{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-237.110","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 237.110","heading":"License to carry concealed deadly weapon -- Criteria -- Training -- Paper","body":"or electronic application -- Issuance and denial of licenses -- Automated listing\nof license holders -- Suspension or revocation -- Renewal -- Prohibitions --\nReciprocity -- Reports -- Requirements for training classes.\n(1) The Department of Kentucky State Police is authorized to issue and renew licenses\nto carry concealed firearms or other deadly weapons, or a combination thereof, to\npersons qualified as provided in this section.\n(2) An original or renewal license issued pursuant to this section shall:\n(a) Be valid throughout the Commonwealth and, except as provided in this\nsection or other specific section of the Kentucky Revised Statutes or federal\nlaw, permit the ho lder of the license to carry firearms, ammunition, or other\ndeadly weapons, or a combination thereof, at any location in the\nCommonwealth;\n(b) Unless revoked or suspended as provided by law, be valid for a period of five\n(5) years from the date of issuance;\n(c) Authorize the holder of the license to carry a concealed firearm or other\ndeadly weapon, or a combination thereof, on or about his or her person; and\n(d) Authorize the holder of the license to carry ammunition for a firearm on or\nabout his or her person.\n(3) Prior to the issuance of an original or renewal license to carry a concealed deadly\nweapon, the Department of Kentucky State Police, upon receipt of a completed\napplication, applicable fees, and any documentation required by this section or\nadministrative regulation promulgated by the Department of Kentucky State Police,\nshall conduct a background check to ascertain whether the applicant is eligible\nunder 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g) and (n), any other applicable federal law, and state law\nto purchase, receive, or possess a firearm or ammunition, or both. The background\ncheck shall include:\n(a) A state records check covering the items specified in this subsection, together\nwith any other requirements of this section;\n(b) A federal records check, which shal l include a National Instant Criminal\nBackground Check System (NICS) check;\n(c) A federal Immigration Alien Query if the person is an alien who has been\nlawfully admitted to the United States by the United States government or an\nagency thereof; and\n(d) In addition to the Immigration Alien Query, if the applicant has not been\nlawfully admitted to the United States under permanent resident status, the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police shall, if a doubt exists relating to an\nalien's eligibility to purchas e a firearm, consult with the United States\nDepartment of Homeland Security, United States Department of Justice,\nUnited States Department of State, or other federal agency to confirm whether\nthe alien is eligible to purchase a firearm in the United States , bring a firearm\ninto the United States, or possess a firearm in the United States under federal\nlaw.\n(4) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall issue an original or renewal license\nif the applicant:\n(a) Is not prohibited from the purchase, receipt , or possession of firearms,\nammunition, or both pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(g), 18 U.S.C. 922(n), or\napplicable federal or state law;\n(b) 1. Is a citizen of the United States who is a resident of this\nCommonwealth;\n2. Is a citizen of the United States who i s a member of the Armed Forces\nof the United States who is on active duty, who is at the time of\napplication assigned to a military posting in Kentucky;\n3. Is lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States\ngovernment or an agency thereof, is p ermitted by federal law to\npurchase a firearm, and is a resident of this Commonwealth; or\n4. Is lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States\ngovernment or an agency thereof, is permitted by federal law to\npurchase a firearm, is, at the time of the application, assigned to a\nmilitary posting in Kentucky, and has been assigned to a posting in the\nCommonwealth;\n(c) Is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;\n(d) Has not been committed to a state or federal facility for the abuse of a\ncontrolled su bstance or been convicted of a misdemeanor violation of KRS\nChapter 218A or similar laws of any other state relating to controlled\nsubstances, within a three (3) year period immediately preceding the date on\nwhich the application is submitted;\n(e) Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages as evidenced by\nthe applicant having two (2) or more convictions for violating KRS 189A.010\nwithin the three (3) years immediately preceding the date on which the\napplication is submitted, or having been committed as an alcoholic pursuant to\nKRS Chapter 222 or similar laws of another state within the three (3) year\nperiod immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted;\n(f) Does not owe a child support arrearage which equals or exceeds  the\ncumulative amount which would be owed after one (1) year of nonpayment, if\nthe Department of Kentucky State Police has been notified of the arrearage by\nthe Office of the Attorney General;\n(g) Has complied with any subpoena or warrant relating to chil d support or\npaternity proceedings. If the Department of Kentucky State Police has not\nbeen notified by the Office of the Attorney General that the applicant has\nfailed to meet this requirement, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall\nassume that paternity and child support proceedings are not an issue;\n(h) Has not been convicted of a violation of KRS 508.030 or 508.080 within the\nthree (3) years immediately preceding the date on which the application is\nsubmitted. The commissioner of the Department o f Kentucky State Police\nmay waive this requirement upon good cause shown and a determination that\nthe applicant is not a danger and that a waiver would not violate federal law;\n(i) Demonstrates competence with a firearm by successful completion of a\nfirearms safety or training course that is conducted by a firearms instructor\nwho is certified by a national organization with membership open to residents\nof any state or territory of the United States, which was created to promote\nfirearms education, safety, and the profession of firearms use and training, and\nto foster professional behavior in its members. The organization shall require\nmembers to adhere to its own code of ethics and conduct a program which\ncertifies firearms instructors and includes the use o f written tests, in person\ninstruction, and a component of live -fire training. These national\norganizations shall include but are not limited to the National Rifle\nAssociation, the United States Concealed Carry Association, and the National\nShooting Sports  Foundation. The training requirement may also be fulfilled\nthrough any firearms safety course offered or approved by the Department of\nCriminal Justice Training. The firearms safety course offered or approved by\nthe Department of Criminal Justice Training shall:\n1. Be not more than eight (8) hours in length;\n2. Include instruction on handguns, the safe use of handguns, the care and\ncleaning of handguns, and handgun marksmanship principles;\n3. Include actual range firing of a handgun in a safe manner, and t he firing\nof not more than twenty (20) rounds at a full -size silhouette target,\nduring which firing, not less than eleven (11) rounds must hit the\nsilhouette portion of the target; and\n4. Include information on and a copy of laws relating to possession and\ncarrying of firearms, as set forth in KRS Chapters 237 and 527, and the\nlaws relating to the use of force, as set forth in KRS Chapter 503; and\n(j) Demonstrates knowledge of the law regarding the justifiable use of force by\nincluding with the application a copy of the concealed carry deadly weapons\nlegal handout made available by the Department of Criminal Justice Training\nand a signed statement that indicates that applicant has read and understands\nthe handout.\n(5) (a) A legible photocopy or electronic co py of a certificate of completion issued\nby a firearms instructor certified by a national organization or the Department\nof Criminal Justice Training shall constitute evidence of qualification under\nsubsection (4)(i) of this section.\n(b) Persons qualifying  under subsection (6)(d) of this section may submit with\ntheir application:\n1. At least one (1) of the following paper or electronic forms or their\nsuccessor forms showing evidence of handgun training or handgun\nqualifications:\na. Department of Defense Form DD 2586;\nb. Department of Defense Form DD 214;\nc. Coast Guard Form CG 3029;\nd. Department of the Army Form DA 88-R;\ne. Department of the Army Form DA 5704-R;\nf. Department of the Navy Form OPNAV 3591-1; or\ng. Department of the Air Force Form AF 522; or\n2. a. Documentary evidence of an honorable discharge; and\nb. A notarized affidavit on a form provided by the Department of\nKentucky State Police, signed under penalty of perjury, stating the\nperson has met the tr aining requirements of subsection (6)(d) of\nthis section.\n(6) (a) Peace officers who are currently certified as peace officers by the Kentucky\nLaw Enforcement Council pursuant to KRS 15.380 to 15.404 and peace\nofficers who are retired and are members of th e Kentucky Employees\nRetirement System, State Police Retirement System, or County Employees\nRetirement System or other retirement system operated by or for a city,\ncounty, or urban-county in Kentucky shall be deemed to have met the training\nrequirement.\n(b) Current and retired peace officers of the following federal agencies shall be\ndeemed to have met the training requirement:\n1. Any peace officer employed by a federal agency specified in KRS\n61.365;\n2. Any peace officer employed by a federal civilian law enforcement\nagency not specified above who has successfully completed the basic\nlaw enforcement training course required by that agency;\n3. Any military peace officer of the United States Army, Navy, Marine\nCorps, or Air Force, or a reserve component there of, or of the Army\nNational Guard or Air National Guard who has successfully completed\nthe military law enforcement training course required by that branch of\nthe military;\n4. Any member of the United States Coast Guard serving in a peace officer\nrole who has successfully completed the law enforcement training\ncourse specified by the United States Coast Guard.\n(c) Corrections officers who are currently employed by a consolidated local\ngovernment, an urban -county government, or the Department of Corrections\nwho have successfully completed a basic firearms training course required for\ntheir employment, and corrections officers who were formerly employed by a\nconsolidated local government, an urban -county government, or the\nDepartment of Corrections who are ret ired, and who successfully completed a\nbasic firearms training course required for their employment, and are\nmembers of a state-administered retirement system or other retirement system\noperated by or for a city, county, or urban -county government in Kentu cky\nshall be deemed to have met the training requirement.\n(d) Active or honorably discharged service members in the United States Army,\nNavy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, or a reserve component\nthereof, or of the Army National Guard or Air Nati onal Guard shall be\ndeemed to have met the training requirement if these persons:\n1. Successfully completed handgun training which was conducted by the\nUnited States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, or\na reserve component thereof, or of  the Army National Guard or Air\nNational Guard; or\n2. Successfully completed handgun qualification within the United States\nArmy, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast Guard, or a reserve\ncomponent thereof, or of the Army Guard or Air Force National Guard.\n(7) (a) 1. A paper application for a license, or renewal of a license, to carry a\nconcealed deadly weapon shall be obtained from and submitted to the\noffice of the sheriff in the county in which the person resides.\n2. An applicant, in lieu of a paper ap plication, may submit an electronic\napplication for a license, or renewal of a license, to carry a concealed\ndeadly weapon to the Department of Kentucky State Police.\n3. Persons qualifying under subsection (6)(d) of this section shall be\nsupplied the infor mation in subsection (4)(i)4. of this section upon\nobtaining an application.\n(b) 1. The completed paper application and any documentation required by\nthis section plus an application fee or renewal fee, as appropriate, of\nsixty dollars ($60) shall be prese nted to the office of the sheriff of the\ncounty in which the applicant resides.\n2. The sheriff shall transmit the paper application and accompanying\nmaterial to the Department of Kentucky State Police within five (5)\nworking days.\n3. Twenty dollars ($20) of the paper application fee shall be retained by the\noffice of the sheriff for official expenses of the office. Twenty dollars\n($20) shall be sent to the Department of Kentucky State Police with the\napplication. Ten dollars ($10) shal l be transmitted by the sheriff to the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts to fund background checks for\nyouth leaders, and ten dollars ($10) shall be transmitted to the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts to fund background checks for\napplicants for concealed weapons.\n(c) 1. A completed electronic application submitted in lieu of a paper\napplication, any documentation required by this section, and an\napplication fee or renewal fee, as appropriate, of seventy dollars ($70)\nshall be presented to the Department of Kentucky State Police.\n2. If an electronic application is submitted in lieu of a paper application,\nthirty dollars ($30) of the electronic application fee shall be retained by\nthe Department of Kentucky State Police. Twenty dollars ($20) shall be\nsent to the office of the sheriff of the applicant's county of residence for\nofficial expenses of the office. Ten dollars ($10) shall be transmitted to\nthe Administrative Office of the Courts to fund background checks for\nyouth leaders, and ten dollars ($10) shall be transmitted to the\nAdministrative Office of the Courts to fund background checks for\napplicants for concealed weapon carry permits.\n(d) A full -time or part -time peace officer who is currently certified as a peace\nofficer by the Kentucky Law Enforc ement Council and who is authorized by\nhis or her employer or government authority to carry a concealed deadly\nweapon at all times and all locations within the Commonwealth pursuant to\nKRS 527.020, or a retired peace officer who is a member of the Kentucky\nEmployees Retirement System, State Police Retirement System, County\nEmployees Retirement System, or other retirement system operated by or for\na city, county, or urban -county government in Kentucky, shall be exempt\nfrom paying the paper or electronic application or renewal fees.\n(e) The application, whether paper or electronic, shall be completed, under oath,\non a form or in a manner promulgated by the Department of Kentucky State\nPolice by administrative regulation which shall include:\n1. a. The name, add ress, place and date of birth, citizenship, gender,\nSocial Security number of the applicant; and\nb. If not a citizen of the United States, alien registration number if\napplicable, passport number, visa number, mother's maiden name,\nand other information ne cessary to determine the immigration\nstatus and eligibility to purchase a firearm under federal law of a\nperson who is not a citizen of the United States;\n2. A statement that, to the best of his or her knowledge, the applicant is in\ncompliance with criteria contained within subsections (3) and (4) of this\nsection;\n3. A statement that the applicant, if qualifying under subsection (6)(d) of\nthis section, has provided:\na. At least one (1) of the forms listed in subsection (5) of this section;\nor\nb. i. Documentary evidence of an honorable discharge; and\nii. A notarized affidavit on a form provided by the Department\nof Kentucky State Police stating the person has met the\ntraining requirements of subsection (6)(d) of this section;\n4. A statement that the applicant  has been furnished a copy of this section\nand is knowledgeable about its provisions;\n5. A statement that the applicant has been furnished a copy of, has read,\nand understands KRS Chapter 503 as it pertains to the use of deadly\nforce for self-defense in Kentucky; and\n6. A conspicuous warning that the application is executed under oath and\nthat a materially false answer to any question, or the submission of any\nmaterially false document by the applicant, subjects the applicant to\ncriminal prosecution under KRS 523.030.\n(8) The applicant shall submit to the sheriff of the applicant's county of residence or\ncounty of military posting if submitting a paper application, or to the Department of\nKentucky State Police if submitting an electronic application:\n(a) A completed application as described in subsection (7) of this section;\n(b) A recent color photograph of the applicant, as prescribed by administrative\nregulation;\n(c) A paper or electronic certificate or an affidavit or document as described in\nsubsection (5) of this section;\n(d) A paper or electronic document establishing the training exemption as\ndescribed in subsection (6) of this section; and\n(e) For an applicant who is not a citizen of the United States and has been\nlawfully admitted to the United States  by the United States government or an\nagency thereof, an affidavit as prescribed by administrative regulation\nconcerning his or her immigration status and his or her United States\ngovernment issued:\n1. Permanent Resident Card I -551 or its equivalent succe ssor\nidentification;\n2. Other United States government issued evidence of lawful admission to\nthe United States which includes the category of admission, if admission\nhas not been granted as a permanent resident; and\n3. Evidence of compliance with the provisions of 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(g)(5),\n18 U.S.C. sec. 922(d)(5), or 18 U.S.C. sec. 922(y)(2), and 27 C.F.R. pt.\n178, including, as appropriate, but not limited to evidence of ninety (90)\nday residence in the Commonwealth, a v alid current Kentucky hunting\nlicense if claiming exemption as a hunter, or other evidence of eligibility\nto purchase a firearm by an alien which is required by federal law or\nregulation.\nIf an applicant presents identification specified in this paragraph , the sheriff\nshall examine the identification, may record information from the\nidentification presented, and shall return the identification to the applicant.\n(9) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall, within sixty (60) days after the date\nof rece ipt of the items listed in subsection (8) of this section if the applicant\nsubmitted a paper application, or within fifteen (15) business days after the date of\nreceipt of the items listed in subsection (8) of this section if the applicant applied\nelectronically, either:\n(a) Issue the license; or\n(b) Deny the application based solely on the grounds that the applicant fails to\nqualify under the criteria listed in subsection (3) or (4) of this section. If the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police denies the app lication, it shall notify the\napplicant in writing, stating the grounds for denial and informing the applicant\nof a right to submit, within thirty (30) days, any additional documentation\nrelating to the grounds of denial. Upon receiving any additional\ndocumentation, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall reconsider its\ndecision and inform the applicant within twenty (20) days of the result of the\nreconsideration. The applicant shall further be informed of the right to seek de\nnovo review of the denial in the District Court of his or her place of residence\nwithin ninety (90) days from the date of the letter advising the applicant of the\ndenial.\n(10) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall maintain an automated listing of\nlicense holders and perti nent information, and this information shall be available\nupon request, at all times to all Kentucky, federal, and other states' law enforcement\nagencies. A request for the entire list of licensees, or for all licensees in a\ngeographic area, shall be denied. Only requests relating to a named licensee shall be\nhonored or available to law enforcement agencies. Information on applications for\nlicenses, names and addresses, or other identifying information relating to license\nholders shall be confidential and s hall not be made available except to law\nenforcement agencies. No request for lists of local or statewide permit holders shall\nbe made to any state or local law enforcement agency, peace officer, or other\nagency of government other than the Department of K entucky State Police, and no\nstate or local law enforcement agency, peace officer, or agency of government,\nother than the Department of Kentucky State Police, shall provide any information\nto any requester not entitled to it by law.\n(11) Within thirty (30 ) days after the changing of a permanent address, or within thirty\n(30) days after the loss, theft, or destruction of a license, the licensee shall notify the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police of the loss, theft, or destruction. Failure to\nnotify the Dep artment of Kentucky State Police shall constitute a noncriminal\nviolation with a penalty of twenty -five dollars ($25) payable to the clerk of the\nDistrict Court. No court costs shall be assessed for a violation of this subsection.\nWhen a licensee makes app lication to change his or her residence address or other\ninformation on the license, neither the sheriff nor the Department of Kentucky State\nPolice shall require a surrender of the license until a new license is in the office of\nthe applicable sheriff and  available for issuance. Upon the issuance of a new\nlicense, the old license shall be destroyed by the sheriff.\n(12) If a license is lost, stolen, or destroyed, the license shall be automatically invalid,\nand the person to whom the same was issued may, upo n payment of fifteen dollars\n($15) for a paper request, or twenty -five dollars ($25) for an electronic request\nsubmitted in lieu of a paper request, to the Department of Kentucky State Police,\nobtain a duplicate, upon furnishing a notarized statement to th e Department of\nKentucky State Police that the license has been lost, stolen, or destroyed.\n(13) (a) The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, or his or her\ndesignee in writing, shall revoke the license of any person who becomes\npermanently ineligible to be issued a license or have a license renewed under\nthe criteria set forth in this section.\n(b) The commissioner of the Department of Kentucky State Police, or his or her\ndesignee in writing, shall suspend the license of any person who be comes\ntemporarily ineligible to be issued a license or have a license renewed under\nthe criteria set forth in this section. The license shall remain suspended until\nthe person is again eligible for the issuance or renewal of a license.\n(c) Upon the suspens ion or revocation of a license, the commissioner of the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police, or his or her designee in writing, shall:\n1. Order any peace officer to seize the license from the person whose\nlicense was suspended or revoked; or\n2. Direct the person whose license was suspended or revoked to surrender\nthe license to the sheriff of the person's county of residence within two\n(2) business days of the receipt of the notice.\n(d) If the person whose license was suspended or revoked desires a hearing on the\nmatter, the person shall surrender the license as provided in paragraph (c)2. of\nthis subsection and petition the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky\nState Police to hold a hearing on the issue of suspension or revocation of the\nlicense.\n(e) Upon receipt of the petition, the commissioner of the Department of Kentucky\nState Police shall cause a hearing to be held in accordance with KRS Chapter\n13B on the suspension or revocation of the license. If the license has not been\nsurrendered, no hearing shall be scheduled or held.\n(f) If the hearing officer determines that the licensee's license was wrongly\nsuspended or revoked, the hearing officer shall order the commissioner of the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police to return the license and abrogate  the\nsuspension or revocation of the license.\n(g) Any party may appeal a decision pursuant to this subsection to the District\nCourt in the licensee's county of residence in the same manner as for the\ndenial of a license.\n(h) If the license is not surrender ed as ordered, the commissioner of the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police shall order a peace officer to seize the\nlicense and deliver it to the commissioner.\n(i) Failure to surrender a suspended or revoked license as ordered is a Class A\nmisdemeanor.\n(j) The provisions of this subsection relating to surrender of a license shall not\napply if a court of competent jurisdiction has enjoined its surrender.\n(k) When a domestic violence order or emergency protective order is issued\npursuant to the provisions of KRS Chapter 403 against a person holding a\nlicense issued under this section, the holder of the permit shall surrender the\nlicense to the court or to the officer serving the order. The officer to whom the\nlicense is surrendered shall forthwith transmit the  license to the court issuing\nthe order. The license shall be suspended until the order is terminated, or until\nthe judge who issued the order terminates the suspension prior to the\ntermination of the underlying domestic violence order or emergency\nprotective order, in writing and by return of the license, upon proper motion\nby the license holder. Subject to the same conditions as above, a peace officer\nagainst whom an emergency protective order or domestic violence order has\nbeen issued shall not be permit ted to carry a concealed deadly weapon when\nnot on duty, the provisions of KRS 527.020 to the contrary notwithstanding.\n(14) (a) Not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date of the\nlicense, the Department of Kentucky State Polic e shall mail to each licensee a\nwritten notice of the expiration and a renewal form prescribed by the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police. The outside of the envelope containing\nthe license renewal notice shall bear only the name and address of the\napplicant. No other information relating to the applicant shall appear on the\noutside of the envelope sent to the applicant. The licensee may renew his or\nher license on or before the expiration date by filing with the sheriff of his or\nher county of residence th e paper renewal form, or by filing with the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police an electronic renewal form in lieu of a\npaper renewal form, stating that the licensee remains qualified pursuant to the\ncriteria specified in subsections (3) and (4) of this se ction, and the required\nrenewal fee set forth in subsection (7) of this section. The sheriff shall issue to\nthe applicant a receipt for the paper application for renewal of the license and\nshall date the receipt. The Department of Kentucky State Police sha ll issue to\nthe applicant a receipt for an electronic application for renewal of the license\nsubmitted in lieu of a paper application for renewal and shall date the receipt.\n(b) A license which has expired shall be void and shall not be valid for any\npurpose other than surrender to the sheriff in exchange for a renewal license.\n(c) The license shall be renewed to a qualified applicant upon receipt of the\ncompleted renewal application, records check as specified in subsection (3) of\nthis section, determinati on that the renewal applicant is not ineligible for a\nlicense as specified in subsection (4), and appropriate payment of fees. Upon\nthe issuance of a new license, the old license shall be destroyed by the sheriff.\nA licensee who fails to file a renewal app lication on or before its expiration\ndate may renew his or her license by paying, in addition to the license fees, a\nlate fee of fifteen dollars ($15). No license shall be renewed six (6) months or\nmore after its expiration date, and the license shall be d eemed to be\npermanently expired six (6) months after its expiration date. A person whose\nlicense has permanently expired may reapply for licensure pursuant to\nsubsections (7), (8), and (9) of this section.\n(15) The licensee shall carry the license at all t imes the licensee is carrying a concealed\nfirearm or other deadly weapon and shall display the license upon request of a law\nenforcement officer. Violation of the provisions of this subsection shall constitute a\nnoncriminal violation with a penalty of twen ty-five dollars ($25), payable to the\nclerk of the District Court, but no court costs shall be assessed.\n(16) Except as provided in KRS 527.020, no license issued pursuant to this section shall\nauthorize any person to carry a concealed firearm into:\n(a) Any police station or sheriff's office;\n(b) Any detention facility, prison, or jail;\n(c) Any courthouse, solely occupi ed by the Court of Justice courtroom, or court\nproceeding;\n(d) Any meeting of the governing body of a county, municipality, or special\ndistrict; or any meeting of the General Assembly or a committee of the\nGeneral Assembly, except that nothing in this section shall preclude a member\nof the body, holding a concealed deadly weapon license, from carrying a\nconcealed deadly weapon at a meeting of the body of which he or she is a\nmember;\n(e) Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense beer or alcoholic\nbeverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the\nestablishment is primarily devoted to that purpose;\n(f) Any elementary or secondary school facility without the consent of school\nauthorities as provided in KRS 527.070, any child-caring facility as defined in\nKRS 199.011, any day-care center as defined in KRS 199.894, or any certified\nfamily child -care home as defined in KRS 199.8982, except however, any\nowner of a certified child -care home may carry a concealed firearm into the\nowner's residence used as a certified child-care home;\n(g) An area of an airport to which access is controlled by the inspection of\npersons and property; or\n(h) Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.\n(17) The owner, business or commercial  lessee, or manager of a private business\nenterprise, day -care center as defined in KRS 199.894 or certified or licensed\nfamily child -care home as defined in KRS 199.8982, or a health -care facility\nlicensed under KRS Chapter 216B, except facilities renting  or leasing housing, may\nprohibit persons holding concealed deadly weapon licenses from carrying\nconcealed deadly weapons on the premises and may prohibit employees, not\nauthorized by the employer, holding concealed deadly weapons licenses from\ncarrying concealed deadly weapons on the property of the employer. If the building\nor the premises are open to the public, the employer or business enterprise shall\npost signs on or about the premises if carrying concealed weapons is prohibited.\nPossession of weapons , or ammunition, or both in a vehicle on the premises shall\nnot be a criminal offense so long as the weapons, or ammunition, or both are not\nremoved from the vehicle or brandished while the vehicle is on the premises. A\nprivate but not a public employer ma y prohibit employees or other persons holding\na concealed deadly weapons license from carrying concealed deadly weapons, or\nammunition, or both in vehicles owned by the employer, but may not prohibit\nemployees or other persons holding a concealed deadly we apons license from\ncarrying concealed deadly weapons, or ammunition, or both in vehicles owned by\nthe employee, except that the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet may prohibit an\nemployee from carrying any weapons, or ammunition, or both other than the\nweapons, or ammunition, or both issued or authorized to be used by the employee\nof the cabinet, in a vehicle while transporting persons under the employee's\nsupervision or jurisdiction. Carrying of a concealed weapon, or ammunition, or both\nin a location speci fied in this subsection by a license holder shall not be a criminal\nact but may subject the person to denial from the premises or removal from the\npremises, and, if an employee of an employer, disciplinary measures by the\nemployer.\n(18) All moneys collecte d by the Department of Kentucky State Police pursuant to this\nsection shall be used to administer the provisions of this section and KRS 237.138\nto 237.142. By March 1 of each year, the Department of Kentucky State Police and\nthe Administrative Office of t he Courts shall submit reports to the Governor, the\nPresident of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, indicating\nthe amounts of money collected and the expenditures related to this section, KRS\n237.138 to 237.142, and KRS 237.115, 2 44.125, 527.020, and 527.070, and the\nadministration of the provisions of this section, KRS 237.138 to 237.142, and KRS\n237.115, 244.125, 527.020, and 527.070.\n(19) The General Assembly finds as a matter of public policy that it is necessary to\nprovide statewide uniform standards for issuing licenses to carry concealed firearms\nand to occupy the field of regulation of the bearing of concealed firearms to ensure\nthat no person who qualifies under the provisions of this section is denied his rights.\nThe Gener al Assembly does not delegate to the Department of Kentucky State\nPolice the authority to regulate or restrict the issuing of licenses provided for in this\nsection beyond those provisions contained in this section. This section shall be\nliberally construed to carry out the constitutional right to bear arms for self-defense.\n(20) (a) A person who is not a resident of Kentucky and who has a valid license issued\nby another state of the United States to carry a concealed deadly weapon in\nthat state may, subject  to provisions of Kentucky law, carry a concealed\ndeadly weapon in Kentucky, and his or her license shall be considered as valid\nin Kentucky.\n(b) If a person with a valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon issued\nfrom another state that has entered  into a reciprocity agreement with the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police becomes a resident of Kentucky, the\nlicense issued by the other state shall be considered as valid for the first one\nhundred twenty (120) days of the person's residence in Kentucky,  if within\nsixty (60) days of moving to Kentucky, the person completes a form\npromulgated by the Department of Kentucky State Police which shall include:\n1. A signed and notarized statement averring that to the best of his or her\nknowledge the person's lic ense to carry a concealed deadly weapon is\nvalid and in compliance with applicable out -of-state law, and has not\nbeen revoked or suspended for any reason except for valid forfeiture due\nto departure from the issuing state;\n2. The person's name, date of bir th, citizenship, gender, Social Security\nnumber if applicable, proof that he or she is a citizen of the United\nStates, a permanent resident of the United States, or otherwise lawfully\npresent in the United States, former out -of-state address, current address\nwithin the state of Kentucky, date on which Kentucky residence began,\nstate which issued the concealed carry license, the issuing state's\nconcealed carry license number, and the state of issuance of license; and\n3. A photocopy of the person's out -of-state license to carry a concealed\ndeadly weapon.\n(c) Within sixty (60) days of moving to Kentucky, the person shall deliver the\nform and accompanying documents by registered or certified mail, return\nreceipt requested, to the address indicated on the form pr ovided by the\nDepartment of Kentucky State Police pursuant to this subsection.\n(d) The out -of-state concealed carry license shall become invalid in Kentucky\nupon the earlier of:\n1. The out-of-state person having resided in Kentucky for more than one\nhundred twenty (120) days; or\n2. The person being issued a Kentucky concealed deadly weapon license\npursuant to this section.\n(e) The Department of Kentucky State Police shall, not less than once every\ntwelve (12) months, make written inquiry of the concealed de adly weapon\ncarrying licensing authorities in each other state as to whether a Kentucky\nresident may carry a concealed deadly weapon in their state based upon\nhaving a valid Kentucky concealed deadly weapon license, or whether a\nKentucky resident may apply  for a concealed deadly weapon carrying license\nin that state based upon having a valid Kentucky concealed deadly weapon\nlicense. The Department of Kentucky State Police shall attempt to secure from\neach other state permission for Kentucky residents who hold a valid Kentucky\nconcealed deadly weapon license to carry concealed deadly weapons in that\nstate, either on the basis of the Kentucky license or on the basis that the\nKentucky license is sufficient to permit the issuance of a similar license by the\nother state. The Department of Kentucky State Police shall enter into a written\nreciprocity agreement with the appropriate agency in each state that agrees to\npermit Kentucky residents to carry concealed deadly weapons in the other\nstate on the basis of a Kent ucky-issued concealed deadly weapon license or\nthat will issue a license to carry concealed deadly weapons in the other state\nbased upon a Kentucky concealed deadly weapon license. If a reciprocity\nagreement is reached, the requirement to recontact the oth er state each twelve\n(12) months shall be eliminated as long as the reciprocity agreement is in\nforce. The information shall be a public record and shall be available to\nindividual requesters free of charge for the first copy and at the normal rate\nfor open records requests for additional copies.\n(21) By March 1 of each year, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall submit a\nstatistical report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the\nHouse of Representatives, indicating the number of licenses issued, revoked,\nsuspended, and denied since the previous report and in total and also the number of\nlicenses currently valid. The report shall also include the number of arrests,\nconvictions, and types of crimes committed since the prev ious report by individuals\nlicensed to carry concealed weapons.\n(22) The following provisions shall apply to concealed deadly weapon training classes\nconducted by the Department of Criminal Justice Training or any other agency\npursuant to this section:\n(a) No concealed deadly weapon instructor trainer shall have his or her\ncertification as a concealed deadly weapon instructor trainer reduced to that of\ninstructor or revoked except after a hearing conducted pursuant to KRS\nChapter 13B in which the instructor  is found to have committed an act in\nviolation of the applicable statutes or administrative regulations;\n(b) No concealed deadly weapon instructor shall have his or her certification as a\nconcealed deadly weapon instructor license suspended or revoked except after\na hearing conducted pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B in which the instructor is\nfound to have committed a n act in violation of the applicable statutes or\nadministrative regulations;\n(c) The department shall not require prior notification that an applicant class or\ninstructor class will be conducted by a certified instructor or instructor trainer;\n(d) Each concealed deadly weapon instructor or instructor trainer who teaches a\nconcealed deadly weapon applicant or concealed deadly weapon instructor\nclass shall supply the Department of Criminal Justice Training with a class\nroster indicating which students enrolled and successfully completed the class,\nand which contains the name and address of each student, within five (5)\nworking days of the completion of the class. The information may be sent by\nmail, facsimile, email, or other method which will result in the re ceipt of or\nproduction of a hard copy of the information. The postmark, facsimile date, or\nemail date shall be considered as the date on which the notice was sent.\nConcealed deadly weapon class applicant, instructor, and instructor trainer\ninformation and records shall be confidential. The department may release to\nany person or organization the name, address, and telephone number of a\nconcealed deadly weapon instructor or instructor trainer if that instructor or\ninstructor trainer authorizes the release of  the information in writing. The\ndepartment shall include on any application for an instructor or instructor\ntrainer certification a statement that the applicant either does or does not\ndesire the applicant's name, address, and telephone number to be made public;\n(e) An instructor trainer who assists in the conduct of a concealed deadly weapon\ninstructor class or concealed deadly weapon applicant class for more than two\n(2) hours shall be considered as to have taught a class for the purpose of\nmaintaining his or her certification. All class record forms shall include spaces\nfor assistant instructors to sign and certify that they have assisted in the\nconduct of a concealed deadly weapon instructor or concealed deadly weapon\nclass;\n(f) An instructor who assist s in the conduct of a concealed deadly weapon\napplicant class for more than two (2) hours shall be considered as to have\ntaught a class for the purpose of maintaining his or her license. All class\nrecord forms shall include spaces for assistant instructors  to sign and certify\nthat they have assisted in the conduct of a concealed deadly weapon class;\n(g) If the Department of Criminal Justice Training believes that a firearms\ninstructor trainer or certified firearms instructor has not in fact complied with\nthe requirements for teaching a certified firearms instructor or applicant class\nby not teaching the class as specified in KRS 237.126, or who has taught an\ninsufficient class as specified in KRS 237.128, the department shall send to\neach person who has been  listed as successfully completing the concealed\ndeadly weapon applicant class or concealed deadly weapon instructor class a\nverification form on which the time, date, date of range firing if different from\nthe date on which the class was conducted, location, and instructor of the class\nis listed by the department and which requires the person to answer \"yes\" or\n\"no\" to specific questions regarding the conduct of the training class. The\nform shall be completed under oath and shall be returned to the Department of\nCriminal Justice Training not later than forty-five (45) days after its receipt. A\nperson who fails to complete the form, to sign the form, or to return the form\nto the Department of Criminal Justice Training within the time frame\nspecified in this section or who, as a result of information on the returned\nform, is determined by the Department of Criminal Justice Training,\nfollowing a hearing pursuant to KRS Chapter 13B, to not have received the\ntraining required by law shall have his or her conceale d deadly weapon\nlicense revoked by the Department of Kentucky State Police, following a\nhearing conducted by the Department of Criminal Justice Training pursuant to\nKRS Chapter 13B, at which hearing the person is found to have violated the\nprovisions of th is section or who has been found not to have received the\ntraining required by law;\n(h) The department shall annually, not later than December 31 of each year,\nreport to the Legislative Research Commission:\n1. The number of firearms instructor trainers and  certified firearms\ninstructors whose certifications were suspended, revoked, denied, or\nwho were otherwise disciplined;\n2. The reasons for the imposition of suspensions, revocations, denials, or\nother discipline; and\n3. Suggestions for improvement of the concealed deadly weapon applicant\ntraining program and instructor process;\n(i) If a concealed deadly weapon license holder is convicted of, pleads guilty to,\nor enters an Alford plea to a felony offense, then his or her concealed deadly\nweapon license shal l be forthwith revoked by the Department of Kentucky\nState Police as a matter of law;\n(j) If a concealed deadly weapon instructor or instructor trainer is convicted of,\npleads guilty to, or enters an Alford plea to a felony offense, then his or her\nconcealed deadly weapon instructor certification or concealed deadly weapon\ninstructor trainer certification shall be revoked by the Department of Criminal\nJustice Training as a matter of law; and\n(k) The following shall be in effect:\n1. Action to eliminate the firearms instructor trainer program is prohibited.\nThe program shall remain in effect, and no firearms instructor trainer\nshall have his or her certification reduced to that of certified firearms\ninstructor;\n2. The Department of Kentucky State Police shall revoke the concealed\ndeadly weapon license of any person who received no firearms training\nas required by KRS 237.126 and administrative regulations, or who\nreceived insufficient training as required by KRS 237.128 and\nadministrative regulations, if the person voluntarily admits nonreceipt of\ntraining or admits receipt of insufficient training, or if either nonreceipt\nof training or receipt of insufficient training is proven following a\nhearing conducted by the Department of Criminal Justice Training\npursuant to KRS Chapter 13B.","path":["KRS Chapter 237"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=56567","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:52:50Z","sha256":"e27cd87500a3375828b959b363c836aeac8652538025a1ca4558f8600ac3950a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-237.109","next":"us-ky/krs-237.115"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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