CRIMINAL LAWAND PROCEDURE
274
mended, the officer to whom the application is
made shall provide the superintendent and the
applicant with the officer’s complete and specific
reasons, in writing, for the recommendation of dis-
approval.
(e) If it appears to the superintendent that the
applicant:
(1) has a proper reason for carrying a hand-
gun;
(2) is of good character and reputation;
(3) is a proper person to be licensed; and
(4) is:
(A) a citizen of the United States; or
(B) not a citizen of the United States
but is allowed to carry a firearm in the
United States under federal law;
the superintendent shall issue to the applicant a
qualified or an unlimited license to carry a hand-
gun lawfully possessed by the applicant. The
original license shall be delivered to the licensee.
A copy shall be delivered to the officer to whom
the application for license was made. A copy
shall be retained by the superintendent for at least
four (4) years in the case of a four (4) year license.
The superintendent may adopt guidelines to estab-
lish a records retention policy for a lifetime license.
A four (4) year license shall be valid for a period
of four (4) years from the date of issue. A lifetime
license is valid for the life of the individual receiv-
ing the license. The license of police officers, sher-
iffs or their deputies, and law enforcement officers
of the United States government who have been
honorably retired by a lawfully created pension
board or its equivalent after twenty (20) or more
years of service shall be valid for the life of those
individuals. However, a lifetime license is auto-
matically revoked if the license holder does not
remain a proper person.
(f) At the time a license is issued and deliv-
ered to a licensee under subsection (e), the super-
intendent shall include with the license information
concerning handgun safety rules that:
(1) neither opposes nor supports an indi-
vidual’s right to bear arms; and
(2) is:
(A) recommended by a nonprofit edu-
cational organization that is dedicated
to providing education on safe han-
dling and use of firearms;
(B) prepared by the state police depart-
ment; and
(C) approved by the superintendent.
The superintendent may not deny a license under
this section because the information required
under this subsection is unavailable at the time the
superintendent would otherwise issue a license.
The state police department may accept private
donations or grants to defray the cost of printing
and mailing the information required under this
subsection.
(g) A license to carry a handgun shall not be
issued to any person who:
(1) has been convicted of a felony;
(2) has had a license to carry a handgun
suspended, unless the person’s license has
been reinstated;
(3) is under eighteen (18) years of age;
(4) is under twenty-three (23) years of age
if the person has been adjudicated a delin-
quent child for an act that would be a
felony if committed by an adult; or
(5) has been arrested for a ClassAor Class
B felony for an offense committed before
July 1, 2014, for a Level 1, Level 2, Level
3, or Level 4 felony for an offense com-
mitted after June 30, 2014, or any other
felony that was committed while armed
with a deadly weapon or that involved the
use of violence, if a court has found prob-
able cause to believe that the person com-
mitted the offense charged.
In the case of an arrest under subdivision (5), a
license to carry a handgun may be issued to a
person who has been acquitted of the specific
offense charged of if the charges for the specific
offense are dismissed. The superintendent shall
prescribe all forms to be used in connection with
the administration of this chapter.
(h) If the law enforcement agency that charges
a fee under subsection (b) is a city or town law
enforcement agency, the fee shall be deposited in
the law enforcement continuing education fund
established under IC 5-2-8-2.
(i) If a person who holds a valid license to
carry a handgun issued under this chapter:
(1) changes the person’s name;
(2) changes the person’s address; or
(3) experiences a change, including an
