Initial Application Instructions

The applicant must:

•     Request or print an application;

•     Read and become knowledgeable of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act;

•     Complete the required firearms safety and training class or apply for and receive an exemption;

•     GENERAL APPLICANTS-- the original certificate received from the certified firearms instructor upon completion of the required safety and   training course must be included with your application;

•     FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR APPLICANTS-- a copy of your certificate is acceptable;

•     APPLICANTS RECEIVING A TRAINING EXEMPTION-- you must include the original exemption certificate;

•     Complete the application form and attach two (2) color, passport style photographs*; 

NO PERSONALLY PRINTED PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE ACCEPTED

•      Take the completed application, photographs, required fees, and the blank finger print cards found in the application packet to the Sheriff’s Office in the county where he or she resides.

*Photo service may be available at your sheriff’s office for a fee not to exceed $10.00.

At the sheriff’s office, the applicant will:

•      Voluntarily sign the completed application form in person before the sheriff upon a sworn oath that the applicant knows the contents of the application and that the information contained in the application is true and correct.

     Any person making any false or misleading statement on an application for a handgun license shall, upon conviction, be guilty of perjury as defined by Section 491 of O. S. Title 21.Any conviction shall be punished as provided in Section 500 of the same title.  In addition to a criminal conviction, the person shall be denied the right to have a concealed handgun license pursuant to the provisions of Section 1290.10 of the Oklahoma SDA and the OSBI shall revoke the handgun license, if issued;

The sheriff will:

•      Preview the photographs of the applicant and verify that the person making application for a handgun license is the same person who signed the application form; proof of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license with a photograph of the applicant or an Oklahoma state photo identification card for the applicant shall be required to be presented by the applicant to the sheriff for verification of the person’s identity; 

•      take two complete sets of fingerprints of the applicant;

•      submit both sets of fingerprints, the completed application, certificate of training or exemption, a report of information deemed pertinent to an investigation of the applicant for a handgun license, the photographs and processing fee to the OSBI within fourteen (14) days of taking the fingerprints.

 Fees and Forms of Payment:

NO PERSONAL CHECKS, BUSINESS CHECKS OR CASH ACCEPTED

    A money order or cashier’s check in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) made payable to the sheriff -- covers the fee for fingerprinting and local agency criminal history record checks conducted by the Sheriff’s Office;  the table below represents fees to be paid to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

*Acceptable forms of payment include Money Orders, Cashier’s checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover.

 PLEASE ALLOW 90 DAYS FOR PROCESSING THE COMPLETE APPLICATION.  INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE PROCESSED.

Results:

When applications have been processed, applicants will be notified of the results by mail.  After approval of the application, the license must be picked up at the Sheriff’s Office in the county where the applicant resides. 

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