Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 724.7 (2026)

Nonprofessional permit to carry weapons

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1. Any person who is not disqualified under section 724.8, who satisfies the training requirements of section 724.9, and who files an application in accordance with section 724.10 shall be issued a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons. Such permits shall be on a form prescribed and published by the commissioner of public safety, which shall be readily\n\nTue Dec 09 21:55:43 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 724 (64, 2) §724.7, WEAPONS 8\n\ndistinguishable from the professional permit, and shall identify the holder of the permit. Such permits shall not be issued for a particular weapon and shall not contain information about a particular weapon including the make, model, or serial number of the weapon or any ammunition used in that weapon. All permits so issued shall be for a period of five years and shall be valid throughout the state except where the possession or carrying of a firearm is prohibited by state or federal law.

2. The commissioner of public safety shall develop a process to allow service members deployed for military service to submit a renewal of a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons early and by mail. In addition, a permit issued to a service member who is deployed for military service, as defined in section 29A.1, subsection 3, 8, or 12, that would otherwise expire during the period of deployment shall remain valid for ninety days after the end of the service member’s deployment. [S13, §4775-3a; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12938, 12945; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, §695.4, 695.13; C79, 81, §724.7] 2010 Acts, ch 1170, §6; 2010 Acts, ch 1178, §5, 19; 2011 Acts, ch 47, §12; 2012 Acts, ch 1072, §40 Referred to in §29C.25, 80A.13, 724.11 \n

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022).
New York State Rifle & Pistol Assn., Inc. v. Bruen, 597 U.S. 1 (2022). “Code §35–47–2–3 (2021); Iowa Code §724.7 (2022); Kan. Stat. Ann. §75–7c03 (2021); Ky.”
Dorr v. Weber, 741 F. Supp. 2d 993 (N.D. Iowa 2010). · cites it 10× “Paul was issued nonprofessional concealed weapons permits, pursuant to Iowa Code § 724.7 , by the Osceola County Sheriff for the years 2001 through 2006.”
Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426 (3rd Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “Code § 35-47-2-3 ; Iowa Code § 724.7 (1); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 75 -7c03; Ky.”
Dorr v. Weber, 741 F. Supp. 2d 1022 (N.D. Iowa 2010). · cites it 2× “1 The Dorrs alleged that, in 2007 and 2008, they sought nonprofessional permits to carry weapons, pursuant to Iowa Code § 724.7 , but, even though they met all of the statutory criteria necessary for issuance of such permits, pursuant to Iowa Code § 724.”
Dorr v. Weber, 741 F. Supp. 2d 1010 (N.D. Iowa 2010). · cites it 4× “Here, the Dorrs applied for concealed weapons permits under Iowa Code § 724.7 , *1019 which provides that: “Any person who can reasonably justify going armed may be issued a nonprofessional permit to carry weapons.”
Dorr v. Weber, 635 F. Supp. 2d 937 (N.D. Iowa 2009). · cites it 6× “In their Amended Complaint, the Dorrs allege that, in 2007 and 2008, they sought nonprofessional permits to carry weapons, pursuant to Iowa Code § 724.7 , but, even though they met all of the statutory criteria necessary for issuance of such permits, pursuant to Iowa Code § 724.”
McIntyre v. Page Cnty. Sheriff's Off., 538 N.W.2d 305 (Iowa Ct. App. 1995). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 724.7 (1993). 2 . Issuance of permit to carry weapons.”
State of Iowa v. James Robert Downey, 893 N.W.2d 603 (Iowa 2017). · cites it 2× “, Iowa Code § 724.7 (authorizing persons to carry guns outside of their residence); id.”
Clark v. Banks, 515 N.W.2d 5 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 4× “If the applicant can “reasonably justify going armed,” Iowa Code § 724.7 , and is otherwise qualified, see Iowa Code § 724.”
Minten v. Weber, 832 F. Supp. 2d 1007 (N.D. Iowa 2011). · cites it 2× “In his Complaint, Minten alleges that his employment as a Osceola County Deputy Sheriff was terminated in 2009 when he offered to testify in the Dorr Lawsuit concerning whether Weber had violated the First Amendment in denying two individuals nonprofessional permits to carry…”
State of Iowa v. Kha Len Richard Price-Williams (Iowa 2022). · cites it 3× “43See Iowa Code § 724.7 (1) (2019). 44E.g. State v.”
Jeff Lebeck v. Marion Cnty. Sheriff (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 724.7 . Within thirty days of receiving the application, the sheriff must approve or deny it.”
— Iowa Code § 724.7(1) — 1 case
State of Iowa v. Kha Len Richard Price-Williams (Iowa 2022). “43See Iowa Code § 724.7 (1) (2019). 44E.g. State v.”
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