Sec. 29.04.07.05. Criteria for Issuance of Permit

To determine whether a permit may be issued to an applicant, the following areas shall be investigated and considered:

A. Verification of the information supplied by an applicant in the application;

B. Occupation or profession of the applicant;

C. Criminal record of the applicant;

D. The interests of justice;

E. Medical history of the applicant as it may pertain to the applicant's fitness to use, purchase, or possess protective body armor;

F. Psychiatric or psychological background of the applicant as it may pertain to the applicant's fitness to use, purchase, or possess protective body armor;

G. Validity of reasons given by the applicant;

H. The totality of the circumstances;

I. Applicant's excessive or habitual use of intoxicating beverages and drugs;

J. Information received from personal references and other people interviewed;

K. Information received from business or employment references as may be necessary in the discretion of the investigator;

L. Whether the applicant has any alternative available to him for protection other than wearing protective body armor; and

M. The applicant's propensity for violence or instability which could reasonably render his owning, purchasing, or possessing protective body armor a danger to himself or to others.