Moderator: carlson1
From what I am seeing I don't think that is good info. More people are receiving plastic lately than since the beginning of January and in a more timely manner. They have added more people to the process and it seems to be helping. Besides that, people have found they can contact their reps and the governor and get things done. The law states 60 days and that is their time frame they have to work in. Most people are not going to let it go much more than that until they cry foul.Lord Nikon wrote:well according to what I found out from a supervisor, anything submitted in 2016 will take 90 to 120 days now and the 60 days time frame is out the window.
Too bad thatLTC-Sam wrote:... which is the allowed number by the state statute.
only specifies:GC §411.177. ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF LICENSE
and:(3) notify the applicant in writing that the department is unable to make a
determination regarding the issuance or denial of a license to the applicant
within the 60-day period prescribed by this subsection and include in that
notification an explanation of the reason for the inability and an estimation of
the amount of time the department will need to make the determination.
So they are required to do "something" by the 60th day, but if they do nothing, they have another 30 days before it defaults to denial, even absent cause. So much for "Shall Issue".(a) The department shall issue a license to carry a handgun to an applicant if
the applicant meets all the eligibility requirements and submits all the application
materials. The department shall administer the licensing procedures in good faith
so that any applicant who meets all the eligibility requirements and submits all the
application materials shall receive a license. The department may not deny an
application on the basis of a capricious or arbitrary decision by the department.
(b) The department shall, not later than the 60th day after the date of the receipt
by the director’s designee of the completed application materials:
(1) issue the license;
(2) notify the applicant in writing that the application was denied:
(A) on the grounds that the applicant failed to qualify under the criteria
listed in Section 411.172;
(B) based on the affidavit of the director’s designee submitted to the
department under Section 411.176(c); or
(C) based on the affidavit of the qualified handgun instructor submitted to
the department under Section 411.188(k); or
(3) notify the applicant in writing that the department is unable to make a
determination regarding the issuance or denial of a license to the applicant
within the 60-day period prescribed by this subsection and include in that
notification an explanation of the reason for the inability and an estimation of
the amount of time the department will need to make the determination.
(c) Failure of the department to issue or deny a license for a period of more than
30 days after the department is required to act under Subsection (b) constitutes
denial.
(d) A license issued under this subchapter is effective from the date of issuance
Unfortunately, your clock doesn't start until your application is complete. Your application isn't complete until all items are received.glockman56 wrote:I thought I had send in everything but realized after 90 days, that I had not send in chl 100 class certificate. I didn't get anything in email or writing saying I needed to send that. I emailed it to Austin 2 day prority mail tax deadline day April 18. So my question is, to anyone that can give me a good answer, is, do I start over, or will they go ahead and process and go on. If they don't get all your paperwork from the start, do they just put it on hold, waiting for it all, or are they already started and waiting for the rest? Any info appreciated. Thanks. I know, I should have read instructions better.
Just got a call from DPS, and the lady, Molly I think, told me that my card is being scanned and they're mailing it to me. I should have it in a week! Guess my complaining did some good. I'm excited!!! One more week!sydney64 wrote:Received confirmation: 3/7
Was told 6 weeks by more than 1 source, now, the lady today told me "Oh well, we originally said 6 weeks, but now we are requesting more time.
I, too, like someone else on here said, have had both federal and state level background checks. This is dumb. So Maybe by the end of the summer I'll have my license. Hope I'm not dead by then.
