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CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS

NEW LAW EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2003

Gun Board Meeting dates are usually the third Monday of each month at 9:00 A.M. in the Courtroom located at the

Gun Board Members are as follows: Prosecutor, Sheriff, Michigan State Police and County Clerk

Any new applicants will be required to appear at the Gun Board Meetings and will be notified by mail of the date. If you are a renewal applicant to this county, you will be notified by mail of when your CCW permit is ready.

Anyone is welcome to attend the meetings as they are public. Please call ahead to verify dates and times-- (989)785-8022.

Application packets are available from the County Clerk's Office or at the Sheriff's Department or by downloading here.

The packet has the application, guidelines, a fingerprint card and a Claim of Appeal form.

Applicants must be at least twenty-one 21 years of age, U.S. Citizens or Resident Aliens, must have resided in the state of Michigan for at least six (6) months.

Applicants must meet certain criteria as to criminal history and mental illness and must provide proof of pistol training and safety programs from a certified firearm instructor.

Procedure for obtaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon:

1. Applicant must file his/her application with the County Clerk in the county in which the individual resides. This must include: a copy of the certificate of pistol safety training course, or for a renewal of license issued after July 1, 2001, the applicant must sign a statement certifying that he or she has completed at least three (3) hours of review of the required training and have had at least one (1) hour of firing range time in the last six (6) months preceding this application; a passport-quality photograph*; and $105.00 fee in cash or check payable to the Montmorency County Clerk (renewal fee is the same).
2. Once the application fee is paid at the County Clerk's office, the applicant will take the receipt and fingerprint card to the Montmorency County Sheriff's Department for fingerprinting.
3. The fingerprints will then be forwarded to the Michigan State Police for Processing. Approximate process time is five to seven weeks.
4. Once the County Gun Board receives the fingerprint comparison report, they will Issue or deny the license within thirty (30) days.
5. All licenses must be signed in the presence of the County Clerk's Office.
6. Lamination fee is $3.00 ($10.00 if a duplicate has to be issued).
7. The permit is valid for five (5) years. You will not receive a notice of expiration, so you must remember to reapply at least three (3) months in advance.

For more details and information on carrying a concealed weapon in Michigan, check out the Michigan State Police website or Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES).

For more information, please call the Montmorency County Clerk's office at 989-785-8022. Office hours are Monday - Friday, 8:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 - 4:30 P.M. Closed all legal holidays.

*Passport Photos: Need to be taken alone, sufficiently recent to be a good likeness (normally taken within the last six (6) months), and 2x2 inches in size. Photo must be clear, front view, full face taken in normal street attire without a hat or dark glasses and with a white or off-white background. Snapshots, most vending machine prints and magazine or full-length photographs are unacceptable.

Monday, December 21, 2009 10:23 AM