National Carry AcademyApplying for a Permit in Idaho
January 10, 2016
Applying for a permit in the State requires that you go to the Sheriff’s department in your region and complete all application paperwork and requirements at that time. When applying make sure you have both an identification with a photo and the completed training certificate. In some areas the Sheriff’s office will offer training.
The Sheriff’s office is authorized to collect all appropriate fees for processing fingerprints and other materials as necessary. For specific information on fees contact the Sheriff’s office as they may change.
The permit is good for a period of five years.
18-3302. Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
(7) The sheriff of a county, on behalf of the state of Idaho, must, within ninety (90) days after the filing of a license application by any person who is not disqualified as provided herein from possessing or receiving a firearm under state or federal law, issue a license to the person to carry concealed weapons on his person within this state. Such license shall be valid for five (5) years from the date of issuance.
(8) The sheriff must make license applications readily available at the office of the sheriff, at other public offices in his or her jurisdiction and on the website of the Idaho state police. The license application shall be in a form to be prescribed by the director of the Idaho state police.
(9) The sheriff may require the applicant to demonstrate familiarity with a firearm and must accept any one
(1) of the following as evidence of the applicant’s familiarity with a firearm: (a) Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the department of fish and game or a similar agency of another state; (b) Completion of any national rifle association firearms safety or training course or any national rifle association hunter education course or any equivalent course; (c) Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency, community college, college, university or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the national rifle association or the Idaho state police; (d) Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or offered for any division or subdivision of a law enforcement agency or security enforcement agency; (e) Evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or military service; (f) Is currently licensed to carry concealed weapons pursuant to this section, unless the license has been revoked for cause; (g) Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state certified or national rifle association certified firearms instructor; or (h) Other training that the sheriff deems appropriate.
(10) Any person applying for original issuance of a license to carry concealed weapons must submit his fingerprints with the completed license application.
(11) A license to carry concealed weapons shall not be issued to any person who: (a) Is under twenty-one (21) years of age, except as otherwise provided in this section;
(14) The fee for original issuance of a license shall be twenty dollars ($20.00), The sheriff may collect the actual cost of any additional fees necessary to cover the cost of processing fingerprints lawfully required by any state or federal agency or department, and the actual cost of materials for the license lawfully required by any state agency or department, which costs must be paid to the state.
(15) The fee for renewal of the license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00), Additional Fees may be collected as stated in (14) above.
(17) No city, county or other political subdivision of this state shall modify or add to the requirements of this section, nor shall a city, county or political subdivision ask the applicant to voluntarily submit any information not required in this section.
(19) The sheriff of a county may issue a license to carry a concealed weapon to those individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years who in the judgment of the sheriff warrant the issuance of the license. Such issuance shall be subject to limitations which the issuing authority deems appropriate.
Information on enhanced concealed licenses:
18-3302K. Issuance of Enhanced Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
(4) The sheriff must deny an enhanced license to carry a concealed weapon if the applicant is disqualified under any of the criteria listed in section 18-3302(11), Idaho Code, or does not meet all of the following qualifications:
(a) Is over the age of twenty-one (21) years;
(b) Has been a legal resident of the state of Idaho for at least six (6) consecutive months before filing an application under this section or holds a current license or permit to carry concealed weapons issued by his state of residence; and
(c) Has successfully completed within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding filing an application, a qualifying handgun course as specified in this paragraph and taught by a certified instructor who is copy of the certificate of successful completion of the handgun course, in a form to be prescribed by the director of the Idaho state police and signed by the course instructor, must be submitted to the sheriff at the time of filing an application under this section.
Fees for the enhanced permit are the same as those for the normal so check with the Sheriff’s office for specifics. The same application and forms are used as well for both. The license will also appear the same but will have the word enhanced written on it.
Emergency License 18-3302
(6) The sheriff of the county of the applicant’s residence or, if the applicant has obtained a protection order pursuant to chapter 63, title 39, Idaho Code, the sheriff of a county where the applicant is temporarily residing may issue a temporary emergency license for good cause pending review of an application made under subsection (7) of this section. Temporary emergency licenses must be easily distinguishable from regular licenses. A temporary emergency license shall be valid for not more than ninety (90) days.
Applying for a Permit in Idaho
January 10, 2016
Applying for a permit in the State requires that you go to the Sheriff’s department in your region and complete all application paperwork and requirements at that time. When applying make sure you have both an identification with a photo and the completed training certificate. In some areas the Sheriff’s office will offer training.
The Sheriff’s office is authorized to collect all appropriate fees for processing fingerprints and other materials as necessary. For specific information on fees contact the Sheriff’s office as they may change.
The permit is good for a period of five years.
18-3302. Issuance of Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
(7) The sheriff of a county, on behalf of the state of Idaho, must, within ninety (90) days after the filing of a license application by any person who is not disqualified as provided herein from possessing or receiving a firearm under state or federal law, issue a license to the person to carry concealed weapons on his person within this state. Such license shall be valid for five (5) years from the date of issuance.
(8) The sheriff must make license applications readily available at the office of the sheriff, at other public offices in his or her jurisdiction and on the website of the Idaho state police. The license application shall be in a form to be prescribed by the director of the Idaho state police.
(9) The sheriff may require the applicant to demonstrate familiarity with a firearm and must accept any one
(1) of the following as evidence of the applicant’s familiarity with a firearm: (a) Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the department of fish and game or a similar agency of another state; (b) Completion of any national rifle association firearms safety or training course or any national rifle association hunter education course or any equivalent course; (c) Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency, community college, college, university or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the national rifle association or the Idaho state police; (d) Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or offered for any division or subdivision of a law enforcement agency or security enforcement agency; (e) Evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or military service; (f) Is currently licensed to carry concealed weapons pursuant to this section, unless the license has been revoked for cause; (g) Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state certified or national rifle association certified firearms instructor; or (h) Other training that the sheriff deems appropriate.
(10) Any person applying for original issuance of a license to carry concealed weapons must submit his fingerprints with the completed license application.
(11) A license to carry concealed weapons shall not be issued to any person who: (a) Is under twenty-one (21) years of age, except as otherwise provided in this section;
(14) The fee for original issuance of a license shall be twenty dollars ($20.00), The sheriff may collect the actual cost of any additional fees necessary to cover the cost of processing fingerprints lawfully required by any state or federal agency or department, and the actual cost of materials for the license lawfully required by any state agency or department, which costs must be paid to the state.
(15) The fee for renewal of the license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00), Additional Fees may be collected as stated in (14) above.
(17) No city, county or other political subdivision of this state shall modify or add to the requirements of this section, nor shall a city, county or political subdivision ask the applicant to voluntarily submit any information not required in this section.
(19) The sheriff of a county may issue a license to carry a concealed weapon to those individuals between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years who in the judgment of the sheriff warrant the issuance of the license. Such issuance shall be subject to limitations which the issuing authority deems appropriate.
Information on enhanced concealed licenses:
18-3302K. Issuance of Enhanced Licenses to Carry Concealed Weapons.
(4) The sheriff must deny an enhanced license to carry a concealed weapon if the applicant is disqualified under any of the criteria listed in section 18-3302(11), Idaho Code, or does not meet all of the following qualifications:
(a) Is over the age of twenty-one (21) years;
(b) Has been a legal resident of the state of Idaho for at least six (6) consecutive months before filing an application under this section or holds a current license or permit to carry concealed weapons issued by his state of residence; and
(c) Has successfully completed within the twelve (12) months immediately preceding filing an application, a qualifying handgun course as specified in this paragraph and taught by a certified instructor who is copy of the certificate of successful completion of the handgun course, in a form to be prescribed by the director of the Idaho state police and signed by the course instructor, must be submitted to the sheriff at the time of filing an application under this section.
Fees for the enhanced permit are the same as those for the normal so check with the Sheriff’s office for specifics. The same application and forms are used as well for both. The license will also appear the same but will have the word enhanced written on it.
Emergency License 18-3302
(6) The sheriff of the county of the applicant’s residence or, if the applicant has obtained a protection order pursuant to chapter 63, title 39, Idaho Code, the sheriff of a county where the applicant is temporarily residing may issue a temporary emergency license for good cause pending review of an application made under subsection (7) of this section. Temporary emergency licenses must be easily distinguishable from regular licenses. A temporary emergency license shall be valid for not more than ninety (90) days.