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General Information
New CHP - Applicants should complete the online application and schedule an appointment. At your appointment the paperwork will be signed, notarized, and fingerprints will be taken. You will bring your paperwork packet and your state issued driver’s license or ID. You will need to bring the ORIGINAL safety training certificate, DD-214 (if applicable), and proof of citizenship if you were born outside of the USA.
CHP Renewal – Applicants should complete the online application and schedule an appointment. At your appointment the paperwork will be signed and notarized. You will bring your paperwork packet and your state issued driver’s license or ID. You will need to bring your current concealed carry permit. If your permit is currently out of a different county you will need to change the address on the permit with that county Sheriff’s Office prior to your appointment.
Learning the laws regulating the use of firearms is a must for responsible ownership. Local regulations differ and laws vary from state to state. Citizens must check with the jurisdiction where the gun is to be used.
The Sheriff and his staff are required to follow strict state guidelines when performing the necessary background checks for Concealed Weapon Permits. Due to the nature of the detailed due dilligence, appointment times and processing times can take multiple weeks. During the application process, you will be asked to schedule an appointment (for New and Renewal CCW permits). Depending on the current volume of CCW requests, the earliest appointment may be 4 - 8 weeks into the future. Please note that you will be asked to pay now to reserve your appointment.
Concealed Weapon Permits can be obtained from the county sheriff of your county of residence.
Pricing
- A New Concealed Weapon Permit costs $90.00, which includes the $10.00 fingerprinting fee. Retired Law Enforcement & Military Veterans receive a discounted fee of $45.00, but you must produce certain documentation that is explained in the application process.
- A Renewal Concealed Weapon permit costs $75.00. Retired Law Enforcement & Military Veterans receive a discounted fee of $40.00, but you must produce certain documentation that is explained in the application process.
- A Duplicate Concealed Weapon Permit costs $15.00. Visit the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office to complete the paperwork.
- If you are needing to change your address please visit the Sheriff’s Office in which your permit is currently being held. There is no cost.
- Click the "Let's get Started" button to apply for a permit.
Gaining competency with firearms is like learning to drive a car or fly an airplane. You need expert instruction and practice. There is no shortcut. If you are not willing to invest the time and effort to become competent, then having a firearm and trying to use it can, in many instances, be more hazardous than any impending threat.
Permit to Carry Requirements: must meet ALL requirements
Applicant Must:
- be a citizen or a naturalized citizen;
- be twenty-one (21) years of age;
- have attained at least one month's residency (30 days) in Alexander County;
- not suffer from any mental or physical infirmity which would prevent safe handgun handling and operation
- at the time of pickup, provide a valid driver's license or other picture ID with current address provided by the State of North Carolina.
- successfully complete a firearms training and safety course that has been designed by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Commission (See Yellow Pages or a firearms dealer for businesses that provide training).
A criminal background check is performed on each applicant before granting the permit. The processing of the concealed carry weapons permit takes much longer than the handgun purchase permit. The Sheriff has forty-five (45) days from the time all application materials, to include receipt of the mental health records, are received to either issue or deny a permit. N.C. General Statute 14-415-15(a).
Anyone interested in applying for a concealed carry weapon permit must make an appointment online using this system. Prior to using this system, make sure you have the following information available.
- NC Driver's license number
- NC Firearms Training Certificate Number (located at the bottom right corner of the certificate)
A Concealed Weapon Permit requires a $90.00 non-refundable fee (which includes a $10.00 fingerprint fee) payable online using any major credit or debit card.
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For More Information, Contact:
Alexander County Sheriff's Office
91 Commercial Park Avenue
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Phone: 828-632-1111
Email: apeebles@alexandercountync.gov
For Technical Support, Contact:
Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com
Phone: (855) 642-2453
NC General Statute 14-315.1: Storage of firearms to protect minors
(a) Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm (i) in a condition that the firearm can be discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parents or a person having charge of the minor and the minor:
- Possesses it in violation of G.S. 14-269.2(b);
- Exhibits it in a public place in a careless, angry, or threatening manner;
- Causes personal injury or death with it not in self defense; or
- Uses it in the commission of a crime.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from carrying a firearm on his or her body, or placed in such close proximity that it can be used as easily and quickly as if carried on the body.
(c) This section shall not apply if the minor obtained the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person.
(d) "Minor" as used in this section means a person under 18 years of age who is not emancipated. (1993, c. 558, s. 2; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 11.)