You won't 'forget' the transfer date on a F2F transaction unless the dog eats the completed pink copy of your pistol permit, which you do retain after the sale. Right?

 

And that is your proof of transfer, if the seller 'forgets' to send in the two copies to the PD and/or NJSP. I would suggest taking good care of those.

If the seller forgets to send the two copies in, that would be bad news. Not worth the risk involved. I play by the rules, have used SP015/SP016 several times, I don't have any problems. Get fresh permits at least twice a year whether I need them or not. Nothing I "have to have" anyway, there are plenty to chose from around here.