12 NCAC 07D .0904. RENEWAL OF A FIREARMS TRAINER CERTIFICATE

(a)  Each applicant for renewal of a firearms trainer certificate shall complete a renewal form provided by the Board. This form shall be submitted not less than 30 days prior to the expiration of the applicant's current certificate and shall be accompanied by:

(1)           certification of the successful completion of a firearms trainer refresher course approved by the Board and the Attorney General consisting of a minimum of eight hours of classroom and practical range training in handgun and shotgun safety and maintenance, range operations, control and safety procedures, and methods of handgun and shotgun firing.  This training shall be completed within 180 days of the submission of the renewal application;

(2)           a certified statement of the result of a criminal records search from the appropriate governmental authority housing criminal record information or clerk of superior court in each county where the applicant has resided within the immediately preceding 48 months and if any address history contains an out of state address, a criminal record check from the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74C-8.1(a);

(3)           the applicant's renewal fee; and

(4)           the actual cost charged to the Private Protective Services Board by the State Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost of criminal record checks performed by the State Bureau of Investigation, collected by the Private Protective Services Board.

(b)  Members of the armed forces whose certification is in good standing and to whom G.S. 105-249.2 grants an extension of time to file a tax return are granted that same extension of time to pay the certification renewal fee and to complete any continuing education requirements prescribed by the Board.  A copy of the military order or the extension approval by the Internal Revenue Service or by the North Carolina Department of Revenue must be furnished to the Board.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-8.1(a); 74C-13;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2013; October 1, 2010; June 1, 2009; December 1, 1995; December 1, 1985.