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How To Obtain a Florida Concealed Weapon/Firearm License
Five step process.

1. Determine Your Eligibility

      Eligibility Requirements

  • You must be 21 years of age or older

  • You must be able to demonstrate competency with a firearm.

  • Unless you are serving overseas in the United States Armed Forces, you must currently reside in the United States (U.S.) AND be a U.S. citizen or deemed a lawful permanent resident alien by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS).  If you are serving overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces, submit a copy of your deployment documentation with your application.  Those who are 'Resident Aliens' must provide a valid Permanent Resident Alien card.

  • Review and familiarize yourself with the Florida Chapter 790 as you will be asked to swear and affirm that you have been furnished a copy and have read and are familiar with the Florida Concealed Weapon/Firearm statutes.


 

      Possible Reasons for Ineligibility

  • The physical inability to handle a firearm safely

  • A felony conviction (unless civil and firearm rights have been restored by the convicting authority).

  • Having adjudication withheld or sentence suspended on a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence unless three years have elapsed since probation or other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled.

  • A conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.

  • A conviction for violation of controlled substance laws or multiple arrests for such offenses.

  • A record of drug or alcohol abuse.

  • Two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.

  • Being committed to a mental institution or adjudged incompetent or mentally defective.

  • Failing to provide proof of proficiency with a firearm.

  • Having been issued a domestic violence injunction or an injunction against repeat violence that is currently in force.

  • Renouncement of U.S. citizenship.

  • A dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.

  • Being a fugitive from justice.


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2. Obtain Firearm Training

      Proof of Competency

  • Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar agency in another state

  • Any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course.

  • Any firearm safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency, junior college, college or private or public institution or organization of firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

  • Any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigations, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement.

  • Any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified instructor or by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association.

For other acceptable forms of training documentation, check on the DOA website
 Acceptable Forms of Training
 


3. Obtain Fingerprints1

      Electronic or Ink

  • Fingerprints must be completed by a law enforcement agency, an agent from the Florida Dept. of Agriculture or an authorized agent from a county tax office.

  • Fingerprints must be completed on form FD-258

  • Ink fingerprint services can be done at most any Florida law enforcement office.

  • Electronic fingerprint devices are available in almost every Florida county.  Click here for a list of Florida Sheriff's Offices that provide electronic fingerprinting.


4. Obtain Photo For ID1

      Passport Type Photo

  • A Passport type color photograph must be submitted, either electronically or in print form when mailing an application.

  • Photograph specifications can be found on page 7 of the Application Instructions.


5. Application Submission

      Application Must Be Complete

  • Application can be submitted through the mail, or

  • Application can be completed at a Florida Department of Agriculture Regional Office, or

  • Application can be completed at an authorized Florida tax collector's office.

  •  Application Instructions

Click here for a list of Concealed Weapon License (CWL) Service Locations
 


Florida Fee Schedule2 - Click Here

     

  • $42 - Ink fingerprint processing fee3 or,

  • $35 - Approximate cost for electronic fingerprint processing fee3

  • $60 - State application/license fee

1 Fingerprints and photos are done when submitting an application in person (at an authorized tax office or a DOA office).
2 Does not include cost of training instruction.
3 Does not include cost of law enforcement agency taking the fingerprints (usually $2-10 charge)
 

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