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
Luckily, it seems they are ignoring the automatic denial provision while they are catching up or there would be a lot of people submitting a second fee just to make it through the backlog.
I'm at 112 calendar days and 76 business days. I believe mine will be issued just before the 90 day mark. It's likely that if I'd waited a month or so to submit, I'd already have it.