Fraud.... That's what you're going with now.... That's rich...
Please cite the law that says providing a license that is what - and only what - the applicant is eligible for constitutes fraud.
It is fraud because he (or EOPS) misrepresented what the applicant put on the paper application. It's that simple. That's what the f***ing computer
submission is. It's a computerized copy of what an applicant submitted.
Now, the other BIG possibility is this isn't the LO's fault at all and this is some EOPS administrative bullshit. Which I wouldn't be surprised at all- that their system will "frontally" accept an LTC application and then EOPS administratively changes it, and then they go "well we granted him an FID because we didn't want to issue a denial" . That's still pretty f***ed up though, because basically they just exploited someone's error so the state could keep a couple bucks in its pocket, all because some retard programmer at EOPS doesn't know how to do a simple input filter boundary check on a form submission.
Even then if we're still going to play the "but they were just obeying the lawr!" BS game then they should have just f***ing denied him, if obeying the
law was the intent, because by the letter of the law, strictly speaking, he should have just been denied.
It's also possible that EOPS changed something from before (some policy) and the LO didn't realize it.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if they f***ed this up.
Bottom line is that PD's are allowed to issue lesser licenses than what is applied for. That's how people who apply for all lawful get hunting/target restrictions. Happens all the time and it's lawful.
That's great, but an LTC and an FID are two entirely different licenses under the law. That's not at all like giving someone a restriction within a given class/type of license. Even back in the days of B-ramming, that jackassery wasn't even conducted that way, they always committed that abuse up front... so they wouldn't get called out on it.
Also giving an LTC applicant an FID is almost a worthless gesture, depending on the intent of the license.
-Mike