HB 1450 Summary

• Amends North Dakota law to change the alcohol-related conviction disqualifier from "within ten years" to "within three years" prior to application for a Class 1 firearm license.

• Maintains all other eligibility criteria for concealed carry licenses, including age requirements (21 for Class 1, 18 for Class 2), residency documentation, criminal history checks, and successful completion of certified testing.

• Allows the attorney general to certify test administrators based on criteria and guidelines prescribed by the director of the bureau of criminal investigation, with testing fees capped at $50.

• Includes a sunset provision making the act effective only until the attorney general certifies to the legislative council that the changes impact reciprocity of North Dakota licenses in Minnesota, at which point the act becomes ineffective.

• Passed the House 93-0 (1 absent) and Senate 43-3 (1 absent).