Question about LTC applications

[Duane Allman]

If you already hold an FID card, but want to upgrade to an LTC, does that mean you would check the New Application box or the Renewal box?

 

[Len-2A Training]

I'd say "New", since you never had a LTC before.

 

[Duane Allman]

Crap.

Sounds like I'm going to need to take another course.

In my "in the black" town, thats practically a given.

 

[Len-2A Training]

By law this is only true if:

- You didn't have an FID prior to 1998, or
- You took a course that was NOT certified for LTC

With that said, many chiefs will require a new course just to be as big a PITA (and cost you significant $$) as possible. By law they aren't supposed to be able to do this, but they can use that as a means of assessing "suitability" and force you to do it . . . unless you hire an attorney (that will probably cost you 2-4x what the course cost) to fight them.

 

[Duane Allman]

By law this is only true if:

- You didn't have an FID prior to 1998, or
- You took a course that was NOT certified for LTC

With that said, many chiefs will require a new course just to be as big a PITA (and cost you significant $$) as possible. By law they aren't supposed to be able to do this, but they can use that as a means of assessing "suitability" and force you to do it . . . unless you hire an attorney (that will probably cost you 2-4x what the course cost) to fight them.

I'm thinking I may need a new course/attorney combo. [sad2]

 

[Scrivener]

By law this is only true if:

- You didn't have an FID prior to 1998, or
- You took a course that was NOT certified for LTC

With that said, many chiefs will require a new course just to be as big a PITA (and cost you significant $$) as possible. By law they aren't supposed to be able to do this, but they can use that as a means of assessing "suitability" and force you to do it . . . unless you hire an attorney (that will probably cost you 2-4x what the course cost) to fight them.

This issue generally - and a "range test" particularly - is presently before the Brookline District Court. Regardless of what that court decides, an appeal is likely.

 

[RKG]

This issue generally - and a "range test" particularly - is presently before the Brookline District Court. Regardless of what that court decides, an appeal is likely.

Docket number?

 

[Scrivener]

Docket number?

Morton L. Bardfield v. Daniel C. O’Leary, Chief
Docket No. 0609 CV 0211