How can you enforce your right to a CPL?

[Tomas]

My most recent renewal was via LESA in Tacoma (County-City building) and the lady behind the window was fast, efficient, and helpful.

Turning over my knife and two guns just to GET to the CPL renewal window was the only PITA since they have the entire building posted as no carry instead of setting things up just to protect the court areas. *sigh*

Actually the original app and all renewals since have really been "non-events" just something that took a personal appearance and some time.

 

[cynicist]

RCW 9.41.0975
Officials and agencies — Immunity, writ of mandamus.
(2) An application may be made to a court of competent jurisdiction for a writ of mandamus:

(a) Directing an issuing agency to issue a concealed pistol license or alien firearm license wrongfully refused;
The application for the writ may be made in the county in which the application for a concealed pistol license or alien firearm license or to purchase a pistol was made, or in Thurston county, at the discretion of the petitioner. A court shall provide an expedited hearing for an application brought under this subsection (2) for a writ of mandamus. A person granted a writ of mandamus under this subsection (2) shall be awarded reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.

I nearly had to do this with mine, there were some tricky issues with it.
The law says 30 days if clean. Day 31: file a writ of mandamus.

 

[arentol]

Well, it says they "shall not refuse COMPLETED applications", so if you go in and you need something done (i.e. fingerprints) then the application is not complete and they could turn you away.

(where are the smileys? how do I bold/underline?)

That makes perfect sense. I actually am very glad to know that now, as I was very pleased with their handling of the process and hated that I had anything negative to say at all. Glad I don't have anything negative left to say now.