H0444 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 18-3302 to revise application requirements for concealed weapon licenses issued by county sheriffs.

• Requires sheriffs to issue licenses within 90 days to applicants not disqualified under state or federal law, with licenses valid for 5 years if issued on or after July 1, 2006.

• Clarifies disqualifying factors including criminal convictions, mental health adjudications, controlled substance use, protection orders, and being free on bond pending trial for disqualifying crimes.

• Modifies license application form requirements to include "place of birth" and makes social security number optional on applications.

• Corrects grammatical error in subsection (1)(h) by changing "has" to "have" regarding three-year waiting period after crimes of violence misdemeanor convictions.