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Instructions from the NJSP website - http://www.njsp.org/info/pdf/firearms/072913_firearms_app_procedure.pdf

 

FIREARMS APPLICANT PROCEDURE

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!!

(Improperly prepared applications will not be accepted or processed)

All Applicants:

1. Type or Print all information clearly, on all forms.

2. All addresses must be complete with house number, street (P.O. Box) town, state,

and zip code.

3. All forms must be signed. It is requested you complete this in the presence of the

law enforcement officer where you are submitting the application to.

4. Return all completed and unused forms.

5. Height shall be in feet and inches

6. Indicate Race with either Asian, Black, American Indian or White.

7. If you are applying for a Handgun Purchase Permit, there is no limit on the

quantity of permits you may apply for.

* The falsification of information on any of the applications for firearms permits is a

violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-10c and is crime of the third degree. Any falsification may result

in criminal charges against you.

First Time Applicants for a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Handgun

Purchase Permit

1. All first time applicants MUST be fingerprinted. The fingerprint process will be

completed by Morpho Trak. This information and appointment form will be

provided upon the submission of your properly completed firearms application.

2. Complete the Consent for Mental Health Records Search, form S.P. 66 (Rev.

11/07).

3. Complete a State of New Jersey Application for Firearms Purchaser Identification

Card and/or Handgun Purchase Permit, Form STS-033 (Rev. 09/09).

4. References should not be relatives, and addresses must be complete, for mailing

purposes.

Subsequent Applicants for Additional Permits to Purchase a Handgun or Duplicate

Firearms Purchaser Cards

1. A Criminal History Records Check must be conducted on all subsequent

applications.

2. Criminal History Check- fee is $18.00 (MUST BE!- Certified Check, Cashier’s

Check, or Money Order) Payable to: DIVISION OF STATE POLICE- S.B.I.

(State Police S.B.I will not accept cash or personal checks)

3. All Applicants must complete the Request for Criminal History Record

Information for Noncriminal Justice Purpose, form SBI 212A (Rev. 03/06).

4. Additional purchase permit applicants must fill out the State of New Jersey

Application for Firearms Purchaser Identification Card and/or Handgun Purchase

Permit, Form STS-033 (Rev. 09/09).

5. Applicants for a Firearms Purchaser Identification Card duplicate card, i.e.,

mutilated, lost or stolen, change of address, name and/or sex, must complete form

STS-033 as noted above.

6. All applicants must complete the Consent For Mental Health Search, form SP-66

(Rev. 11/07).

7. Current issued I.D. card shall be surrendered at the time of submission of new

application.

Additional Fees:

1. Firearms ID Card- $ 5.00- Initial Only, no fee for a duplicate card.

2. Permit to Purchase a Handgun- $ 2.00 each

(These fees may be paid by check, or money order payable to the law enforcement

agency where the application is submitted.)

If you are applying for a Handgun Purchase Permit, there is no limit on the

quantity of permits you may apply for.

3. Criminal History Check- fee is $18.00 - Only required after you have been

initially fingerprinted. I.E. - Duplicate Firearms ID Card, Permit to Purchase a

Handgun.

(MUST BE!- Certified Check, Cashier’s Check, or Money Order)

4. Morpho Trak - Information to include appointments and fees will be provided

upon submission of a correctly completed application.

Applying for a Permit to Carry a Handgun (The following instructions are the same for the

initial and renewal application)

1. Complete a State of New Jersey Application For Permit To Carry A Handgun,

form S. P. 642 (Rev. 02/09) in triplicate. All references must know the applicant

for a minimum of three years prior to the date of the application.

2. All original copies must be notarized.

3. Submit four color passport size photographs with your application package.

4. Complete the Consent For Mental Health Search, form SP-66 (Rev. 11/07).

5. Submit in writing a justifiable reason / need for the issuance of a permit to carry a

handgun. This must be detailed. Armored car guards shall obtain this from the

C.E.O. of the company they are employed by. This shall also be notarized.

6. Written proof of qualification with the handgun(s) you intend on carrying if your

application is approved. This must be recent at the time of the application and

must also be obtained from a certified firearms instructor.

7. A money order in the amount of $20.00 payable to, “Treasurer - State of New

Jersey.”

8. All armored car guard applications shall be submitted to the appropriate New

Jersey State Police Barracks. All others shall be submitted to the law enforcement

agency where the applicant resides. If your town of residence is covered by a

State Police barracks on a full time basis, submit to that barracks. If part time,

submit to that municipal police department. All out of state applicants must

submit to the closest New Jersey State Police Barracks (not to include New Jersey

State Police Barracks located on toll roads) to where they are geographically

located.

*If you are in need of further assistance or direction, conta

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