Does AZ DPS Keep Permit Info After Permit Expiration?
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Loading ...By Doug Little on May 27, 2009 in AZ CCW Questions, CCW Administrative Rules, State Firearms Laws
Question: If you were a previous CCW holder (AZ) and there is a lapse (many years) do you go through the whole process again? For example, the fingerprint card. It should still be on file with DPS correct? Do you need to do a new card? Thanks.
Answer: Unfortunately, the way the process works, you need to retake the training and reapply for your AZ CCW permit. This would include submitting a new fingerprint card. Under AZ DPS Administrative Rules, you can apply for permit renewal anytime within 90 days of your permit’s expiration date. If you have not submitted a renewal application after having been expired for 60 days, your information is purged from the DPS database. Arizona law permits you to submit proof of any CCW training taken within the last 5 years to satisfy the training requirement. You also must submit a fingerprint card and an application fee of $60 payable to the Arizona Department of Public Safety. The fee must be in certified funds (bank certified check or money order). Personal checks are not accepted.
After your application is received, your fingerprints are submitted to the FBI and you will undergo a criminal background check. If the results of the background check show that you have a clear criminal background, your application will be processed and your permit will be issued. Right now, the permit issuance process is taking approximately 8 weeks from the time they receive your application.
Kyle Irish | May 27, 2009 | Reply
Thanks for the information. Maybe a comment then. I’m sure this has all been thought over, but why is there a background check via the FBI-and then the processing time(8 weeks or whatever dependent on volume)-even if this is your first time submitting an application, why can’t this all be done onsite during the CCW class? You can go buy a gun at any dealer in 10 minutes using Insta-check? I’m not complaining, I just see this as a tremendous waste of time & resources. I’d think DPS would be glad to get rid of all this processing of applications. (what the heck is Insta-check for then? Any felons already have finger prints on file at the FBI-honest folks may not, and I think that’s the point) Just wondering, Thank You.
Wally Roberts | Jun 21, 2009 | Reply
I’m wondering if this persons question has been answered. I would like to rewrite this question…More specificly, …What happens to your fingerprint card after it is sent to the DPS for my CCW permit? Is it checked against a data-base of know criminals, then destroyed? Or, are my fingerprints saved and stored by the Government in AFIC or any other fingerprint-Identification network or listing? Thank you. I have been searching for an answer to this question for months. But nobody has an answere, can you help?