§ 724.17

724.17 Permit to acquire — criminal history check. 1. The application for a permit to acquire pistols or revolvers may be made to the sheriff of the county of the applicant’s residence and shall be on a form prescribed and publishedby the commissioner of public safety. The application shall require only the full name of theapplicant, the driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card number of the applicant,the residence of the applicant, the date and place of birth of the applicant, and whether theapplicant meets the criteria specified in section 724.15. The applicant shall also display anidentification card that bears a distinguishing number assigned to the cardholder, the fullname, date of birth, sex, residence address, and brief description and color photograph ofthe cardholder, or other identification as specified by rule of the department of public safety.The sheriff shall conduct a criminal history check concerning each applicant by obtainingcriminal history data from the department of public safety which shall include an inquiry ofthe national instant criminal background check system maintained by the federal bureau ofinvestigation or any successor agency.

a from the department of public safety which shall include an inquiry ofthe national instant criminal background check system maintained by the federal bureau ofinvestigation or any successor agency. A person who makes what the person knows to be afalse statement of material fact on an application submitted under this section or who submitswhat the person knows to be any materially falsified or forged documentation in connectionwith such an application commits a class 'D' felony. 2. An issuing officer may conduct an annual criminal history check concerning a person issued a permit to acquire by obtaining criminal history data from the department of publicsafety. [C79, 81, §724.17]90 Acts, ch 1147, §5; 2002 Acts, ch 1055, §2; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §13, 19; 2013 Acts, ch 30, §167; 2016 Acts, ch 1011, §117; 2017 Acts, ch 69, §22; 2017 Acts, ch 170, §48 Sat Dec 23 12:32:15 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 724.17 (30, 0)