amlevin
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swift wrote:
RCW 9.41.070
(1) The chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of a county shall within thirty days after the filing of an application of any person, issue a license to such person to carry a pistol concealed on his or her person within this state for five years from date of issue, for the purposes of protection or while engaged in business, sport, or while traveling. However, if the applicant does not have a valid permanent Washington driver's license or Washington state identification card or has not been a resident of the state for the previous consecutive ninety days, the issuing authority shall have up to sixty days after the filing of the application to issue a license. The issuing authority shall not refuse to accept completed applications for concealed pistol licenses during regular business hours.
The law clearly states that they have a MAXIMUM of thirty days to issue after the filing of an application but also no restriction against issuing one earlier. It is not required that the entire 30 days beused but it is fairly common to do so.
It has no provision for a slow process although if you are issued a license, and the background check comes back unfavorable, be assured that the license will be cancelled and the issuing authority will then come looking to see if there were any "lies" in the application. If there were one can then expect to be prosecuted for giving false statements.
If they haven't issued the CPL after 30 days from the application date (minus any legal holidays, just to be fair), then they are in violation of the code provision.
swift wrote:
Just a quick update on my CCW permit process @ the Island County Sheriff's office. Today is officially day 29 of the required 30 day wait (for them to check to see if my background check paperwork is back), but I tried calling to see if they could check to see if the background check came back a day early. It turns out that it still isn't there, and they said that they actually don't work with the FBI directly - she told me that they submit the paperwork to the State Highway Patrol and that the Island County Sheriff's office has to wait for 30 days before they can call the State Highway Patrol to ask them why the results have not been sent back to Island County yet. So she said I can call on Friday, and if it still isn't there, that she can then call the State Patrol to ask why. I got the impression that this is routine - that they always have to call on day 30 & then soon after the paperwork finally arrives.
Don't we just love bureaucracy?
PS - as a sidenote she also mistakenly believes that WA law REQUIRES the sheriffs office to wait a MINIMUM of 30 days before they can issue a CCW permit. Don't you just love officials who can't read the law they are supposed to support? I didn't bother correcting her because I don't want to make her mad until I have my CCW permit in hand. I do plan to print out the law & give them a copy right AFTER I get my CCW permit. I might as well educate them to make it easier on Island County residents who want a permit in the future.
RCW 9.41.070
(1) The chief of police of a municipality or the sheriff of a county shall within thirty days after the filing of an application of any person, issue a license to such person to carry a pistol concealed on his or her person within this state for five years from date of issue, for the purposes of protection or while engaged in business, sport, or while traveling. However, if the applicant does not have a valid permanent Washington driver's license or Washington state identification card or has not been a resident of the state for the previous consecutive ninety days, the issuing authority shall have up to sixty days after the filing of the application to issue a license. The issuing authority shall not refuse to accept completed applications for concealed pistol licenses during regular business hours.
The law clearly states that they have a MAXIMUM of thirty days to issue after the filing of an application but also no restriction against issuing one earlier. It is not required that the entire 30 days beused but it is fairly common to do so.
It has no provision for a slow process although if you are issued a license, and the background check comes back unfavorable, be assured that the license will be cancelled and the issuing authority will then come looking to see if there were any "lies" in the application. If there were one can then expect to be prosecuted for giving false statements.
If they haven't issued the CPL after 30 days from the application date (minus any legal holidays, just to be fair), then they are in violation of the code provision.
