724.11 Issuance of permit to carry weapons. 1. Applications for permits to carry weapons shall be made to the sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides. Applications for professional permits to carry weapons for persons who are nonresidents of the state, or whose need to go armed arises out ofemployment by the state, shall be made to the commissioner of public safety. In either case,the sheriff or commissioner, before issuing the permit, shall determine that the requirementsof sections 724.6 through 724.10 have been satisfied. A renewal applicant shall apply withinthirty days prior to the expiration of the permit, or within thirty days after the expiration ofthe permit; otherwise the applicant shall be considered an applicant for an initial permit forpurposes of renewal fees under subsection 3. 2. Neither the sheriff nor the commissioner shall require an applicant for a permit to carry weapons to provide information identifying a particular weapon in the application includingthe make, model, or serial number of the weapon or any ammunition used in that particularweapon. 3. The issuing officer shall collect a fee of fifty dollars for an initial permit, except from a duly gthe make, model, or serial number of the weapon or any ammunition used in that particularweapon. 3. The issuing officer shall collect a fee of fifty dollars for an initial permit, except from a duly appointed peace officer or correctional officer, for each permit issued. Renewal permitsor duplicate permits shall be issued for a fee of twenty-five dollars, provided the applicationfor such renewal permit is received by the issuing officer within thirty days prior to theexpiration of the applicant’s current permit or within thirty days after the expiration of theapplicant’s current permit. The issuing officer shall notify the commissioner of public safetyof the issuance of any permit at least monthly and forward to the commissioner an amountequal to ten dollars for each permit issued and five dollars for each renewal or duplicatepermit issued. All such fees received by the commissioner shall be paid to the treasurer ofstate and deposited in the operating account of the department of public safety to offset thecost of administering this chapter. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unspent balance as ofJune 30 of each year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. 4. ent of public safety to offset thecost of administering this chapter. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any unspent balance as ofJune 30 of each year shall not revert to the general fund of the state. 4. The sheriff or commissioner of public safety shall approve or deny an initial or renewal application submitted under this section within thirty days of receipt of the application. Aperson whose application for a permit under this chapter is denied may seek review of thedenial under section 724.21A. The failure to approve or deny an initial or renewal applicationshall result in a decision of approval. 5. An initial or renewal permit shall have a uniform appearance, size, and content prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety. The permit shall containthe name of the permittee and the effective date of the permit, but shall not contain thepermittee’s social security number. The permit shall also include a designation that thepermit is invalid when the permittee is intoxicated. Such a permit shall not be issued for aparticular weapon and shall not contain information about a particular weapon includingthe make, model, or serial number of the weapon, or any ammunition cated. Such a permit shall not be issued for aparticular weapon and shall not contain information about a particular weapon includingthe make, model, or serial number of the weapon, or any ammunition used in that weapon. [S13, §4775-3a; C24, 27, §12941; C31, 35, §12941, 12941-c1, 12941-d1; C39, §12941, 12941.1, 12941.2; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.7 – 695.9; C79, 81, §724.11] 91 Acts, ch 207, §1; 97 Acts, ch 23, §78; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §9, 19; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §13, 14; 2020 Acts, ch 1063, §377 Referred to in §80A.13, 724.2A, 724.9 Sat Dec 23 12:32:11 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 724.11 (31, 0)
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