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and the sheriff shall make the list available upon request to any member of the public. The list shall be organized by the quarters of the year, showing the number of denials and the reasons in each three -month period, and the list shall only be released for past, completed quarters. (c) A permit may not be issued to the following persons: (1) One who is under an indictment or information for or has been convicted in any state, or in any court of the United States, of a felony (other than an offense pertaining to antitrust violations, unfair trade practices, or restraints of trade). However, a person who has been convicted of a felony in a court of any state or in a court of the United States and (i) who is later pardoned, or (ii) whose firearms rights have been restored pursuant to G.S. 14- 415.4, may obtain a permit, if the purchase or receipt of a pistol permitted in this Article does not violate a condition of the pardon or restoration of firearms rights. (2) One who is a fugitive from justice. (3) One who is an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug (as defined in 21 U.S.C. § 802). (4) One who has been adjudicated mentally incompetent or has been committed to any mental institution. (5) One who is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States. (6) One who has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions. (7) One who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his or her citizenship. (8) One who is subject to a court order that: a. Was issued after a hearing of which the person received actual notice, and at which the person had an opportunity to participate; b. Restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of the person or child of the intimate partner of the person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and C. Includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the intimate partner or child; or by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury. (cl) Excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, not later than 48 hours after receiving notice of any of the judicial findings, court orders, or other factual matters, relevant to any of the disqualifying conditions specified in subsection (c) of this section, the clerk of superior court shall cause a record of the determination or finding to be transmitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). The record shall include a reference to the relevant statutory provision of G.S. 14 -404 that precludes the issuance of a permit. The 48 -hour period for transmitting a record of a judicial determination or finding to the NICS under this subsection begins upon receipt by the clerk of a copy of the judicial determination or finding. (d) Nothing in this Article shall apply to officers authorized by law to carry firearms if the officers identify themselves to the vendor or donor as being officers authorized by law to carry firearms and provide any of the following: (1) A letter signed by the officer's supervisor or superior officer stating that the officer is authorized by law to carry a firearm. (2) A current photographic identification card issued by the officer's employer. Attachment number 3 Page 10 Session Law 2013 -369 House Bill 937- Ratified G -2 Page 125