Concealed Carry Permits
Click the button below for Concealed Handgun Permit information and applications. You can apply for a new application, renew your current application. (This Package includes Fingerprints, Notary Services, and the Carry Concealed Permit) Do Not Order/Schedule for Fingerprints or Notarize Documents (NEW)
Fingerprints / Other Services
Click the button below for fingerprinting information. You can pay for your fingerprinting online and make an appointment for your fingerprinting session. (DO NOT APPLY FOR FINGERPRINTS IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR A CONCEALED PERMIT)
Concealed Carry Permits. The process is easier than you think.
If you need to change the address on your permit, order a duplicate or check the status of your application please visit www.mecksheriff.com
The concealed carry permit is administered through your local Sheriff's office. All permits costs are non-refundable. The permit costs $90 for new permits and $75 to renew a permit. Click on the button above to start the application/renewal process.
Please visit the below website for further information regarding NC Concealed Handgun Firearms Laws and reciprocity:
NC DOJ Information
Fingerprints and Other Services. We are here to help.
Non-Criminal Fingerprinting is performed by your local Sheriff's Office. Fingerprints are $10 for up to 5 fingerprint cards. To pay for and schedule your fingerprinting appointment, click the button above to start the process.
For More Information, Contact:
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office
Judge Clifton E. Johnson Building
700 E. 4th Street, Suite 120
Charlotte, NC 28202
Phone: 704-336-3665
For Technical Support, Contact:
Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com
NC General Statute 14-315.1: Storage of firearms to protect minors
(a) Any person who resides in the same premises as a minor, owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves the firearm (i) in a condition that the firearm can be discharged and (ii) in a manner that the person knew or should have known that an unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor if a minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parents or a person having charge of the minor and the minor:
- Possesses it in violation of G.S. 14-269.2(b);
- Exhibits it in a public place in a careless, angry, or threatening manner;
- Causes personal injury or death with it not in self defense; or
- Uses it in the commission of a crime.
(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a person from carrying a firearm on his or her body, or placed in such close proximity that it can be used as easily and quickly as if carried on the body.
(c) This section shall not apply if the minor obtained the firearm as a result of an unlawful entry by any person.
(d) "Minor" as used in this section means a person under 18 years of age who is not emancipated. (1993, c. 558, s. 2; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 14, s. 11.)
GUN SAFETY TIPS FOR PARENTS
- If you keep a handgun in your home, always keep it unloaded and locked up!
- Always lock and store bullets separately from your gun. Young children can figure out how to load a gun.
- Keep a gun lock on your gun after it is unloaded. [Gun locks are excellent devices when used in combination with other safety habits. Gun locks can provide a false sense of security. All it takes is forgetting to lock a gun just one time. Or leaving the key where a child can find it. Always be diligent when using a gun lock. Always double check to make sure that it is locked at all times.
- Make sure children don't have access to the keys to gun locks and gun and ammunition storage areas.
- Even if you don't own a gun, talk with your children about the danger of guns and what to do if they find one while playing or at a friend's house.
- Explain to your children that guns are dangerous and that they should never touch them.
