Concealed Pistol Licenses will be issued in accordance with the Washington State Law RCW 09.41.070
• APPLICATIONS are handled at the front office and are available anytime during regular business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (excluding holidays).
• FINGERPRINTS for the application are taken during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. (excluding holidays).
• PROCESSING TIME for applications is up to 30 days and the license will be mailed to your mailing address. However, if the applicant does not have a valid permanent Washington driver's license or Washington state identification card or has not been a resident of the state for the previous consecutive ninety days, the issuing authoriy shall have up to sixty days after the filing of the application to issue a license. It will be the applicant’s responsibility to contact this agency for disposition of application. Call 360-834-4151.
• LICENSES (originals or renewals) will be processed during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 A.M to 5:00 P.M. (excluding holidays).
• All applicants are required to complete an application form.
• Fees for Concealed Pistol Licenses:
FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND DUE AT TIME OF APPLICATION
Original $18 Money Order and $34.50 Cash/Check (Total Cost $52.50)
Renewal $18 Money Order and $14 Cash/Check (Total Cost $32.00)
Late $21 Money Order and $21 Cash/Check (Total Cost $42.00)
Replacement $10 Cash/Check
Per statute, cash or check payment may be made for the full cost; however, Renewal and Late Renewal Licenses paid in full with cash or check will be delayed while monies are processed by the finance department. Money orders are mailed by us to the Department of Licensing. Leave the payee line blank, we will type in the appropriate information.
Licenses are valid for 5 years from date of issue. It is the APPLICANTS’ responsibility to renew the license; there will not be a notification of expiration mailed.
RENEWALS can be issued 90 days prior to renewal date.
LATE RENEWALS can be issued up to 90 days after expiration date of license. Late renewal fees will be charged from the day after the expiration date listed on the license. Any licensee whose license is expired over 90 days will need to make an original application and pay original application fees.
If your address changes, you may apply for a replacement license, but this is not required.
NOTICE FOR CONCEALED PISTOL LICENSE APPLICANTS
State law: On July 1, 1993, Washington State made it unlawful for you to possess a firearm or concealed pistol license if you have been convicted in any court for domestic violence assault. (RCW 9.41.040)
Federal Law: Federal law makes it unlawful for you to possess a firearm if you have been convicted in any court of domestic violence assault (felony or misdemeanor), regardless of the date of conviction.
Note: A person is not considered convicted if the person has received a pardon or has had his/her firearms rights restored by the appropriate court. This does not include “Certificates of Rehabilitation” issued by Washington courts.
CAUTION: Although state and local laws do not differ, federal law and state law on the possession of firearms may differ. You may be prosecuted in federal court if prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm. A state license is not a defense to a federal prosecution.
WASHINGTON STATE PROHIBITIVE CRIMES
1. Conviction or adjudication for any felony offense in this state or elsewhere.
2. Any of the following crimes when committed by one family or household member against another, committed on or after July 1, 1993:
• Assault in the fourth degree
• Coercion
• Stalking
• Reckless endangerment in the second degree
• Criminal trespass in the first degree
• Violation of the provisions of a protection order or no-contact order restraining the person or excluding the person from a residence.
The application fees for a Concealed Pistol License are non-refundable. If you are not sure you are eligible to possess a firearm, we encourage you to contact an attorney before submitting an application for a Concealed Pistol License.
