Standard CCW permit application

CCW permit renewal application

Hours of Operation:

No Appointment Necessary           

Cash

Check, Money Order or Cashiers check made payable to:

"Summit County Sheriff's Office"

PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN  

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A LICENSE TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN:

             Applicant must be 21 years of age or older

Applicant must be legally living in The United States.

Applicant must have been a resident of OH for 45 days immediately preceding the date of application

 Applicant must have been a resident of Summit County or an adjoining county for 30 days immediately preceding the date of application.

Applicant must certify that he/she desires a legal means to carry a concealed handgun for defense of himself/herself or a member of his/her family while engaged in a lawful activity

             Applicant cannot be a fugitive from justice

 Applicant cannot be under indictment or charged or convicted of a felony or any narcotics, controlled substance, or dangerous drug violation

Applicant cannot have a conviction for assault if the victim of the assault is a peace officer

 Applicant cannot have a conviction within the 3 years immediately preceding the application date for a misdemeanor offense of violence other than assault of a peace officer, resisting arrest, or possessing a firearm in a liquor premises

 Applicant cannot have 2 or more convictions within the 5 years immediately preceding the application date for assault or negligent assault

 Applicant cannot have a conviction within the 10 years immediately preceding the application date for resisting arrest

 Applicant cannot have been adjudicated as a mental defective, or committed to any mental institution, or is not under a adjudication for mental incompetence, or has not been found mentally ill by a court and subject to hospitalization, or is not an involuntary patient.

 Applicant cannot at the time of application be subject to a civil protection order, a temporary protection order, or a protection order issued from another state.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:

A Completed application form to the Sheriff of the County where they reside of to the Sheriff of an adjacent county.

 A nonrefundable $67 application fee ($91.00 for applicants with less than 5 years residency)

 A color 2" x 2" color passport photograph that is clear with a plain white/light background of head/shoulders only. taken within 30 days of the application

 A set of fingerprints taken by the Sheriff’s Office

 A competency certification that must have been issued within the 3 years immediately preceding the date of application. (applicant must provide a copy of their training certificate)

 A certification that the applicant has read the safety pamphlet produced by the Ohio Peace Officers Training Commission

 THE DEFINITION OF A COMPETENCY CERTIFICATION IS DEFINED AS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

 A certification of completion within the last 3 years of a firearms safety training course offered by the National Riffle Association that complies with the statutory requirements for its curriculum

 OR

A certification of completion within the last 3 years of a firearms safety training course that is open to the public that has qualified instructors offered by or under the auspices of a law enforcement agency

 OR

 A certification of completion within the last 3 years of a peace officer training school that is approved by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission

 OR

 A certification of completion within the last 3 years of a basic firearms training program that complies with statutory requirements

 OR 

Documentation that the applicant is currently an active reserve member of the armed forces of the United States and through their military training acquired weapons training equivalent to the training requirements required by O.R.C. (2923.125(B)(3)(a),(b),(c),(e) or (f).
 

 OR

 Documentation that within the last 6 years the applicant was  honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States, and through their military training received firearms training as referenced in O.R.C.(2923.125(B)(3)(a),(b),(c),(e) or (f)., is a retired trooper with Ohio State Patrol, a retired peace officer or a retired federal law enforcement officer

(For questions regarding proper documentation, please call (330) 643-7922)

 OR

An affidavit that attests to the applicant’s satisfactory completion of a firearms safety course

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Upon receipt of an application for a license to carry a concealed handgun, the Sheriff will conduct a criminal records check and incompetency records check.

Within 45 days of receipt of an application the Sheriff will issue a license to carry a concealed handgun or deny the application.

If the application is issued after March 14, 2007, the license remains valid for 5 years, not later than 90 days before and not later than 30 days after the date of expiration, the applicant must apply for renewal of the license.

If the application is denied, the Sheriff will indicate in writing the reasons for the denial.  Upon denial, the applicant may proceed through an appeals process.

Any false statements on a application for a license or renewal of a license or temporary emergency license is a felony of the fourth degree.

Any fictitious or altered document that purports to be a certification of the person’s competence is a felony of the fourth degree.

Any person who alters a license or creates a fictitious document that purports to be a license is a felony of the fifth degree

Any person who possesses a license that has been revoked or suspended is felony of the fifth degree

Administration / Operations · 53 University Ave. · Akron, Ohio 44308-1679
Phone 330-643-2181 · Fax 330-434-2701
Summit County Jail · 205 East Crosier Street · Akron, Ohio 44311-2351
Phone 330-643-2171 · Fax 330-253-4138