CCW Permit turnaround time - Florida

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David Scott

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Here's some timing info for those applying in Florida. The law says "shall issue" or document why not within 90 days. My wife's permit came in the other day, at 60 days on the button. When I got mine it was 64 days. Around 60 days seems to hold true for most folks I've asked.
 
I applied for a non-resident permit last month. Do you, or anyone else, know if the non-resident permits take longer?

Dick
 
I don't know for sure, but they do the same BI on everyone. The time for the BI is the usual gating factor. Of course, they'll have to get in touch with your home state, where they can pull their own records on a Florida citizen. I suspect yours has a chance of taking longer. I've also heard that the more you've moved around in the past the longer it takes, or if you have changed your name.

Yes, it's a government pain in the butt, but it's worth it to walk into the parking lot of Wally World at night knowing that any felon who tries it on will be facing two pistols.
 
For any State certified Corrections Officers out there the process takes about 2 weeks provided that you are employed by an agency upon application. All you have to do is fill out the application and attatch a copy of your standards to recieve a permit. No civilian classes are required nor are background checks needed, these are covered by your employment.

Legislation does provide for CO's to carry concealed by carring their credentials with them, but I personally wanted the dept out of my personal life as much as possible. In addition, you can take home a pistol the same day without a waiting period with the permit.


Good SHooting
RED
 
Hey everybody,

Not to bump this way up from many moons ago, but are these turnaround times still pretty on-par today? I have had a PA permit for a while, but I'm going to put in for my Florida shortly because I'm moving to Ohio in a month. Should I send it in now or just wait until I get to Ohio to apply? Given that I'll be in Cleveland proper and the communities go downhill pretty quickly in almost any direction from me, sooner is better, especially while I'm learning the area.
 
I didn't actually count the days, but it seems like it was around 5-6 weeks, with hand-printed fingerprints rather than digital, which is supposed to be a faster process...................ck
 
State law says they have 90 days to issue or deny the permit. As you can see from the previous posts the average time is about 6 weeks. The last 3 renewals i have gotten have taken about 3 weeks. I've called and talked with them on the phone in the past and it really depends on what they have going on at the moment because the same office does security guard licenses for the entire state as well, so anytime a security company finishes a class they get hit with 30-40 applications for those as well.
 
Renewals seem to be quite quick. I've had two or three of them and the last time, I remember it came back in just about 2 or 3 weeks, if I recall correctly.

Florida's pretty awesome about it. I never get the feeling that they are only grudgingly giving me my license.


-azurefly
 
Do the electronic fingerprinting thing.
You'll have your CCW in about 2 weeks.
Click to expand...

Been wondering about that myself.
I've heard that same turnaround time from more than a few people.
:)
 
A second for electronic fingerprinting...Mine took between 2 and 3 weeks for a first-time application - very simple. And the electronic fingerprinting was MUCH less painful than old-style.
 
You know - the kind with bamboo spears and hot iron spikes.... :rolleyes:

I should have clarified - "much less painful," as in having one's fingers grabbed and shoved on ink pads and scanning apparatus. The FL electronic fingerprint system (and maybe the tech - Tampa PD - was just really talented), took like seven minutes from start to finish.
 
Mine took exactly calendar days. I did electronic printing.
My cousin did electronic printing as well, and got his in 16 days.
 
I've been fingerprinted several times before (all for non-criminal reasons, mind you, like CCW license, NY pistol license, Civil Air Patrol cadet programs that work with minors). It was always with ink -- sometimes with that "colorless ink" -- and I don't recall both hands ever taking more than about a minute per hand.


-azurefly
 
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