Wolf_shadow
Activist Member
This is my reply. I also question the validity of the optional permit, and express that in the replyHe has not responded to my email... pointing out that there IS a "statutory provision that prohibits such a service". I'll give him another day or so, and email him back requesting an update.
I also wonder, if the CHP 'photo permits' are actually valid? As I pointed out to him in my previous email, its clear that they are not of a 'uniform style prescribed by the State Police'.... so are they even valid?
Sam
I’m glad you understand this can not be mandatory, but please show where in the code you see the authority to create an optional CHP. In fact “§ 18.2-308.04. Processing of the application and issuance of a concealed handgun permit.” Section E states what may be on the permit and I see no allowance for a photo.
“E. The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall specify only the following information: name, address, date of birth, gender, height, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, and signature of the permittee; the signature of the judge issuing the permit, of the clerk of court who has been authorized to sign such permits by the issuing judge, or of the clerk of court who has been authorized to issue such permits pursuant to subsection D; the date of issuance; and the expiration date. The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be no larger than two inches wide by three and one-fourth inches long and shall be of a uniform style prescribed by the Department of State Police.”
Paragraph E also states “The permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be no larger than two inches wide by three and one-fourth inches long and shall be of a uniform style prescribed by the Department of State Police.” Has this optional CHP been approved by the VSP? As it does not meet the State Code I feel this is not a valid CHP. As far as another form of ID, Where in the Code of Virginia is a local government agency authorized to create an government ID for the public?
While I understand the desire for a more durable CHP it must be done through the state legislature, not as a decision of a local government agency. Please show me what I am missing in the code. Also please tell me how you will address the issue of the people who have sat for the photo, and paid the extra fee, thinking it was mandatory and not optional.
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