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.Gallia
County Sheriff’s Office
Ohio CCW
license applications are accepted Monday thru Friday from 8:00AM – 3:00PM
The Administrative section
is closed on holidays.
Ohio
Concealed Handgun License Information
Important Information:
Recently the
Ohio Attorney General raised processing fees they charge Sheriffs’ Offices
for criminal history record checks and firearm concealed carry licenses.
New
Concealed Carry Fees
EFFECTIVE: FRIDAY OCTOBER 16, 2009
NEW LICENSE:
$67.00 - 5 consecutive years as an Ohio resident
$91.00 –Less than 5 consecutive years as an Ohio resident
RENEWAL LICENSE:
$50.00 – 5 consecutive years as an Ohio resident
$74.00 – Less than 5 consecutive years as an Ohio resident
TEMPORARY
EMERGENCY LICENSE:
$37.00 – Emergency/Temporary License
$61.00 – Less than 5 consecutive years as an Ohio resident
LOST
LICENSE:
$15.00 – Replacement fee for lost license
FINGERPRINT
CARDS:
(Processed at the Jail for other than an Ohio Concealed Carry License)
$10.00 - EACH CARD
Completed applications must be submitted in person at the Gallia
County Sheriff’s Office located in the basement of the Gallia County
Courthouse, 18 Locust St. Gallipolis, Ohio.
An applicant must be a resident of Ohio for at least 45 days
before becoming eligible to apply and must be a resident of Gallia County
(or an adjoining county) for at least 30 of those 45 days. Applicants must
be at least 21 years of age and not a fugitive from justice. Many criminal
offenses will bar an applicant from obtaining a license. For further
detailed information, visit the State of Ohio Attorney General’s web site at
www.ag.state.oh.us.
Applicants must at the time of a NEW or RENEWAL application:
- Submit a completed application form (downloadable from the Attorney
General’s web site
www.ag.state.oh.us.) along with a color
2-inch by 2-inch passport type photo attached to the form. Renewal
applicants may renew their permit up to 90 days prior to their permit
expiration date and up to 30 days after.
- Submit a certificate of completion of a firearms safety courses
offered by or under the auspices of the NRA or other certification as
specified in ORC§2923.125. For renewals, the certificate of completion
must be valid within 6 years from the expiration date on the issued CCW
permit.
- Present a valid Ohio drivers license or Ohio ID card and the CCW
permit, if applicable.
- Pay a fee of sixty-seven dollars ($67.00) by Cash, Check, or Money
Order. Persons who have been a resident of Ohio for less than 5 years must
also pay an additional federal background check fee of ninety-one dollars
($91.00).
- Submit to fingerprinting necessary to conduct a background check.
The Gallia County Sheriff’s Office will inform applicants by mail, email
or by telephone. Please allow 45
days after application submission to receive the permit.
It is a felony to carry a firearm into the Gallia County Sheriff’s
Office or the Gallia County Courthouse.
If you are paying in cash you must bring the exact amount
needed for the transaction.
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