golocx4
Member
Erie County NY Pistol Permit Office is taking between 12 to 18 months to issue a pistol permit.
The Statute is below my questions.
The way I read this is a pistol permit must be processed within six months.
Yes or NO
If it can't be issued in six months the applicant must be notified in writing.
Yes or No.
What does this mean?
In acting upon an application, the licensing officer shall either deny the application for reasons specifically and concisely stated in writing or grant the application and issue the license applied for.
Does it mean that if the applicant is not notified within six months, the license must be issued.
Here is the actual statute.
Section 400.00 of the NYS Penal Code, Paragraph 4-a
4-a. Processing of license applications. Applications for licenses
shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of
presentment. Except upon written notice to the applicant specifically
stating the reasons for any delay, in each case the licensing officer
shall act upon any application for a license pursuant to this section
within six months of the date of presentment of such an application to
the appropriate authority. Such delay may only be for good cause and
with respect to the applicant. In acting upon an application, the
licensing officer shall either deny the application for reasons
specifically and concisely stated in writing or grant the application
and issue the license applied for.
Here are some other summaries of the wording.
, section 400.00(4). Except upon written notice to the applicant, applications must be processed within six months. Section 400.00(4-a).
Waiting Periods
Although there is no specific waiting period in New York, all handgun purchasers must obtain a license to possess or carry a handgun, and such licenses may take up to six months to process (or longer, upon written notice to the applicant). N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(4-a).
The Statute is below my questions.
The way I read this is a pistol permit must be processed within six months.
Yes or NO
If it can't be issued in six months the applicant must be notified in writing.
Yes or No.
What does this mean?
In acting upon an application, the licensing officer shall either deny the application for reasons specifically and concisely stated in writing or grant the application and issue the license applied for.
Does it mean that if the applicant is not notified within six months, the license must be issued.
Here is the actual statute.
Section 400.00 of the NYS Penal Code, Paragraph 4-a
4-a. Processing of license applications. Applications for licenses
shall be accepted for processing by the licensing officer at the time of
presentment. Except upon written notice to the applicant specifically
stating the reasons for any delay, in each case the licensing officer
shall act upon any application for a license pursuant to this section
within six months of the date of presentment of such an application to
the appropriate authority. Such delay may only be for good cause and
with respect to the applicant. In acting upon an application, the
licensing officer shall either deny the application for reasons
specifically and concisely stated in writing or grant the application
and issue the license applied for.
Here are some other summaries of the wording.
, section 400.00(4). Except upon written notice to the applicant, applications must be processed within six months. Section 400.00(4-a).
Waiting Periods
Although there is no specific waiting period in New York, all handgun purchasers must obtain a license to possess or carry a handgun, and such licenses may take up to six months to process (or longer, upon written notice to the applicant). N.Y. Penal Law § 400.00(4-a).