Iowa Code
Chapter 724 - WEAPONS
Section 724.7 - Nonprofessional permit to carry weapons.

724.7 Nonprofessional permit to carry weapons.
1. Any person who is not disqualified under section 724.8, who satisfies the training requirements of section 724.9, and who files an application in accordance with section 724.10 shall be issued a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons. Such permits shall be on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety, which shall be readily distinguishable from the professional permit, and shall identify the holder of the permit. Such permits shall not be issued for a particular weapon and shall not contain information about a particular weapon including the make, model, or serial number of the weapon or any ammunition used in that weapon. All permits so issued shall be for a period of five years and shall be valid throughout the state except where the possession or carrying of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.
2. The commissioner of public safety shall develop a process to allow service members deployed for military service to submit a renewal of a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons early and by mail. In addition, a permit issued to a service member who is deployed for military service, as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 3, 8, or 12, that would otherwise expire during the period of deployment shall remain valid for ninety days after the end of the service member’s deployment.
[S13, §4775-3a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12938, 12945; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.4, 695.13; C79, 81, §724.7]
2010 Acts, ch 1170, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §5, 19; 2011 Acts, ch 47, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1072, §40
Referred to in §29C.25, 80A.13, 724.11

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Title XVI - CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 724 - WEAPONS

Section 724.1 - Offensive weapons.

Section 724.1A - Firearm suppressors — certification.

Section 724.1B - Firearm suppressors — penalty.

Section 724.1C - Short-barreled rifle or short-barreled shotgun — penalty.

Section 724.2 - Authority to possess offensive weapons.

Section 724.2A - Peace officer — defined — reserved peace officer included.

Section 724.3 - Unauthorized possession of offensive weapons.

Section 724.4 - Use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime.

Section 724.4A - Weapons free zones — enhanced penalties.

Section 724.4B - Carrying firearms on school grounds — penalty — exceptions.

Section 724.4C - Possession or carrying of dangerous weapons while under the influence.

Section 724.4D - Carrying of dangerous weapons — duty to cooperate — reasonable suspicion.

Section 724.4E - Possession of dangerous weapons and loaded firearms by minors.

Section 724.5 - Availability of permit not to be construed as prohibition on unlicensed carrying of weapons.

Section 724.6 - Professional permit to carry weapons.

Section 724.7 - Nonprofessional permit to carry weapons.

Section 724.8 - Persons ineligible for permit to carry weapons.

Section 724.8A - Limitation on authority — nonprojectile high-voltage pulse weapons designed to immobilize — public universities and community colleges.

Section 724.8B - Persons ineligible to carry dangerous weapons.

Section 724.9 - Firearm safety training.

Section 724.9A - Approval of organizations that may certify handgun safety training instructors.

Section 724.10 - Application for permit to carry weapons — background check required.

Section 724.11 - Issuance of permit to carry weapons.

Section 724.11A - Recognition.

Section 724.12 - Permit to carry weapons not transferable.

Section 724.13 - Suspension or revocation of permit to carry weapons — criminal history background check.

Section 724.14 - Nonprofessional permit — change of residence to another county.

Section 724.15 - Acquiring pistols or revolvers.

Section 724.16 - Prohibited transfers of firearms.

Section 724.16A - Trafficking in stolen weapons.

Section 724.17 - Permit to acquire — criminal history check.

Section 724.18 - Procedure for making application for permit to acquire.

Section 724.19 - Issuance of permit to acquire.

Section 724.20 - Validity of permit to acquire pistols or revolvers.

Section 724.21 - Giving false information when acquiring pistol or revolver.

Section 724.21A - Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit to carry weapons or permit to acquire pistols or revolvers.

Section 724.22 - Persons under twenty-one — sale, loan, gift, making available — possession.

Section 724.23 - Records kept by commissioner and issuing officers.

Section 724.24 - Purchase or sale of firearms in contiguous states.

Section 724.25 - Felony and antique firearm defined.

Section 724.26 - Possession, receipt, transportation, or dominion and control of firearms, offensive weapons, and ammunition by felons and others.

Section 724.27 - Offenders’ rights restored.

Section 724.28 - Prohibition of regulation by political subdivisions — exception.

Section 724.28A - Authority to carry firearm — peace officers.

Section 724.29 - Firearm devices.

Section 724.29A - Fraudulent purchase of firearms or ammunition.

Section 724.30 - Reckless use of a firearm.

Section 724.31 - Persons subject to firearm disabilities due to mental health commitments or adjudications — relief from disabilities — reports.

Section 724.31A - Identifying information — background checks.

Section 724.32 - County courthouse — weapon prohibitions.