R722-300-5. Application for a Concealed Firearms Instructor Certification

  (1)(a) An applicant seeking to be certified as a Utah concealed firearms instructor shall submit a completed instructor certification application packet to the bureau.

  (b) The instructor certification application packet shall include:

  (i) a written instructor certification application form provided by the bureau with the applicant's residential or physical address and public contact information;

  (ii) a photocopy of a state-issued driver license or identification card;

  (iii) one recent color photograph of passport quality which contains the applicant's name written on the back of the photograph, unless the applicant submitted a photo which meets these requirements to the bureau within the previous five years;

  (iv) a photocopy of a valid Utah concealed firearm permit;

  (v) a non-refundable processing fee in the form of cash, check, money order, or credit card;

  (vi) evidence that the applicant has completed a firearm instructor training course from the NRA or POST, or received training equivalent to one of these courses, as required by Subsection 53-5-704(9)(a)(iii); and

  (vii) evidence that the applicant has completed the course of instruction provided under the direction of the bureau and passed the certification test provided in Subsection 53-5-704(9)(c), within one year of the date of the application.

  (2)(a) An applicant who has not completed a firearm instructor training course from the NRA or POST, may meet the requirement in R722-300-5(1)(b)(v) by providing evidence that the applicant has completed a firearm instructor training course that is at least eight hours long and includes the following training components:

  (i) instruction and demonstration on:

  (A) the safe, effective, and proficient use and handling of firearms;

  (B) firearm draw strokes;

  (C) the safe loading, unloading and storage of firearms;

  (D) the parts and operation of a handgun;

  (E) firearm ammunition and ammunition malfunctions, including misfires, hang fires, squib loads, and defensive/protection ammunition vs. practice ammunition;

  (F) firearm malfunctions, including failure to fire, failure to eject, feed way stoppage and failure to go into battery;

  (G) shooting fundamentals, including shooter's stance, etc.; and

  (H) firearm range safety rules; and

  (ii) a practical exercise with a proficiency qualification course consisting of not less than 30 rounds and a required score of 80% or greater to pass.

  (b) The evidence required in R722-300-5(2)(a) shall include a copy of the:

  (i) course completion certificate showing the date the course was completed and the number of training hours completed; and

  (ii) training curriculum for the course completed.

  (3)(a) If the bureau determines that an applicant meets the requirements found in Subsection 53-5-704(9), the bureau shall issue an instructor certification to the applicant.

  (b) An instructor certification identification card shall be mailed to the applicant at the residential or physical address listed on the application.

  (4)(a) If the bureau determines that the applicant does not meet the requirements found in Subsection 53-5-704(9), the bureau shall mail a denial letter to the applicant, return receipt requested.

  (b) The denial letter shall state the reasons for denial and indicate that the applicant has a right to request a review hearing before the board by filing a petition for review within 60 days as provided in Subsection 53-5-704(16).