When i go to apply for my pistol permits they make me give them a money order made out to the state police for $18, separate from the $2 each permit fee . This $18 M/O is definitely not written in N.J law, what can i do about it? and are all dept. requiring this or only a few (or mine)? any input would be greatly appreciated as i'd like to put an end to this nonsense

it is made out to the state on nj sbi and we all do it

isnt it unlawful?

It is for the required Criminal Background check, in leiu of fingerprints (at a much higher fee).

Unfortunately, the $18 fee is the law.

 

Fortunately, some towns still don't comply or did not get the directive that this is "required".

can you point be were in the law its written (a link or quote) because ive looked and have not seen anything of the like

It's not actually a law, it's a SP rule that tells the town they are supposed to collect this fee. Some chiefs are deciding not to collect this fee because they know it's BS to keep collecting these fees every time you apply.

 

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can realisticly do to get your town to not collect this fee.

can you point be were in the law its written (a link or quote) because ive looked and have not seen anything of the like

 

PK90 had a directive in writing from the NJSP. It's on the forum somewhere.

I just called. Over 6 months it's an $18 fee

I just called. Over 6 months it's an $18 fee

 

 

I think municipalities use their discretion as to how often the Criminal Background Check needs to be done. The one you called, obviously, feels that if one has been done within the past six months, you are GTG without doing it again. Where I live they do a Criminal Background Check everytime you apply for a FPID or P2P, regardless when the last one was done.

 

Adios,

 

Pizza Bob

In my town, they only require it if it has been more than a year since your last P2P. Go figure!