Section 571.117

Title XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS

Chapter 571

Effective - 28 Aug 2012, 5 histories, see footnote   (history) 

  571.117.  Revocation procedure for ineligible certificate holders — sheriff's immunity from liability, when. — 1. Any person who has knowledge that another person, who was issued a certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, never was or no longer is eligible for such endorsement under the criteria established in sections 571.101 to 571.121 may file a petition with the clerk of the small claims court to revoke that person's certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement and such person's concealed carry endorsement. The petition shall be in a form substantially similar to the petition for revocation of concealed carry endorsement provided in this section. Appeal forms shall be provided by the clerk of the small claims court free of charge to any person:

SMALL CLAIMS COURT
In the Circuit Court of _________, Missouri
______, PLAINTIFF
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vs.		)	Case Number ______
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______, DEFENDANT,
Carry Endorsement Holder
______, DEFENDANT,
Sheriff of Issuance
PETITION FOR REVOCATION OF
CERTIFICATE OF QUALIFICATION OR CONCEALED CARRY ENDORSEMENT
Plaintiff states to the court that the defendant, ______, has a certificate of qualification or concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo, and that the defendant's certificate of qualification or concealed carry endorsement should now be revoked because the defendant either never was or no longer is eligible for such a certufucate or endorsement pursuant to the provisions of sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo, specifically plaintiff states that defendant, ______, never was or no longer is eligible for such certificate or endorsement for one or more of the following reasons:
(CHECK BELOW EACH REASON THAT APPLIES TO THIS DEFENDANT)
☐	Defendant is not at least twenty-one years of age or at least eighteen years of age and a member of the United States Armed Forces or honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
☐	Defendant is not a citizen of the United States.
☐	Defendant had not resided in this state prior to issuance of the permit and does not qualify as a military member or spouse of a military member stationed in Missouri.
☐	Defendant has pled guilty to or been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under the laws of any state or of the United States other than a crime classified as a misdemeanor under the laws of any state and punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or less that does not involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer, or gas gun.
☐	Defendant has been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to one or more misdemeanor offenses involving crimes of violence within a five-year period immediately preceding application for a certificate of qualification or concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo, or if the applicant has been convicted of two or more misdemeanor offenses involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or the possession or abuse of a controlled substance within a five-year period immediately preceding application for a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo.
☐	Defendant is a fugitive from justice or currently charged in an information or indictment with the commission of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under the laws of any state of the United States other than a crime classified as a misdemeanor under the laws of any state and punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or less that does not involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer, or gas gun.
☐	Defendant has been discharged under dishonorable conditions from the United States Armed Forces.
☐	Defendant is reasonably believed by the sheriff to be a danger to self or others based on previous, documented pattern.
☐	Defendant is adjudged mentally incompetent at the time of application or for five years prior to application, or has been committed to a mental health facility, as defined in section 632.005, RSMo, or a similar institution located in another state, except that a person whose release or discharge from a facility in this state pursuant to chapter 632, RSMo, or a similar discharge from a facility in another state, occurred more than five years ago without subsequent recommitment may apply.
☐	Defendant failed to submit a completed application for a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, RSMo.
☐	Defendant failed to submit to or failed to clear the required background check.
☐	Defendant failed to submit an affidavit attesting that the applicant complies with the concealed carry safety training requirement pursuant to subsection 1 of section 571.111, RSMo.
The plaintiff subject to penalty for perjury states that the information contained in this petition is true and correct to the best of the plaintiff's knowledge, is reasonably based upon the petitioner's personal knowledge and is not primarily intended to harass the defendant/respondent named herein.
__________________, PLAINTIFF

  2. If at the hearing the plaintiff shows that the defendant was not eligible for the certificate of qualification or the concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121 at the time of issuance or renewal or is no longer eligible for a certificate of qualification or the concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to the provisions of sections 571.101 to 571.121, the court shall issue an appropriate order to cause the revocation of the certificate of qualification or concealed carry endorsement. Costs shall not be assessed against the sheriff.

  3. The finder of fact, in any action brought against an endorsement holder pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, shall make findings of fact and the court shall make conclusions of law addressing the issues at dispute. If it is determined that the plaintiff in such an action acted without justification or with malice or primarily with an intent to harass the endorsement holder or that there was no reasonable basis to bring the action, the court shall order the plaintiff to pay the defendant/respondent all reasonable costs incurred in defending the action including, but not limited to, attorney's fees, deposition costs, and lost wages. Once the court determines that the plaintiff is liable to the defendant/respondent for costs and fees, the extent and type of fees and costs to be awarded should be liberally calculated in defendant/respondent's favor. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, reasonable attorney's fees shall be presumed to be at least one hundred fifty dollars per hour.

  4. Any person aggrieved by any final judgment rendered by a small claims court in a petition for revocation of a certificate of qualification or concealed carry endorsement may have a right to trial de novo as provided in sections 512.180 to 512.320.

  5. The office of the county sheriff or any employee or agent of the county sheriff shall not be liable for damages in any civil action arising from alleged wrongful or improper granting, renewing, or failure to revoke a certificate of qualification or a concealed carry endorsement issued pursuant to sections 571.101 to 571.121, so long as the sheriff acted in good faith.

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(L. 2003 H.B. 349, et al., § 571.094, subsecs. 33 to 37, A.L. 2011 H.B. 294, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1647)