CCW - Initial Permit

THE PROCESS:

• Complete the application online and gather supporting documents
  • Please Note: Paper applications are no longer accepted

• Initial Permits are now accepted and paid online: HERE

• Submit paperwork and complete Live Scan
  • It typically takes 90-120 days to receive your criminal background check from the Department of Justice.
  • Once that is received, the Sheriff’s Office will review the completed application packet and determine whether to grant or deny the license.
• You will be contacted:
  • if there are any issues
  • to make an appointment for a thumbprint and to pick up your license

YOU WILL NEED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ONLINE:

• Completed Standard Initial and Renewal Application for License to Carry a Concealed Weapon (including Section 7)
  • Signatures CAPTURED ONLINE.
  • Any firearms listed on the application must be registered to the applicant. This can be completed through the Attorney General's website.
• Proof of Mono County residency
  • Current driver's license - or -
  • Voter Registration
• DMV driving record printout
• Character References -Please list the names and contact information of three persons willing to serve as references. One of the three must be a person described in Penal Code section 273.5, subdivision (b) (your spouse or former spouse, your cohabitant or former cohabitant, your fiancée, or someone with whom you have, or previously had an engagement or dating relationship, or the mother or father of your child), if applicable. At least one of the three must be your cohabitant, if applicable. 
• Certificate indicating completion of an approved CCW course of up to 16 hours.
  • The course must have been completed within 6 months of applying for a CCW.
• Written verification from a recognized firearms instructor that you can safely manipulate and fire each weapon listed on the application.
• The current Fee is $193.00 for Initial Permit
  • Payment is accepted Online HERE.  http://monoca.permitium.com/ccw/start
• Request for LiveScan Service form
  • Complete the middle section only
  • LiveScan needs to be completed AFTER you submit your application online 
  • Call 760-932-7549, opt 5 to schedule your LiveScan

IF THE SHERIFF ISSUES YOU A CCW LICENSE, THE FOLLOWING RESTRICTIONS APPLY:

• Your license will be valid only within the State of California.
• Your license will be subject to any and all reasonable restrictions or conditions the Sheriff deems warranted, including restrictions as to the time, place, manner, and circumstances under which you may carry the concealed firearm.
• Your license will be valid for a period not to exceed two (2) years from the date of issuance.
• You will notify the Sheriff’s Office in writing within ten (10) days of any change of place of residency. If you move out of Mono County, your license will expire ninety (90) days after you move.