North Carolina General Statutes 14-415.12A. Firearms safety and training course exemption for qualified sworn law enforcement officers and certain other persons
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-415.12A
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
(a) A person who is a qualified sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified correctional officer, a qualified retired correctional officer, a qualified State probation or parole certified officer, or a qualified retired probation or parole certified officer is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course.
(a1) An individual who is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and has met the standards, as approved by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, for handgun qualification for active law enforcement officers within the last 12 months is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course.
(b) A person who is licensed or registered by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board under Article 1 of Chapter 74C of the N.C. Gen. Stat. as an armed security guard, who also has a firearm registration permit issued by the Board in compliance with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 74C-13, is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course. (1997-274, s. 1; 2005-211, s. 2; 2010-104, s. 2; 2014-119, s. 7(b); 2015-105, s. 1; 2015-264, s. 36(a); 2023-121, s. 11(b).)