Format for Concealed Carry Permits

PURPOSE: This proposed rule sets out the required information that shall appear on a concealed carry permit. Pursuant to section 571.101.8, RSMo Supp. 2013, beginning August 28, 2013 county sheriffs are responsible for issuing a concealed carry permit to qualifying applicants. This rule will ensure that there is a uniform format for each concealed carry permit issued by all county sheriffs. (1) For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (A) “Concealed carry permit,” a permit issued by the sheriff or his or her designee that authorizes the permittee to carry a concealed firearm subject to the limitations set out in sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo; and (B) “Provisional concealed carry permit,” a temporary permit issued by the sheriff or his or her designee that authorizes the permittee, while the permittee’s criminal background check is pending, to carry a concealed firearm subject to the limitations set out in sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo. (2) When a sheriff or designee issues a concealed carry permit to a successful applicant, the permit shall include only the following information in the manner and location prescribed in form 1 included herein: (A) Name; (B) Address; (C) Date of birth; (D) Gender; (E) Height; (F) Weight; (G) Hair color; (H) Eye color; (I) Signature of permit holder; (J) Signature of sheriff; (K) Date permit is issued; (L) Expiration date; and (M) Permit number assigned by the sheriff or designee pursuant to section 571.101.8, RSMo. The permit number shall include the three (3) digit county code followed by a unique permit number assigned to the individual obtaining the permit. (3) When a sheriff or designee issues a provisional concealed carry permit to an applicant whose criminal background check is pending, the provisional permit shall include only the following information in the manner and location prescribed in form 2 included herein: (A) Name; (B) Address; (C) Date of birth; (D) Gender; (E) Height; (F) Weight; (G) Hair color; (H) Eye color; (I) Signature of permit holder; (J) Signature of sheriff; (K) Date permit is issued; (L) In lieu of an expiration date, the word “PROVISIONAL” shall appear on the permit; and (M) Permit number assigned by the sheriff or designee pursuant to section 571.101.8, RSMo. The permit number shall include the three (3) digit county code followed by a unique permit number assigned to the individual obtaining the provisional permit. (4) Any concealed carry permit or provisional concealed carry permit issued shall include the Missouri state seal in the manner and location prescribed in forms 1 and 2. (5) Pursuant to section 571.101.8, RSMo, the permit shall be two inches wide by three and one-fourth inches long (2" × 3 1/4"). (6) The concealed carry permit or provisional concealed carry permit shall not include a photograph of the permit holder. AUTHORITY: section 571.101, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Emergency rule filed Aug. 2, 2013, effective Aug. 28, 2013, expired Feb. 27, 2014. Original rule filed Aug. 2, 2013, effective Feb. 28, 2014. *Original authority: 571.101, RSMo 2003, amended 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013.