DPS defines resident
DPS defines resident to mean any of the following:
(1) A person who has lived in Arizona for six months immediately before the date of application for a concealed weapon permit, or
(2) A person who remains in Arizona for a total of six months or more during each
calendar year, or
(3) A member of the armed forces who has been stationed in Arizona for the 30
days immediately before the date of application for a concealed weapon permit.
NOTE: Effective on or about August 20, 1998, the requirement for Arizona residency
was changed to Arizona residency OR U.S. Citizenship. (H.B. 2041, signed 5-20-98,
effective date 8-20-98).
Phillip "Mitch" D'Amour
CCW Instructor
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)