The applicant for a carry concealed
deadly weapon (CCDW) license must:
- Be a resident of Kentucky for at
least six months prior to filing the
application or a member of the Armed
Forces of the United States who is on
active duty, who is at the time of
application assigned to a military
posting in Kentucky, and who has been
assigned to a posting in Kentucky for
six months or longer immediately
preceding the filing of the application;
and
- Be twenty-one (21) years of age or
older; and
- Not be under indictment for, or have
been convicted of, a crime punishable by
imprisonment for a term exceeding one
year; and
- Not be a fugitive from justice; and
- Not be an unlawful user of or
addicted to any controlled substance;
and
- Not have been adjudicated as a
mental defective or have committed to a
mental institution; and
- Not have been discharged from the
Armed Forces under dishonorable
conditions; and
- Not be subject to a domestic
violence order or emergency protective
order; and
- Not have been convicted of a
misdemeanor crime of domestic violence
(see section below for discussion of
misdemeanor crimes of domestic
violence); and
- Not be prohibited from the purchase,
receipt or possession of firearms,
ammunition or both pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
922(g), 18 U.S.C. 922(n), or applicable
state law; and
- Not have been committed to a state
or federal facility for abuse of a
controlled substance or convicted of a
misdemeanor relating to a controlled
substance within the three-year period
immediately preceding the date the
application was submitted; and
- Not have two or more convictions for
violating KRS 189A.010 (Operating motor
vehicle under the influence of alcohol
or other substance which impairs driving
ability) within the three (3) years
immediately preceding the date on which
the application is submitted; and
- Not have been committed as an
alcoholic pursuant to KRS Chapter 222 or
similar laws of another state within the
three (3) year period immediately
preceding the date on which the
application is submitted; and
- Not owe a child support arrearage
which equals or exceeds the cumulative
amount which would be owed after one (1)
year of nonpayment; and
- Have complied with any subpoena or
warrant relating to child support or
paternity proceedings; and
- Have not been convicted of a
violation of KRS 508.030 (Assault in the
fourth degree) or 508.080 (Terroristic
Threatening in the third degree) within
the three years immediately preceding
the date on which the application is
submitted; and
- Demonstrate competence with a
firearm by successful completion of a
firearms safety or training course
offered or approved by the Department of
Criminal Justice Training.
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