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DENIALS AND SUSPENSIONS OF UTAH
CONCEALED FIREARM PERMITS
| •A permit may be denied, suspended, or revoked if the applicant fails to maintain good character as defined under Utah code 53-5-704. The permit may also be denied, suspended, or revoked if the licensing authority has reasonable cause to believe that the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others as demonstrated by evidence including, but not limited to: |
| °past pattern of behavior involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence; |
| °past participation in incidents involving unlawful violence or threats of unlawful violence; or |
| °conviction of any offense in violation of Utah Criminal / Weapons Code. |
| •In determining whether the applicant has been or is a danger to self or others, the division may inspect: |
| °Expunged records of arrests and convictions of adult and juvenile court records; |
| °If a person granted a permit has been charged with a crime of violence in Utah or any other state, the Division shall suspend the permit. |
| °Upon notice of the acquittal of the person charged, or notice of the charges having been dropped, the.division shall immediately reinstate the suspended permit. |
| •In the event of a denial, suspension, or revocation by the agency, the applicant may file a petition for review with the board within 60 days from the date the denial, suspension, or revocation is received by the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested. |
| •The denial of a permit shall be in writing and shall include the general reasons for the action. |
| •An applicant may appeal a denial to the review board, and in so doing may have access to the evidence upon which the denial is based. |
| •On appeal to the board, the agency shall have the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence. |
| •Upon a ruling by the board on the appeal of a denial, the division shall issue a final order within 30 days stating the board's decision. |
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