Issuing Department on License to Carry

[spartan933]

So, I just received my new license to carry from ISP today. I had changed addresses and requested a new one. I moved to Hammond from Valparaiso. But, on the license, it says Issued by Valparaiso Police Dept.

Do I need to go to the Hammond Police Department to go through the whole application process or does it matter?

[Rattlesnake46319]

It should not matter. You did your part by updating them on your address and you're still an Indiana resident.

[NateIU10]

Originally Posted by Rattlesnake46319

It should not matter. You did your part by updating them on your address and you're still an Indiana resident.

Yeah, I believe it's always just the office that issued it to you originally.

But, as I've stated on here before, I don't see how moving out of state makes you lose your LTCH, as it's not a term of revocation

[Bill of Rights]

Originally Posted by NateIU10

Yeah, I believe it's always just the office that issued it to you originally.

But, as I've stated on here before, I don't see how moving out of state makes you lose your LTCH, as it's not a term of revocation

Arguably, Nate, I think your answer is here:

IC 35-47-2-4
Qualified or unlimited licenses to carry handguns; fees; exemptions from payment of fees
Sec. 4. (a) Licenses to carry handguns shall be either qualified or unlimited, and are valid for:
(1) four (4) years from the date of issue in the case of a four (4) year license; or
(2) the life of the individual receiving the license in the case of a lifetime license.
A qualified license shall be issued for hunting and target practice. The superintendent may adopt rules imposing limitations on the use and carrying of handguns under a license when handguns are carried by a licensee as a condition of employment. Unlimited licenses shall be issued for the purpose of the protection of life and property.
(b)...
(c)...
(d)...
(e)...
(f) The superintendent may not issue a lifetime qualified license or a lifetime unlimited license to a person who is a resident of another state. The superintendent may issue a four (4) year qualified license or a four (4) year unlimited license to a person who is a resident of another state and who has a regular place of business or employment in Indiana as described in section 3(a)(3) of this chapter.

I say "arguably" because while that specifies to whom it may be issued, it does not specify that it may be revoked for that. Still, though, the Superintendent may suspend or revoke if it is determined that you are no longer a proper person, and not either being a resident or having a fixed place of business in IN just might qualify under that heading.

I have yet to find any other headings under which that would fit.

Blessings,Bill

[NateIU10]

Originally Posted by Bill of Rights

Arguably, Nate, I think your answer is here:


I say "arguably" because while that specifies to whom it may be issued, it does not specify that it may be revoked for that. Still, though, the Superintendent may suspend or revoke if it is determined that you are no longer a proper person, and not either being a resident or having a fixed place of business in IN just might qualify under that heading.

I have yet to find any other headings under which that would fit.

Blessings,Bill

After perusing the IC, I think it MAY be under this section, but honestly, I have no idea really. Emphasis added is mine:

(i) If a person who holds a valid license to carry a handgun issued under this chapter:
(1) changes the person's name;
(2) changes the person's address; or
(3) experiences a change, including an arrest or a conviction, that may affect the person's status as a proper person (as defined in IC 35-47-1-7) or otherwise disqualify the person from holding a license;
the person shall, not later than thirty (30) days after the date of a change described under subdivision (3), and not later than sixty (60) days after the date of the change described under subdivision (1) or (2), notify the superintendent, in writing, of the event described under subdivision (3) or, in the case of a change under subdivision (1) or (2), the person's new name or new address.