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You may download an application from this site LICENSE TO
CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Applicants
can pick up an application for a license to carry a concealed weapon at the Sheriff’s
Office in the Courthouse, or at the Sheriff’s Office located at the County Jail, or
obtain an application from the Sheriff’s website at: www.colcountysheriff.com · Applicants
must be 21 years of age or older. · Applicants
must have been a resident of Ohio for at least 45 days and have been a resident of this
county or an adjacent county for 30 days. · Applicant
must certify that he/she desires a legal means to carry a concealed handgun for defense of
himself/herself or a member of his/her family while engaged in a lawful activity. · Applicant
cannot be a fugitive from justice. · Applicant
cannot be under indictment or charged or convicted of a felony or any narcotics,
controlled substance, or dangerous drug violation, including misdemeanors. · Applicant
cannot have a conviction for assault if the victim of the assault is a peace officer. · Applicant
cannot have a conviction within the 3 years immediately preceding the application date for
a misdemeanor offense of violence other than assault of a peace officer, resisting arrest,
or possessing a firearm in a liquor premises. · Applicants
cannot have 2 or more convictions with the 5 years immediately preceding the application
date for assault or negligent assault. · Applicant
cannot have a conviction with the 10 years immediately preceding the application date for
resisting arrest. · Applicant
cannot have been adjudicated as mentally incompetent, or committed to any mental
institution, or is not under a adjudication for mental incompetence, or has been found
mentally ill by a court and subject to hospitalization, or is not a involuntary patient. The Attorney General’s Office has now cleared
the way for Sheriffs to have access to these records, which were in the past protected in
the Privacy Act. · Applicants
cannot at the time of application be subject to a civil protection order, a temporary
protection order, or a protection order issued from another state. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: · A
completed application form to the Sheriff of the county where they reside or to the
Sheriff of an adjacent county. · A
nonrefundable $45.00 application fee. All
completed application must be turned in at the Sheriff’s Office at the Courthouse
Office. Must be paid by cash, cashier’s
check or money order. · You
must supply the Sheriff with a recent color photograph, which has been taken in the last
30 days. · You
must supply the Sheriff with a set of fingerprints that will be taken at the
Sheriff’s Office at the time the application is filed. · You
must supply the Sheriff with documentation that is certified that you have completed the
firearms safety training course. · Applicants
will be supplied with a safety pamphlet, which has been produced by the Attorney
General’s Office. The applicant must
read the pamphlet in its entirety. Pamphlets
are available in the Sheriff’s Office in the Courthouse. CERTIFICATION IS DEFINED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: · A
certification of completion with the last 3 years of a firearms safety training course
offered by the National Rifle Association that complies with the statutory requirements
for its curriculum. · A
certification of completion within the last 3 years of a firearms safety-training course
that is open to the public that has qualified instructors offered by or under the support
of a law enforcement agency. · A
certification of completion with the last 3 years of a peace officer training school that
is approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission. · A
certification of completion with the last 3 years of a basic firearms training program
that complies with statutory requirements. · Documentation
that the applicant is currently an active reserve member of the armed forces of the United
States. · Documentation
that within the last 6 years the applicant was honorably discharged from the armed forces
of the United States, is a retired trooper with Ohio State Patrol, a retired peace
officer, or a retired federal law enforcement officer. · An
affidavit that attests to the applicant’s satisfactory completion of a firearms
safety course.
FIREARMS TRAINING · The
course required by law is 10 hours of classroom instruction and 2 hours of range
instruction. The instructor must make their
own arrangements to contact NRA Instructor, Ohio Peace Officer Training Instructor to
receive the training to satisfy law. · It
is recommended that you request training from an instructor and that you check their
credentials carefully. Make sure that he/she
is a certified firearms instructor for the type of weapon you are training with and make
sure their certification is current.
APPLICATION
PROCESS · Upon
receipt of application for license to carry a concealed handgun, the Sheriff will conduct
a criminal records check incompetency records check.
· Within
45 days of receipt of an application the Sheriff will issue a license to carry a concealed
handgun or deny the application.
· If
the application is issued, the license remains valid for 4 years, within 30 days of
expiration, the applicant must apply for renewal of the license.
· The
holder of the new permit must also complete the 12 hours required training prior to a
six-year deadline. · If
the application is denied, the Sheriff will indicate in writing the reasons for the
denial. Upon denial, the applicant may
proceed through an appeals process. · Any
false statements on an application are a felony of the fourth degree. Any fictitious or altered document that supports
the information given on the application is a felony of the fifth degree.
APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY EMERGENCY CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE APPLICATION The second type of
application that a citizen can apply for is a Temporary
Emergency Concealed Carry Handgun License. · The
person who requests this type of license must qualify as the same for the regular permit
to carry a concealed handgun, but the individual who is requesting the Temporary Emergency
Concealed Carry Handgun License must prove to the Sheriff beyond a reasonable doubt that
he/she is in immediate danger. Such evidence
that the Sheriff must take into consideration for this type of license are the following:
· Documentation
by a law enforcement agency, Prosecutor or court. ·
A government entity or a public official, such report is that you
request a temporary protection order or a civil protection order against an individual. This documentation must have a sworn affidavit
attached. Keep in mind again that any
fictitious document that is found to be untrue by the applicant is a felony of the fourth
degree. · Under
this type of licensing the applicant does not have to show that they have gone through the
instructional course.
· This
type of license or permit can only be issued one time in a 4-year period.
· Temporary
Emergency Concealed Carry Handgun License is only valid for 90 days.
ANY PERSON WHO POSSESS A VALID LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN MAY NOT POSSESS OR CARRY A HANDGUN ON OR INTO THE FOLLOWING PREMISES: · POLICE STATIONS · SCHOOL SAFETY ZONES
(WITHIN A 1000 FEET OF A SCHOOL) · LIQUOR PREMISES · PROPERTY OWNED BY A
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE, OR INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING · ANY PLACE OF WORSHIP
UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE PLACE OF WORSHIP · CHILD DAY-CARE CENTERS · AIRCRAFT · ANY BUILDING OWNED OR
LEASED BY THE STATE, ANY CITY, TOWNSHIP OR VILLAGE · PREMISES OF A PRIVATE
EMPLOYER UNLESS PERMITTED BY THE EMPLOYER IF THE DRIVER OR AN
OCCUPANT OF MOTOR VEHICLE POSSESSES A VALID LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN AND IS
TRANSPORTING OR HAS ON HIS/HER PERSON A CONCEALED HANDGUN WHILE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS BEING
OPERATED ON A STREET, HIGHWAY, OR PUBLIC PROPERTY OR UPON BEING STOPPED BY A LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SHALL: · HAVE THE HANDGUN
HOLSTERED IN PLAIN SIGHT ON THE PERSON’S PERSON OR IS SECURELY ENCASED IN A CLOSED,
LOCKED GLOVE CAMPARTMENT OR IN A LOCKED CASE THAT IS IN PLAIN SIGHT. A VIOLATION IS A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE. · PROMPTLY INFORM THE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER THAT THE PERSON POSSESSES A LICENSE AND HAS A LOADED HANDGUN IN
THE VEHICLE. A VIOLATION IS A MISDEMEANOR OF
THE FOURTH DEGREE. · COMPLY WITH ALL LAWFUL
ORDERS OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. FAILURE
TO DO SO IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FOURTH DEGREE. · REMAIN IN THE VEHICLE
AT ALL TIMES DURING THE STOP. FAILURE TO DO
SO IS A MISDEMEANOR OF THE FOURTH DEGREE. · KEEP HIS/HER HANDS IN
PLAIN SIGHT AT ALL TIMES DURING THE STOP UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY THE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A VIOLATIN IS A
MISDEMEANOR OF THE FOURTH DEGREE. · NOT REMOVE, ATTEMPT OR
REMOVE, GRASP OR HOLD THE LOADED HANDGUN AT ANY TIME WHILE THE MOTOR VEHICLE IS BEING
OPERATED ON A STREET, HIGHWAY, OR PUBLIC PROPERTY OR DURING A TRAFFIC STOP UNLESS
INSTRUCTED OTHERWISE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A
VIOLATION IS A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE. · NOT BE UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE OR WITH A PROHIBITED CONCENTRATION OF ALCOHOL IN
HIS/HER BREATH, BLOOD, OR URINE. A VIOLATION
IS A FELONY OF THE FIFTH DEGREE.
You may download an application from this site |
