Retiree applicants for firearm qualification, per H.B. 218, must meet the following criteria:

1. Separated from PBSO in good standing.

2. Before separation, employee was engaged in law enforcement or correctional duties and had power of arrest.

3. Before separation, was regularly employed as a law enforcement or correctional deputy for an aggregate of 10 years or separated due to service-connected disability.

4. During the most recent 12 month period, has met the State’s standards for training and qualification for active law enforcement officers.

5. Has not previously been determined by agency as unfit for duty relating to mental health or has not personally acknowledged in an agreement with the agency that he or she is not qualified for reasons relating to mental health.

6. Is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating or hallucinatory drug or substance.

7. Is not prohibited by Federal law from receiving a firearm.