North Carolina § 14-415 - 12A. Firearms safety and training course exemption for qualified sworn law enforcement officers and certain other persons.

§ 14-415. 12A. Firearms safety and training course exemption for qualified sworn law enforcement officers and certain other persons.

A person who is a qualified sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer, a qualified retired correctional officer, or a qualified retired probation or parole certified officer is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under G.S. 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course. An individual who is a qualified retired law enforcement officer and has met the standards, as approved by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, for handgun qualification for active law enforcement officers within the last 12 months is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under G.S. 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course. A person who is licensed or registered by the North Carolina Private Protective Services Board under Article 1 of Chapter 74C of the General Statutes as an armed security guard, who also has a firearm registration permit issued by the Board in compliance with G.S. 74C-13, is deemed to have satisfied the requirement under G.S. 14-415.12(a)(4) that an applicant successfully complete an approved firearms safety and training course. History (1997-274, s. 1; 2005-211, s. 2; 2010-104, s. 2; 2014-119, s. 7(b); 2015-105, s. 1; 2015-264, s. 36(a).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2010-104, s. 2, which substituted "law enforcement officer, a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer, or a qualified retired probation or parole certified officer" for "law enforcement officer or a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer" in subsection (a), was applicable to probation and parole officers who retired before, on, or after December 1, 2010. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2010-104, s. 2, effective December 1, 2010, and applicable to probation and parole officers who retired before, on, or after December 1, 2010, substituted "law enforcement officer, a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer, or a qualified retired probation or parole certified officer" for "law enforcement officer or a qualified former sworn law enforcement officer" in subsection (a). Session Laws 2014-119, s. 7(b), effective September 18, 2014, inserted "a qualified retired correctional officer," near the middle of subsection (a). Session Laws 2015-105, s. 1, effective October 1, 2015, added subsection (a1). Session Laws 2015-264, s. 36(a), effective October 1, 2015, inserted "Criminal" preceding "Justice Education and Training Standards Commission" in subsection (a1).