason set out in (e)(4) of this section and the false statement related to a material matter;(i) The department shall issue a permit that states that the permit holder is "not nics exempt" if the permit holder's fingerprints have been rejected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as not sufficiently readable for manual or computer use.Eff. 1/4/95, Register 132; am 12/9/98, Register 148; am 5/8/2002, Register 162Authority:AS 18.65.710
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