14B NCAC 16 .0902          APPLICATION FOR FIREARMS TRAINER CERTIFICATE

Each applicant for a firearms trainer certificate shall submit an online application to the Board. The application shall be accompanied by:

(1)           electronic submission of fingerprints from a Live Scan or similar system approved by the State Bureau of Investigations or one set of classifiable fingerprints on an applicant fingerprint card that shall be mailed separately to the Board's office;

(2)           one head and shoulders color digital photograph of the applicant in JPG, JPEG, or PNG format of sufficient quality for identification, taken within six months prior to online submission and submitted by uploading online with the application submission;

(3)           a statement of the results of a statewide criminal history records search by the reporting service designated by the Board pursuant to G.S. 74C-8.1(a) for each state where the applicant has resided within the preceding 60 months;

(4)           the actual cost charged to the Private Protective Services Board by the State Bureau of Investigation to cover the cost of criminal record checks performed by the State Bureau of Investigation, collected online by the Private Protective Services Board;

(5)           the applicant's non-refundable application fee, along with the convenience fee charged by the Board's on-line application vendor and a separate credit card transaction fee;

(6)           evidence of the liability insurance required by G.S. 74C-10(e) if the applicant is not an employee of a licensee;

(7)           a certificate of successful completion of the training required by Rule .0901(a)(3) and (4) of this Section or acceptable certificate of other current certification as set forth in Rule .0901(c) and (d) of this Section; and

(8)           the actual cost charged to the Private Protective Services Board by the North Carolina Justice Academy or other entity to cover the cost of the firearms training course given by the N.C. Justice Academy or other entity and collected as part of the online application process by the Private Protective Services Board.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 74C-5; 74C-8(d); 74C-8.1(a); 74C-13;

Eff. June 1, 1984;

Amended Eff. August 1, 1998; December 1, 1995; July 1, 1987; December 1, 1985;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 17, 2001;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2013; May 1, 2012; August 1, 2002;

Transferred and Recodified from 12 NCAC 07D .0902 Eff. July 1, 2015;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2020;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2024; January 1, 2024; July 1, 2021.