Hoosiers may apply for gun permits online

[bmemily]

Ind. Law - Hoosiers may apply for gun permits online

That from this story this morning by Anne Gregory of the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. Some quotes:

Residents of Wells and Miami counties are the first people in Indiana who may apply for a firearm permit online. This is a test of a Web-based computer application system anticipated to be available for statewide use by early 2009, according to Tuesday’s announcement from the Indiana State Police.
The state police, the Indiana Sheriff’s Association and the Indiana Association of Chiefs of Police approved developing the electronic application process. * * *
The new program began Tuesday.
Here’s how it works:
• After completing the online form the applicant receives a control number, printed from their computer.
• The applicant presents this number and identification to their local police chief or the county sheriff, as determined by the applicant’s legal address.
• By state law all handgun permits are ultimately approved or denied, for legal cause, by the superintendent of the Indiana State Police.
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Here is the online application. Here is a State Police FAQ on Firearms, including information on the lifetime handgun license.

The Indiana Law Blog

 

[Bill of Rights]

Good find! Rep for you! Now if we can just get around that stupid 180 days crap that got thrown in there...

Blessings,
B

 

[singlesix]

About Time

 

[Bigum1969]

This is great news indeed.

 

[mrw]

Sweet.

Did the lifetime permit price decrease? I thought it was $120.

 

[Bill of Rights]

Sweet.

Did the lifetime permit price decrease? I thought it was $120.

Was $125 for new licensees, but $100 if you're renewing a 4 yr to a lifetime.

Blessings,
B

 

[mrw]

That website says $60 for Lifetime renewals.

 

[Bill of Rights]

That website says $60 for Lifetime renewals.

Ah.

<A name=IC35-47-2-3>IC 35-47-2-3
Application for license to carry handgun; procedure
Sec. 3. (a) A person desiring a license to carry a handgun shall apply:
(1) to the chief of police or corresponding law enforcement officer of the municipality in which the applicant resides;
(2) if that municipality has no such officer, or if the applicant does not reside in a municipality, to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides after the applicant has obtained an application form prescribed by the superintendent; or
(3) if the applicant is a resident of another state and has a regular place of business or employment in Indiana, to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant has a regular place of business or employment.
The superintendent and local law enforcement agencies shall allow an applicant desiring to obtain or renew a license to carry a handgun to submit an application electronically under this chapter if funds are available to establish and maintain an electronic application system.
(b) The law enforcement agency which accepts an application for a handgun license shall collect the following application fees:
(1) From a person applying for a four (4) year handgun license, a ten dollar ($10) application fee, five dollars ($5) of which shall be refunded if the license is not issued.
(2) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who does not currently possess a valid Indiana handgun license, a fifty dollar ($50) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be refunded if the license is not issued.
(3) From a person applying for a lifetime handgun license who currently possesses a valid Indiana handgun license, a forty dollar ($40) application fee, thirty dollars ($30) of which shall be refunded if the license is not issued.
Except as provided in subsection (h), the fee shall be deposited into the law enforcement agency's firearms training fund or other appropriate training activities fund and used by the agency to train law enforcement officers in the proper use of firearms or in other law enforcement duties, or to purchase firearms or firearm related equipment, or both for the law enforcement officers employed by the law enforcement agency. The state board of accounts shall establish rules for the proper accounting and expenditure of funds collected under this subsection.
<A name=IC35-47-2-4><A name=IC35-47-2-4>IC 35-47-2-4 Version b
Qualified or unlimited licenses to carry handguns; fees; exemptions from payment of fees
Note: This version of section effective 7-1-2007. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 7-1-2007.
Sec. 4. (a) Licenses to carry handguns shall be either qualified or unlimited, and are valid for:
(1) four (4) years from the date of issue in the case of a four (4) year license; or
(2) the life of the individual receiving the license in the case of a lifetime license.
A qualified license shall be issued for hunting and target practice. The superintendent may adopt rules imposing limitations on the use and carrying of handguns under a license when handguns are carried by a licensee as a condition of employment. Unlimited licenses shall be issued for the purpose of the protection of life and property.
(b) In addition to the application fee, the fee for:
(1) a qualified license shall be:
(A) five dollars ($5) for a four (4) year qualified license;
(B) twenty-five dollars ($25) for a lifetime qualified license from a person who does not currently possess a valid Indiana handgun license; or
(C) twenty dollars ($20) for a lifetime qualified license from a person who currently possesses a valid Indiana handgun license; and
(2) an unlimited license shall be:
(A) thirty dollars ($30) for a four (4) year unlimited license;
(B) seventy-five dollars ($75) for a lifetime unlimited license from a person who does not currently possess a valid Indiana handgun license; or
(C) sixty dollars ($60) for a lifetime unlimited license from a person who currently possesses a valid Indiana handgun license.
The superintendent shall charge a twenty dollar ($20) fee for the issuance of a duplicate license to replace a lost or damaged license. These fees shall be deposited in accordance with subsection (e).
(c) Licensed dealers are exempt from the payment of fees
specified in subsection (b) for a qualified license or an unlimited license.
(d) The following officers of this state or the United States who have been honorably retired by a lawfully created pension board or its equivalent after at least twenty (20) years of service or because of a disability are exempt from the payment of fees specified in subsection (b):
(1) Police officers.
(2) Sheriffs or their deputies.
(3) Law enforcement officers.
(4) Correctional officers.
(e) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state general fund.
(f) The superintendent may not issue a lifetime qualified license or a lifetime unlimited license to a person who is a resident of another state. The superintendent may issue a four (4) year qualified license or a four (4) year unlimited license to a person who is a resident of another state and who has a regular place of business or employment in Indiana as described in section 3(a)(3) of this chapter.

Blessings,
B

 

[epsylum]

That website says $60 for Lifetime renewals.

Yes. That is the state's fee. The city gets money as well. That is why it takes two MOs. One to the city, one to the state.