14B NCAC 16 .0808          CONCEALED HANDGUN

(a)  The Board does not have the authority to issue a Concealed Handgun Carry Permit. However, a licensee, trainee, registrant, or firearms trainer who has complied with all provisions of G.S. 14, Article 54B and applicable rules adopted by the N.C. Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission pursuant thereto and has been issued a current concealed handgun permit by a Sheriff may carry a concealed handgun after complying with the concealed handgun provisions for training and qualifications set forth in Paragraph (b) of this Rule.

(b)  A licensee, trainee, or registrant shall comply with each of the following requirements to carry a concealed handgun while engaged in a private protective services business:

(1)           Hold a current Armed Licensee Registration or Armed Guard Registration Permit by complying with all requirements for armed registration as prescribed in this Section.

(2)           Complete standards as required by G.S. 14-415.12 to include knowledge of North Carolina firearms laws including the limitation on concealed handgun possession on specified property and within certain buildings.

(c)  Upon application to the Board, a licensee, trainee, or registrant meeting the requirements of this Section shall be issued a concealed handgun endorsement to the current Armed Licensee Registration or Armed Guard Registration Permit without additional permit fees, but any additional training costs necessary to comply with this Section shall be borne directly by the applicant. The endorsement shall be renewed at the time of the Armed Licensee Registration or Armed Guard Registration Permit renewal pursuant to this Rule on payment of the renewal fee and proof of possession of a current Concealed Handgun Permit. A licensee, but not a registrant, who is authorized pursuant to Section 926B or 926C of Title 18 of the United States Code to carry a concealed handgun and is in compliance with the requirements of those Code sections is exempt from the Concealed Handgun Carry Permit requirements of this Rule, but must still obtain the endorsement. There shall be no additional fee for the concealed handgun endorsement renewal.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-13;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Temporary Amendment Eff. December 1, 1995 for a period of 180 days or until the

permanent rule becomes effective, whichever is sooner;

Amended Eff. June 1, 1996;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0808 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Readopted Eff. November 1, 2019;

Amended Eff. April 1, 2026; July 1, 2021.