F.S. 2017 WEAPONS AND FIREARMS Ch. 790
the head, including hair, measures 7/8 of an inch wide
and 11/8 inches high.
(f) For expedited processing of an application:
1. A servicemember shall submit a copy of the
Common Access Card, United States Uniformed Services
Identification Card, or current deployment orders.
2. A veteran shall submit a copy of the DD Form
214, issued by the United States Department of
Defense, or another acceptable form of identification
as specified by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
(6)(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, upon receipt of the items listed in subsection
(5), shall forward the full set of fingerprints of the
applicant to the Department of Law Enforcement for
state and federal processing, provided the federal
service is available, to be processed for any criminal
justice information as defined in s. 943.045. The cost of
processing such fingerprints shall be payable to the
Department of Law Enforcement by the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(b) The sheriff’s office shall provide fingerprinting
service if requested by the applicant and may charge a
fee not to exceed $5 for this service.
(c) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services shall, within 90 days after the date of receipt of
the items listed in subsection (5):
1. Issue the license; or
2. Deny the application based solely on the ground
that the applicant fails to qualify under the criteria listed
in subsection (2) or subsection (3). If the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services denies the application,
it shall notify the applicant in writing, stating the
ground for denial and informing the applicant of any right
to a hearing pursuant to chapter 120.
3. In the event the department receives criminal
history information with no final disposition on a crime
which may disqualify the applicant, the time limitation
prescribed by this paragraph may be suspended until
receipt of the final disposition or proof of restoration of
civil and firearm rights.
(d) In the event a legible set of fingerprints, as
determined by the Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services or the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
cannot be obtained after two attempts, the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
shall determine eligibility based upon the name checks
conducted by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
(e) A consular security official of a foreign government
that maintains diplomatic relations and treaties of
commerce, friendship, and navigation with the United
States and is certified as such by the foreign government
and by the appropriate embassy in this country
must be issued a license within 20 days after the date of
the receipt of a completed application, certification
document, color photograph as specified in paragraph
(5)(e), and a nonrefundable license fee of $300.
Consular security official licenses shall be valid for 1
year and may be renewed upon completion of the
application process as provided in this section.
(f) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services shall, upon receipt of a completed application
and the identifying information required under
paragraph (5)(f), expedite the processing of a servicemember’s
or a veteran’s concealed weapon or firearm
license application.
(7) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services shall maintain an automated listing of licenseholders
and pertinent information, and such information
shall be available online, upon request, at all times to all
law enforcement agencies through the Florida Crime
Information Center.
(8) Within 30 days after the changing of a permanent
address, or within 30 days after having a license
lost or destroyed, the licensee shall notify the Department
of Agriculture and Consumer Services of such
change. Failure to notify the Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services pursuant to the provisions of
this subsection shall constitute a noncriminal violation
with a penalty of $25.
(9) In the event that a concealed weapon or firearm
license is lost or destroyed, the license shall be
automatically invalid, and the person to whom the
same was issued may, upon payment of $15 to the
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services,
obtain a duplicate, or substitute thereof, upon furnishing
a notarized statement to the Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services that such license has been lost
or destroyed.
(10) A license issued under this section shall be
suspended or revoked pursuant to chapter 120 if the
licensee:
(a) Is found to be ineligible under the criteria set
forth in subsection (2);
(b) Develops or sustains a physical infirmity which
prevents the safe handling of a weapon or firearm;
(c) Is convicted of a felony which would make the
licensee ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to s.
790.23;
(d) Is found guilty of a crime under the provisions of
chapter 893, or similar laws of any other state, relating
to controlled substances;
(e) Is committed as a substance abuser under
chapter 397, or is deemed a habitual offender under
s. 856.011(3), or similar laws of any other state;
(f) Is convicted of a second violation of s. 316.193,
or a similar law of another state, within 3 years after a
first conviction of such section or similar law of another
state, even though the first violation may have occurred
before the date on which the application was submitted;
(g) Is adjudicated an incapacitated person under s.
744.331, or similar laws of any other state; or
(h) Is committed to a mental institution under
chapter 394, or similar laws of any other state.
Notwithstanding s. 120.60(5), service of a notice of the
suspension or revocation of a concealed weapon or
firearm license must be given by either certified mail,
return receipt requested, to the licensee at his or her last
known mailing address furnished to the Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, or by personal
service. If a notice given by certified mail is returned as
undeliverable, a second attempt must be made to
provide notice to the licensee at that address, by either
first-class mail in an envelope, postage prepaid, addressed
to the licensee at his or her last known mailing
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