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You may obtain a pistol permit
application at the Belmont Police Station during normal
business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00
p.m.
The permit allows you to carry a
weapon concealed and to carry a loaded firearm in your
vehicle.
You may fill out the pistol permit
application on line by clicking on the link to the left.
You may fill it out in your computer and then print it off,
sign it and bring it to the police department or you may fill
out an application at the Police Station and turn it in.
Either way, you will need to furnish us with a state approved
form of identification (NH Driver's License, Non-Driver ID or
Passport) that shows a CURRENT physical
Belmont address.
The department will perform a
criminal check, and if you are approved, you may pick the
permit up, usually after 5 days, at the Belmont Town Clerk's
Office. The charge is $10.00 and the permit is good for 4
years. If you are refused a permit, you will receive a
certified letter from the Chief of Police.
You are not required to register
your firearms with the Police Department.
You may be refused a pistol permit,
or your permit may be revoked if:
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You are deceptive on your
application.
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You are a convicted felon.
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You are convicted of drug
offenses
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You are convicted or arrest of a
crime of violence.
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You are convicted or arrested of
a crime involving domestic violence.
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A Domestic Violence Restraining
Order or Stalking Order has been issued against you.
These are not all of the reasons
which could cause the denial and/or suspension of your pistol
permit. If you have any questions about permits, please
contact the Chief of Police.
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Listed below are some of the
State laws that pertain to pistol permits
RSA 159:4
Carrying Without License
No person shall carry
a loaded pistol or revolver in any vehicle or concealed upon
his person, except in his dwelling, house or place of
business, without a valid license therefore as hereinafter
provided. A loaded pistol or revolver shall include any pistol
or revolver with a magazine, cylinder, chamber or clip in
which there are loaded cartridges. Whoever violates the
provisions of this section shall, for the first such offense,
be guilty of a misdemeanor. For the second and for each
subsequent violation of the provisions of this section, such
person shall be guilty of a class B felony, provided such
second or subsequent violation has occurred within 7 years of
the previous conviction.
RSA 159:6 License to Carry
The selectmen of a town or the mayor or chief of
police of a city or some full-time police officer designated
by them respectively, upon application of any resident of such
town or city, or the director of state police, or some person
designated by such director, upon application of a
nonresident, shall issue a license to such applicant
authorizing the applicant to carry a loaded pistol or revolver
in this state for not less than 4 years from the date of
issue, if it appears that the applicant has good reason to
fear injury to the applicant's person or property or has any
proper purpose, and that the applicant is a suitable person to
be licensed. Hunting, target shooting, or self-defense shall
be considered a proper purpose. The license shall be valid for
all allowable purposes regardless of the purpose for which it
was originally issued. The license shall be in duplicate and
shall bear the name, address, description, and signature of
the licensee. The original shall be delivered to the licensee
and the duplicate shall be preserved by the people issuing the
same for 4 years. When required, license renewal shall take
place within the month of the fourth anniversary of the
license holder's date of birth following the date of issuance.
The license shall be issued within 14 days after application,
and, if such application is denied, the reason for such denial
shall be stated in writing, the original of which such writing
shall be delivered to the applicant, and a copy kept in the
office of the person to whom the application was made. The fee
for licenses issued to residents of the state shall be $10,
which fee shall be for the use of the law enforcement
department of the town granting said licenses; the fee for
licenses granted to out-of-state residents shall be $20, which
fee shall be for the use of the state. The director of state
police is hereby authorized and directed to prepare forms for
the licenses required under this chapter and forms for the
application for such licenses and to supply the same to
officials of the cities and towns authorized to issue the
licenses. No other forms shall be used by officials of cities
and towns. The cost of the forms shall be paid out of the fees
received from nonresident licenses.
RSA 159:6-a Confidentiality of
Licenses
Notwithstanding the provisions of
RSA 91-A:4 or any other provision of law to the contrary, all
papers and records, including applications, pertaining to the
issuance of licenses pursuant to RSA 159:6 and all licenses
issued pursuant to said section are subject to inspection only
by law enforcement officials of the state or any political
subdivision thereof or of the federal government while in the
performance of official duties or upon written consent, for
good cause shown, of the superior court in the county where
said license was issued.
RSA 159:6-b Suspension or
Revocation of License
I. The issuing
authority may order a license to carry a loaded pistol or
revolver issued to any person pursuant to RSA 159:6 to be
suspended or revoked for just cause, provided written notice
of the suspension or revocation and the reason therefore is
given to the licensee. A licensee whose license has been
suspended or revoked shall be permitted a hearing on such
suspension or revocation if a hearing is requested by the
licensee to the issuing authority within 7 days of the
suspension or revocation.
II. When the licensee
hereunder ceases to be a resident of the community in which
the license was issued he shall notify in writing the issuing
authority at his new place of residence that he has a current
license. Such license shall remain in effect until it expires
pursuant to RSA 159:6.
RSA 159:6-c Appeal From Denial,
Suspension, or Revocation
Any person whose application for
a license to carry a loaded pistol or revolver has been denied
pursuant to RSA 159:6 or whose license to carry a loaded
pistol or revolver has been suspended or revoked pursuant to
RSA 159:6-b may within 30 days thereafter, petition the
district or municipal court in the jurisdiction in which such
person resides to determine whether the petitioner is entitled
to a license. The court shall conduct a hearing within 14 days
after receipt of the petition. During this hearing the burden
shall be upon the issuing authority to demonstrate by clear
and convincing proof why any denial, suspension, or revocation
was justified, failing which the court shall enter an order
directing the issuing authority to grant or reinstate the
petitioner's license. The court shall issue its decision not
later than 14 days after the hearing on whether the petitioner
is entitled to a license. |