Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §18.2-308.03 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§18.2-308.03. Fees for concealed handgun permits.
A. The clerk shall may charge a fee of $10 for the
processing of an application or issuing of a permit, including his costs
associated with the consultation with law-enforcement agencies. The local law-enforcement
agency conducting the background investigation may charge a fee not to exceed
$35 to cover the cost of conducting an investigation pursuant to this article.
The $35 fee shall include any amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of
Investigation for providing criminal history record information, and the local
law-enforcement agency shall forward the amount assessed by the U.S. Federal
Bureau of Investigation to the State Police with the fingerprints taken from
any nonresident applicant. The State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $5
to cover its costs associated with processing the application. The total amount
assessed for processing an application for a permit shall not exceed $50, with
such fees to be paid in one sum to the person who receives the application.
Payment may be made by any method accepted by that court for payment of other
fees or penalties. No payment shall be required until the application is
received by the court as a complete application.
B. (Effective until July 1, 2018) No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permit to a person who has retired from service (i) as a magistrate in the Commonwealth; (ii) as a special agent with the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or as a law-enforcement officer with the Department of State Police, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, or a sheriff or police department, bureau, or force of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iii) as a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Marshals Service, or Naval Criminal Investigative Service, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iv) as a law-enforcement officer with any police or sheriff's department within the United States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories of the United States, after completing 15 years of service; (v) as a law-enforcement officer with any combination of the agencies listed in clauses (ii) through (iv), after completing 15 years of service; (vi) as a designated boarding team member or boarding officer of the United States Coast Guard, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; or (vii) as a correctional officer as defined in §53.1-1 after completing 15 years of service.
B. (Effective July 1, 2018) No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permit to a person who has retired from service (i) as a magistrate in the Commonwealth; (ii) as a special agent with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority or as a law-enforcement officer with the Department of State Police, the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, or a sheriff or police department, bureau, or force of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iii) as a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Marshals Service, or Naval Criminal Investigative Service, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iv) as a law-enforcement officer with any police or sheriff's department within the United States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories of the United States, after completing 15 years of service; (v) as a law-enforcement officer with any combination of the agencies listed in clauses (ii) through (iv), after completing 15 years of service; (vi) as a designated boarding team member or boarding officer of the United States Coast Guard, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; or (vii) as a correctional officer as defined in §53.1-1 after completing 15 years of service.