florida carry permit

[paintballdude902]

im planning on going down to do all my permit stuff in the next few days.

i have my military ID and orders stationing me here in florida. got my passport picture done today

i know ill have to get finger printed but ive been told the electronic prints makes it go by much faster.

anything else ill need other than the check? any idea how long the waiting period is right now?

 

[EddieNFL]

Mu original took almost three months. The wife's took about six weeks in '08 (big demand at the time). My last renewal took about ten days...plus it's for seven years instead of five.

 

[oneounceload]

They legally have up to 3 months, typically been running less than that. make sure to have the forms notarized

 

[Navarre]

If you can go to the local Dept of Agriculture, it only takes about 7-10 days.
You just have to make an appointment because of the demand. (at least here I did)

 

[Ledgehammer]

If you're in the Jacksonville area - it should take about 10 days. They've really smoothed out the process here.

 

[T Bran]

I talked to a owner at the range near my shop. He will refer me to a place downtown that does it all photo,finger prints and the paperwork for you at a reasonable price. He said typical waiting time is three or four weeks if you do it electronically.
BTW: This was in Miami FL. If you are near there PM me and I'll refer you.
T

 

[paintballdude902]

dept of agriculture was the plan

 

[Ringolevio]

Guess what?

You don't even have to live in Florida or ever set foot in the state to obtain a Florida "Concealed Weapon or Firearm License"!

Non-residents can accomplish the whole thing by mail!

And your license will even be signed by none other than...

...Charles Bronson!

(That's Commissioner Charles H. Bronson, Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Licensing)

 

[paintballdude902]

just called and got my appointment for december 8th at 1330. turns out i dont even need my passport photo so ill just save that for something else. they said all i need to bring in is my drivers license, military ID, and a check for 117 bucks.


seems like tis going to be a very pain free process as long as there are no snags i run into. i kinda laughed when she told me that they would b doing a criminal back ground check.. i think the air force would have found anything that would hold me up. then again they did find the 3 traffic violations ive had in 6 years

 

[bartman]

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[oneounceload]

How CCW falls under the AG dept, I still wonder about

 

[bartman]

Dep't of consumer affairs is under Ag. They check gas pump calibrations, too

 

[Birch Knoll]

It used to be under the Secretary of State, but I think the Licensing Bureau was moved to Agriculture at some point.

 

[Big Mike]

I do not work for the department, but we have had occasion to work with them on a couple of issues.

And your license will even be signed by none other than...

...Charles Bronson!

Adam Putnam is the newly elected commissioner, but I have Bronson's signature on mine .

How CCW falls under the AG dept, I still wonder about

They are the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the licensing division is in the consumer services area with other "regulated industries". The Division of Licensing has nothing to do with Ag end... I'm not sure of the exact history, but I would guess there were many authorities regulating several types of licensing and the legislature reorganized and consolidated them in one agency (good government at work ?).

To the OP, not sure where you are going down here, but if smooth processing and expediency are a priority for you, I recommend you visit one of the Division of Licensing regional offices to drop off all your required paperwork and be electronically fingerprinted via a livescan device right there. Your NCIC/FCIC results from your printing are back at the Division of Licensing within 48-72 hours, if there isn't a problem with your prints.

For your reference, regional office locations:

http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/staff/regions.html

Good luck!

 

[El Mariachi]

With any luck at all, I'll be doing this exact same thing by the end of February.

Free America? Here I come!....

 

[exavid]

Shouldn't take too long, I got a Florida non-resident CCW by mail. I live in Southern Oregon. It took about five or six weeks. I don't remember needing much other than my old DD214 to satisfy the weapons class requirement, a picture I took and printed with my digital camera, getting fingerprints from our local sheriff's office and sending it in with their form which they sent along with the fingerprint card plus my check. I was surprised how simple it was. I downloaded the information from the FL website and they sent me a package with the forms, fingerprint card and a copy of pertinent laws. They paid the postage too. I wanted a permit to cover my trips to WA State since Oregon doesn't have reciprocity with them. It was actually easier to get the nonres FL permit than a WA non-res permit with the benefit of having a second permit that covered more states than the WA one.

 

[EAJ]

My last renewal took about ten days...plus it's for seven years instead of five.

BTW - what is the renewal rate? Thank you.

 

[AWorthyOpponent]

BTW - what is the renewal rate? Thank You.

Lead the horse to water...

http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/license/fees.html

force it to drink

$65 in state renewal fee
$107 out of state renewal fee