Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Public Safety
Title R722 - Criminal Investigations and Technical Services, Criminal Identification
Rule R722-300 - Concealed Firearm Permit and Instructor Rule
Section R722-300-5 - Application for a Concealed Firearms Instructor Certification
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 722-300-5
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1)
(a) An
applicant seeking to be certified as a concealed firearms instructor shall
submit a completed instructor certification application packet to the
bureau.
(b) The instructor
certification application packet shall include:
(i) a written instructor certification
application form provided by the bureau with the applicant's residential or
physical address and public contact information;
(ii) a photocopy of a state-issued driver
license or identification card;
(iii) one recent color photograph of passport
quality that contains the applicant's name written on the back of the
photograph, unless the applicant submitted a photo that meets these
requirements to the bureau within the previous five years;
(iv) a photocopy of a valid Utah concealed
firearm permit;
(v) a
non-refundable processing fee in the form of cash, check, money order, or
credit card;
(vi) evidence that the
applicant has completed a firearm instructor training course from the NRA or
POST, or received training equivalent to one of these courses, as required by
Subsection
53-5-704(9)(a)(iii);
and
(vii) evidence that the
applicant has completed the course of instruction provided under the direction
of the bureau and passed the certification test provided in Subsection
53-5-704(9)(c),
within one year of the date of the application.
(2)
(a) An
applicant who has not completed a firearm instructor training course from the
NRA or POST, may meet the requirement in Subsection R722-300-5(1)(b)(v) by
providing evidence that the applicant has completed a firearm instructor
training course that is at least eight hours long and includes the following
training components:
(i) instruction and
demonstration on:
(A) the safe, effective, and
proficient use and handling of firearms;
(B) firearm draw strokes;
(C) the safe loading, unloading and storage
of firearms;
(D) the parts and
operation of a handgun;
(E) firearm
ammunition and ammunition malfunctions, including misfires, hang fires, squib
loads, and defensive or protection ammunition vs. practice
ammunition;
(F) firearm
malfunctions, including failure to fire, failure to eject, feed way stoppage
and failure to go into battery;
(G)
shooting fundamentals, including shooter's stance; and
(H) firearm range safety rules; and
(ii) a practical exercise with a
proficiency qualification course consisting of not less than 30 rounds and a
required score of 80% or greater to pass.
(b) The evidence required in Subsection
R722-300-5(2)(a) shall include a copy of the:
(i) course completion certificate showing the
date the course was completed and the number of training hours completed;
and
(ii) training curriculum for
the course completed.
(3)
(a) If
the bureau determines that an applicant meets the requirements found in
Subsection
53-5-704(9),
the bureau shall issue an instructor certification to the applicant.
(b) An instructor certification
identification card shall be mailed to the applicant at the residential or
physical address listed on the application.
(4)
(a) If
the bureau determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements found
in Subsection
53-5-704(9),
the bureau shall mail a denial letter to the applicant, return receipt
requested.
(b) The denial letter
shall state the reasons for denial and indicate that the applicant has a right
to request a review hearing before the board by filing a petition for review
within 60 days as provided in Subsection
53-5-704(16).
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