Concealed Carry Weapon Permit Requirements

New and renewal applications must be completed online (There is a computer in the office for anyone who may need it). When completing the application, the applicant will set an appointment to come in to review the application and be fingerprinted. 

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• First time applicants should bring:

  • Certificate of Completion from the required Firearms Course

  • North Carolina Driver’s License

  • Former military personnel must bring a Certificate of Honorable Discharge or a copy of a DD-214.  

 

• Applicants will be fingerprinted and this information submitted to the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for issuance of a Concealed Carry Permit.  

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• There is an approximate 90 day period from application to issuance. 

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• Hours of service for Concealed Carry Permits are Monday – Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.– 4:00 p.m.

 

• The fee for a first time applicant is $90, renewals are $75, and permit duplicates are $15.

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• If you are RENEWING a concealed handgun permit, you MUST apply PRIOR to your expiration date, but no more than 90 days prior to the expiration.

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• If your concealed handgun permit has already EXPIRED, but it has been LESS than 60 days since expiration, you will be required to apply as a NEW APPLICANT, be fingerprinted, and pay the $90 fee, but you will NOT be required to submit a new training certificate.

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• If your concealed handgun permit has expired and it has been MORE than 60 days since expiration, you must retake the CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING COURSE, apply as a NEW APPLICANT, pay the $90 fee, and submit the NEW TRAINING CERTIFICATE with your application.

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• If a Change of Address for your Concealed Handgun Permit is necessary, the permit holder will need to report to our office in person to complete a change of address form and provide your updated valid North Carolina Driver's License or Identification Card.​​

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• N.C.G.S. § 14-415.11(d) A person who is issued a permit shall notify the sheriff who issued the permit of any change in the person's permanent address within 30 days after the change of address. If a permit is lost or destroyed, the person to whom the permit was issued shall notify the sheriff who issued the permit of the loss or destruction of the permit. A person may obtain a duplicate permit by submitting to the sheriff a notarized statement that the permit was lost or destroyed and paying the required duplicate permit fee. 

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North Carolina General Statutes regarding Concealed Handgun Permits can be viewed by clicking the following link. 

 

https://www.ncleg.net/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/byarticle/chapter_14/article_54b.html