It's premature to declare victory. I recently had to send this:
Ms. Hamilton:
On Monday, October 24, I submitted a renewal application for a Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit, along with the appropriate $50 fee. Today I called your office to inquire about the status of my application. A clerk named Jessica explained that your office requires applicants to personally submit a copy of the application to the Roanoke Police Academy, and that because I have not done so, my application has not been processed. This is unacceptable.
Virginia Code §18.2-308(D) places the responsibility of consulting with law enforcement for a criminal history records check on the court, not the applicant. Furthermore, that subsection also states that "[a]n application is deemed complete when all information required to be furnished by the applicant is delivered to and received by the clerk of court before or concomitant with the conduct of a state or national criminal history records check." By implementing a requirement not authorized by the Code of Virginia, and failing to process otherwise completed applications, you are once again in violation of state law.
Because my application has not been approved or denied within 45 days of its submission, you must now certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and within the next five business days, send me a copy of the certified application via mail or e-mail to serve as a de facto permit.
I ask that you notify me when the certified application has been sent. If the certified application is not sent at the time required by law, I will pursue appropriate legal remedies.