C & R question

[LeafsFan]

Hi folks,

Okay I'm looking into getting a C&R licence and on the form it asks for the name, address, etc of my Chief Law Enforcement Officer.

I'm not 100% sure who this is. I live in Indiana, so is it my county sherrif or the chief of my city police department? Or is it the head of the state police? They don't specify on the form.

I figured one of you guys might be able to answer it for me.

Thanks!

 

[Bruce333]

Usually it's the County Sheriff. If you are inside the city limits, Police Chief of the City PD.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

It can be any of the above. One way to determine who to send it to is if you call 911, which organization responds first? Probably the city police.

 

[Valkman]

Here it's the Sheriff for some reason, even though Metro would respond to a call. I think here the Sheriff is the head guy of the city police.

Call and ask who does it. Good luck!

 

[bpisler]

The area police dept's should have a non-
emergency phone number.Just call it and
ask who the CLEO is,they should be willing
to help out.

 

[Mooseman]

Chances are it wouldn't matter which one you sent it to, just as long as you sent it.

 

[milcaztra]

I don't know the answer in Indiana, but in Texas, under the Code of Criminal Procedure, the county Sheriff is considered the chief law enforcement officer in the jurisdiction, even inside city limits. It's probably the same in Indiana, but I don't know for certain. You could call the main number for your Sheriff's office and speak with someone in records -- they'll tell you if they receive FFL C&R copies.

 

[LeafsFan]

Thanks for the replies - I think I'll start with the Sheriff and go from there.

We didn't have sheriffs in Canada, so I didn't know if they outranked the city cops or something.

 

[mrmeval]

In Indiana it's either IPD or the county Sheriff though that may change soon if they merge. In all the other counties I'm aware of it will be the Sheriff.

Call the non-emergency number of the Sheriff and ask them. I pick the Sheriff because I never seem to get attitude from them.

I sent mine to IPD since I'm in their jurisdiction.

And I want OUT.

 

[EOD Guy]

Here it's the Sheriff for some reason, even though Metro would respond to a call. I think here the Sheriff is the head guy of the city police.

That's because, in 1973, the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff's Office merged with the Sheriff as the CLEO. They became the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and are responsible for law enforcement in the City of Las Vegas and the unincorporated portions of Clark County. That's also why you see Metro on the Strip, which is not in Las Vegas, but is in unicorporated Clark County.

 

[ball3006]

I live in Texas and...

I sent mine to my local police chief. Worked twice so far......chris3

 

[Carl N. Brown]

CLEO

Chief Law Enforcement Officer on BATFE NFA forms is one of:
- county sheriff
- city police chief
- district attorney





Whichever one has a "My President is Charlton Heston" bumpersticker.

 

[AJ Dual]

+1 Any of the three above will do.

However, I'd use them in this order:

1. City/Town Chief of Police
2. County Sheriff (If you are in a "city/county", live in unincorporated county land, or there is no police, only a Sheriff's dept.)
3. District Attorney (If the LEA jurisdiction is really unlclear for some reason.)

In reality, the CLEO just sees your copy of the application, and throws it out. Assuming, correctly, that the ATF will be running you through NCIS just like any other gun-buyer. It's just a formality in case that you are some kind of wierdo, bum, or no-good that's well known to the local LEO's but has somehow avoided conviction with a disqualifying felony.

Perhaps they run your name looking for a record if they care to. That's about it.

The CLEO copy is just a catch-all to be sure you're not someone the cops know who's been arrested for felonies multiple times, but have had plea-deals repeatedly to misdemeanors etc.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

The notification is primarily to notify the CLEO that someone is opening/renewing a license to run a gun store. As the C&R is technically a FFL, they just get included in with all of the other FFL types (dealers, gunsmiths, pawn shops, manufacturers,etc).