                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

PROCESSING OF THE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT (§
18.2-308.04)

A. The clerk of court shall enter on the application the date on which the
application and all other information required to be submitted by the applicant
is received.

B. Upon receipt of the completed application, the court shall consult with
either the sheriff or police department of the county or city and receive a
report from the Central Criminal Records Exchange.

C. The court shall issue the permit via United States mail and notify the State
Police of the issuance of the permit within 45 days of receipt of the completed
application unless it is determined that the applicant is disqualified. Any
order denying issuance of the permit shall be in accordance with &#xA7;
18.2-308.08. If the applicant is later found by the court to be disqualified
after a five-year permit has been issued, the permit shall be revoked.

D. A court may authorize the clerk to issue concealed handgun permits, without
judicial review, to applicants who have submitted complete applications, for
whom the criminal history records check does not indicate a disqualification
and, after consulting with either the sheriff or police department of the county
or city, about which application there are no outstanding questions or issues.
The court clerk shall be immune from suit arising from any acts or omissions
relating to the issuance of concealed handgun permits without judicial review
pursuant to this section unless the clerk was grossly negligent or engaged in
willful misconduct. This section shall not be construed to limit, withdraw, or
overturn any defense or immunity already existing in statutory or common law, or
to affect any cause of action accruing prior to July 1, 2010.

E. The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall specify only the following
information: name, address, date of birth, gender, height, weight, color of
hair, color of eyes, and signature of the permittee; the signature of the judge
issuing the permit, of the clerk of court who has been authorized to sign such
permits by the issuing judge, or of the clerk of court who has been authorized
to issue such permits pursuant to subsection D; the date of issuance; and the
expiration date. The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be of a size
comparable to a Virginia driver&#8217;s license, may be laminated or use a
similar process to protect the permit, and shall otherwise be of a uniform style
prescribed by the Department of State Police.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 746; 2017, c. 47.