00                       CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 351(JUD)                                                                    
01 "An Act relating to submission of fingerprints by applicants for a concealed handgun                                    
02 permit; and providing for an effective date."                                                                           
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 18.65.700(a) is amended to read:                                                                   
05            (a)  The department shall issue a permit to carry a concealed handgun to a                                   
06       person who                                                                                                        
07                 (1)  applies in person at an office of the Alaska State Troopers;                                       
08                 (2)  qualifies under AS 18.65.705;                                                                      
09                 (3)  submits a completed application on a form provided by the                                          
10       department, that provides the information required under AS 18.65.705 and 18.65.710;                              
11       with each application form provided by the department, the department shall provide a                             
12       copy of the state laws and regulations relating to concealed handguns, which must                                 
13       include a concise summary of where, when, and by whom a handgun can be carried                                    
14       under state and federal law;                                                                                      
01                 (4)  submits one [TWO] complete set [SETS] of fingerprints in the                           
02       format approved by the department [ON FEDERAL BUREAU OF                                                       
03       INVESTIGATION APPROVED FINGERPRINT CARDS] that is [ARE] of sufficient                                         
04       quality so that the fingerprints may be processed; the fingerprints must be taken by a                            
05       person, group, or agency approved by the department; the department shall maintain a                              
06       list of persons, groups, or agencies approved to take fingerprints and shall provide the                          
07       list to the public upon request; the fingerprints shall be used to obtain a report of                             
08       criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record                                
09       check under AS 12.62.400;                                                                                         
10                 (5)  submits evidence of successful completion of a handgun course as                                   
11       provided in AS 18.65.715;                                                                                         
12                 (6)  provides one frontal view color photograph of the person taken                                     
13       within the preceding 30 days that includes the head and shoulders of the person and is                            
14       of a size specified by the department;                                                                            
15                 (7)  shows a valid Alaska driver's license or identification card at the                                
16       time of application;                                                                                              
17                 (8)  does not suffer a physical infirmity that prevents the safe handling                               
18       of a handgun; and                                                                                                 
19                 (9)  pays the application fee required by AS 18.65.720.                                                 
20    * Sec. 2. This Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c).