Durham County Sheriff Office Online Concealed Carry Permit Requests

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General Information

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 Handgun Permits. Due to the nature of the detailed due diligence, 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 CHP permits). Please note that you will be asked to pay now to reserve your appointment.

In accordance with NCGS 14-415.13(a), Concealed Handgun Permits MUST be obtained from the Sheriff of your county of RESIDENCE.

New and Renewal Application paperwork will be provided for you at the time of your appointment. You DO NOT need to bring any of the application forms with you to your appointment.

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 date.

If your permit has EXPIRED, but it has been LESS than 60 days since the permit expired, you will be required to apply as a NEW APPLICANT, be fingerprinted, and pay the $90.00 fee, but you will not be required to submit a new training certificate.

If more than 60 days has passed since your permit EXPIRED, you must retake the CONCEALED HANDGUN TRAINING COURSE, apply as a NEW APPLICANT, and submit the NEW TRAINING CERTIFICATE with the application.

At your appointment, you will need to provide a valid North Carolina Driver's license or North Carolina ID.

The address listed on your North Carolina Driver's license or North Carolina ID must be your CURRENT address.

Pricing

A New Concealed Handgun Permit costs $90.00, which includes the $10.00 fingerprinting fee.
A Renewal Concealed Handgun Permit costs $75.00
Appointments for New CHP applications are Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9:00am-3:30pm
Appointments for Renewal applications are Monday-Friday, 9:00am-3:30pm
Click on the NEW or RENEW application link to start the application.

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 Information

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Applicant Must:

Be a citizen, a naturalized citizen, or a permanent resident alien.
Permanent Resident Aliens: Will be asked to provide a permanent resident card (otherwise referred to as a “Green Card”) and a valid government-issued identification card.
U.S. Citizens Born Outside the U.S.: Will be asked to provide a copy of their Naturalization Certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, Certificate of Citizenship, Certification of Report of Birth, or valid U.S. Passport.
Applicants With Prior Military Service: Will be asked to provide their DD-214 or other official military discharge documentation that shows the type of discharge received.
Be twenty-one (21) years of age.
Have attained at least one month's residency (30 days) in Durham County.
Provide a valid driver’s license or other picture identification card issued by the State of North Carolina with current address.
Successfully complete a firearms training and safety course that has been designed by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Commission (See the internet or a firearms dealer for businesses that provide training).
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Applicant Must NOT:

Be convicted of any felony, or similar offense, in any jurisdiction or currently under indictment for any felonious offense.
Be a fugitive from justice.
Be an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana, any depressant, stimulant or narcotic drug.
Be adjudged incompetent on grounds of mental illness, nor have been committed to any mental institution, nor suffer from any mental or physical infirmity which would prevent safe handgun handling and operation.
Be convicted of a Domestic Violence Offense.
Be discharged from the Armed Forces under other than honorable conditions.
Be an illegal alien or unlawfully residing in the United States.
Have renounced U.S. citizenship.
Have an active court order of protection (50B) that alleges any domestic threat or violence.

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)

If you have a Law Enforcement Qualification (N.C.G.S § 14-415.12(A)), you MUST bring the following items with you in order to exempt you from taking the NC Firearms Safety Training Course:

Firearms Qualification Scores that are within the last 12 months.
A letter from your superior stating that you are not under any disciplinary action and are eligible to carry your weapon.
Your law enforcement ID badge

A Concealed Handgun 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:

Durham County Sheriff's Office
510 South Dillard Street
P.O. Box 170, Durham
NC 27701

Phone: (919) 560-0905

For Technical Support, Contact:

Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com
Phone: (855) 642-2453

NC General Statute 14-351-1: 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.