WSR 14-02-087

[Filed December 30, 2013, 4:54 p.m.]

The Washington attorney general issues formal published opinions in response to requests by the heads of state agencies, state legislators, and county prosecuting attorneys. When it appears that individuals outside the attorney general's office have information or expertise that will assist in the preparation of a particular opinion, a summary of that opinion request will be published in the state register. If you are interested in commenting on a request listed in this volume of the register, you should notify the attorney general's office of your interest by January 22, 2014. This is not the due date by which comments must be received. However, if you do not notify the attorney general's office of your interest in commenting on an opinion request by this date, the opinion may be issued before your comments have been received. You may notify the attorney general's office of your intention to comment by writing to the Office of the Attorney General, Solicitor General Division, Attention Jeffrey T. Even, Deputy Solicitor General, P.O. Box 40100, Olympia, WA 98504-0100, or by e-mail jeff.even@atg.wa.gov. When you notify the office of your intention to comment, you may be provided with a copy of the opinion request in which you are interested; information about the attorney general's opinion process; information on how to submit your comments; and a due date by which your comments must be received to ensure that they are fully considered.

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The attorney general's office seeks public input on the following opinion request(s):

1. Is an individual who has been convicted of aggravated assault, or other serious offenses, in a foreign country prohibited from possessing a firearm in Washington state, and therefore is prohibited from obtaining a concealed pistol license in Washington due to such convictions?

2. Must the city issue a concealed pistol license to an applicant notwithstanding the applicant's criminal convictions of aggravated assault, or other serious offenses, in a foreign country?