# Ind. Code § 35-47-2-6: Granting or rejecting initial application; renewals

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IN_T35_A47_C2_S35-47-2-6

## Section

- **Citation:** Ind. Code § 35-47-2-6
- **Heading:** Granting or rejecting initial application; renewals
- **Jurisdiction:** Indiana
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Indiana Code / Title 35 / Article 47 / Chapter 2 / Section 35-47-2-6

## Text

Sec. 6. (a) Every initial application for any license under this chapter shall be granted or rejected within sixty (60) days after the application is filed.

(b) The period during which an application for the renewal of an existing license may be filed begins three hundred sixty-five (365) days before the expiration of the existing license. If the application for renewal of an existing license is filed within thirty (30) days of its expiration, the existing license is automatically extended until the application for renewal is passed upon.

As added by P.L.311-1983, SEC.32. Amended by P.L.190-2006, SEC.4; P.L.47-2010, SEC.2.

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