Nevada § 202.366 - Investigation of applicant for permit; issuance or denial of permit; expiration of permit

§ 202.366. Investigation of applicant for permit; issuance or denial of permit; expiration of permit

1. Upon receipt by a sheriff of an application for a permit, including an application

for the renewal of a permit pursuant to NRS 202.3677 , the sheriff shall conduct an investigation of the applicant to determine if the

applicant is eligible for a permit. In conducting the investigation, the sheriff shall forward a complete set of the

applicant's fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal

History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report concerning

the criminal history of the applicant. The investigation also must include a report from the National Instant Criminal

Background Check System. The sheriff shall issue a permit to the applicant unless the applicant is not qualified

to possess a handgun pursuant to state or federal law or is not otherwise qualified

to obtain a permit pursuant to NRS 202.3653 to 202.369 , inclusive, or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 2. To assist the sheriff in conducting the investigation, any local law enforcement

agency, including the sheriff of any county, may voluntarily submit to the sheriff

a report or other information concerning the criminal history of an applicant. 3. Within 120 days after a complete application for a permit is submitted, the sheriff

to whom the application is submitted shall grant or deny the application. If the application is denied, the sheriff shall send the applicant written notification

setting forth the reasons for the denial. If the application is granted, the sheriff shall provide the applicant with a permit

containing a colored photograph of the applicant and containing such other information

as may be prescribed by the Department. The permit must be in substantially the following form: NEVADA CONCEALED FIREARM PERMIT County_________________________________________ Permit Number__________________________________ Expires________________________________________ Date of Birth__________________________________ Height_________________________________________ Weight_________________________________________ Name___________________________________________ Address________________________________________ City___________________________________________ Zip____________________________________________ Photograph Signature______________________________________ Issued by______________________________________ Date of Issue__________________________________ 4. Unless suspended or revoked by the sheriff who issued the permit, a permit expires

5 years after the date on which it is issued. 5. As used in this section, “ National Instant Criminal Background Check System ” means the national system created by the federal Brady Handgun Violence Prevention

Act, Public Law 103-159.