(A) A person who resides within the Town of Beverly Shores and who desires a license to carry a handgun shall apply to the Beverly Shores Town Marshal.
(B) At the time the Town Marshal accepts an application for a handgun license he or she shall collect an application fee, which may be amended from time to time by the Town Council, in the amount provided by I.C. 35-47-2-3, which fee shall be refunded if the license is not issued.
(C) The fee shall be as set forth in the Town Fee Schedule, § 10.99.
(1) Deposited into the Police Department's firearms training fund or other appropriate training activities fund; and
(2) Used by the Police Department exclusively for the purpose of training law enforcement officers in the proper use of firearms or other law enforcement duties. The State Board of Accounts shall establish rules for the proper accounting and expenditure of funds collected under this division.
(D) The officer to whom the application is made shall ascertain, concerning the applicant:
(1) His or her name;
(2) Full address;
(3) Length of residence in the community;
(4) Whether or not his or her residence is located within the limits of any city or town;
(5) Occupation;
(6) Place of business or employment;
(7) Criminal record, if any and convictions (minor traffic offenses excepted);
(8) Age, race, sex, nationality, date of birth, citizenship, height, weight, build, color of hair, color of eyes, scars and marks;
(9) Whether or not the applicant has previously held an Indiana license to carry a handgun and, if so, the serial number of the license and year issued;
(10) Whether or not his or her license has ever been suspended or revoked, and if so, the year and reason for the suspension or revocation; and
(11) The applicant's reason for desiring a license.
(E) (1) The officer to whom the application is made shall conduct an investigation into the applicant's official records and verify thereby the applicant's character and reputation, and shall in addition verify for accuracy the information contained in the application, and shall forward this information together with his or her recommendation for approval or disapproval and 1 set of legible and classifiable fingerprints of the applicant to the Superintendent of the Indiana State Police Department who may make whatever further investigation he or she deems necessary.
(2) In addition, whenever disapproval is recommended, the officer to whom the application is made shall provide the Superintendent and the applicant with his or her complete and specific reasons, in writing, for the recommendation of disapproval.
(F) A license to carry a handgun shall not be issued to any person who has been convicted of a felony violation of I.C. 35-23-4.1 or who has been convicted of a crime of violence, as defined in I.C. 35-2-4.1 et seq. in this state or any other state or country. The Marshal shall prescribe all forms to be used in connection with the administration of this licensing process. A license to carry a handgun shall not be issued to any person who:
(1) Has been convicted of a felony;
(2) Has had a license to carry a handgun suspended, unless the person's license has been reinstated;
(3) Is under 18 years of age;
(4) Is under 23 years of age if the person has been adjudicated a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult; or
(5) (a) Has been arrested for a Class A or Class B felony, or any other felony that was committed while armed with a deadly weapon or that involved the use of violence, if a court has found probable cause to believe that the person committed the offense charged.
(b) In the case of an arrest under division (F)(5)(a), a license to carry a handgun may be issued to a person who has been acquitted of the specific offense charged or if the charges for the specific offense are dismissed. The Marshal shall prescribe all forms to be used in connection with the administration of this chapter.
(G) Prosecutions for issuance of licenses, suspension and revocation and appeal of denials shall be in accordance with the applicable law governing administrative adjudication and court review and I.C. 35-47-2 et seq. as amended.
(Ord. 184, passed 11-16-1981 (84-31))