Hello all,

Hope this is the correct forum. I applied for my FID and pistol permit awhile ago and the local PD called me to come down and pay the pistol permit fee $2.00. Does this mean I have been approved or is this part of the process. I have not received any approval email. TIA

They want you to pay the fee in advance, since everything is done electronically now, and you don't go back to pick up paper permits.

1 hour ago, Sniper said:

They want you to pay the fee in advance, since everything is done electronically now, and you don't go back to pick up paper permits.

Understood, so its part of the process, not officially approved yet?

Yes, just part of the process. Your approval will come in the form of another email, at a later time.

5 minutes ago, Sniper said:

Yes, just part of the process. Your approval will come in the form of another email, at a later time.

Lol, you would think they would approve you before taking your money for the permit.

Ha... it's NJ, they don't anything logically...

3 hours ago, NJhunter72 said:

Lol, you would think they would approve you before taking your money for the permit.

How would they get you to pay up if you knew you are not approved? Who would pay for a permit they know they are not going to get? The fee is for applying, not for the permit you get at then end.

12 minutes ago, Mr.Stu said:

How would they get you to pay up if you knew you are not approved? Who would pay for a permit they know they are not going to get? The fee is for applying, not for the permit you get at then end.

Gotcha. Just thought that the pistol permit was part of the STS-033 application I paid the 21.00 dollars for. See #3.

 

On 8/7/2021 at 11:30 AM, NJhunter72 said:

Lol, you would think they would approve you before taking your money for the permit.

Absolutely not. I just went through this (and the online process) last week. You pay first and if the PD remembers to submit to the state police, you get the E-mail later. Granted, the process only took about two weeks but it still seems that there's just enough human interaction to gum up the works.

5 hours ago, Boondoggle said:

Absolutely not. I just went through this (and the online process) last week. You pay first and if the PD remembers to submit to the state police, you get the E-mail later. Granted, the process only took about two weeks but it still seems that there's just enough human interaction to gum up the works.

Well I'm still waiting...

Wait a second. When I applied for four permits, I then was taken to a page that said "Pay $21 now." The confirmation page says "Payment to the issuing police department $8.00." I assume the $8 is for the four permits. Are you saying that the $8.00 is not the cost of the four permits at $2 each? That I will ALSO have to go in and pay another $8 to the actual police department when they approve my permits?

On 8/7/2021 at 11:30 AM, NJhunter72 said:

Lol, you would think they would approve you before taking your money for the permit.

I did the same thing.  I submitted my check just before 30 days of my first application.  I thought you would pay when you got approved but I was wrong.  Good news is I dropped off my check earlier this week and they deposited it according to my bank website.  So now I guess its just the waiting game....