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Chapter 14 - Article 14 Page 3 of 10 (c 1) Any person who has a concealed handgun permit may carry a concealed handgun on the grounds or waters of a park within the State Parks System as defined in G. S. 113 -44.9. (c2) It shall be unlawful for a person, with or without a permit, to carry a concealed handgun while consuming alcohol or at any time while the person has remaining in the person's body any alcohol or in the person's blood a controlled substance previously consumed, but a person does not violate this condition if a controlled substance in the person's blood was lawfully obtained and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts or if the person is on the person's own property. (6) As provided in G.S. 14- 269.4(5), it shall be lawful for a person to carry any firearm openly, or to carry a concealed handgun with a concealed carry permit, at any State -owned rest area, at any State -owned rest stop along the highways, and at any State -owned hunting and fishing reservation. (d) A person who is issued a permit shall notify the sheriff who issued the permit of any change in the person's permanent address within 30 days after the change of address. If a permit is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit was issued shall notify the sheriff who issued the permit of the loss or destruction of the permit. A person may obtain a duplicate permit by submitting to the sheriff a notarized statement that the permit was lost or destroyed and paying the required duplicate permit fee. (1995, c. 398, s. 1; c. 507, s. 22.1(c); c. 509, s. 135.3(e); 1997, c. 238, s. 6; 2000 -140, s. 103; 2000 -191, s. 5; 2005 -232, s. 3; 2011 -268, s. 14.) § 14- 415.12. Criteria to qualify for the issuance of a permit. (a) The sheriff shall issue a permit to an applicant if the applicant qualifies under the following criteria: (1) The applicant is a citizen of the United States and has been a resident of the State 30 days or longer immediately preceding the filing of the application. (2) The applicant is 21 years of age or older. (3) The applicant does not suffer from a physical or mental infirmity that prevents the safe handling of a handgun. (4) The applicant has successfully completed an approved firearms safety and training course which involves the actual firing of handguns and instruction in the laws of this State governing the carrying of a concealed handgun and the use of deadly force. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission shall prepare and publish general guidelines for courses and qualifications of instructors which would satisfy the requirements of this subdivision. An approved course shall be any course which satisfies the requirements of this subdivision and is certified or sponsored by: a. The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, b. The National Rifle Association, or C. A law enforcement agency, college, private or public institution or organization, or firearms training school, taught by instructors certified by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission or the National Rifle Association. Every instructor of an approved course shall file a copy of the firearms course description, outline, and proof of certification annually, or upon modification of the course if more frequently, with the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission. (5) The applicant is not disqualified under subsection (b) of this section. (b) The sheriff shall deny a permit to an applicant who: (1) Is ineligible to own, possess, or receive a firearm under the provisions of State or federal law. (2) Is under indictment or against whom a finding of probable cause exists for a felony. (3) Has been adjudicated guilty in any court of a felony, unless: (i) the felony is an Attachment number 7 G -2 Page 140 file: / / /C:/ Users /mismit /AppData /Local/ Microsoft/ Windows /Temporary %20Internet %20F... 11/13/2013