Concealed Weapons Licenses Information

Application for a Concealed Weapons License (CCW)

Pursuant to MCL 28.425a, the Concealed Weapons Licensing Board members are: the director of State Police (Board Chair), the Kent County Sheriff, a certified gun safety instructor (appointed board member). The County Clerk is the clerk of the licensing board.

• Fee: $105.00
• License Term:
  Any license issued on/after July 1, 2006, is valid until applicant’s birth date “that falls not less than 4 years or more than 5 years after the license is issued” by the Gun Board.
• Application for a license may be obtained from your local police, sheriff’s department or County Clerk.
• Training must be completed before applying and the certificate of completion shall contain the statement, “This course complies with section 5j of 1927 PA 372.”
• Completed applications with attachments (e.g., photos, safety training certificate, private investigator license copy) are filed with the County Clerk.
• All applicants must be fingerprinted after application is submitted. If not done by the sheriff, there will be an extra charge. (You may not have to be reprinted on renewal if a) you were printed after January 1, 2007, and b) those prints are still in the Michigan State Police database.)
• Fingerprint clearance and sheriff verifications may take several months.
• After verifications, applications are submitted to Gun Board for approval.
• After Board approval, Clerk’s office issues the CCW license.
• Lost license replacement fee - $10.00

Michigan State Police- Firearms Laws of Michigan

Renewal

When you are renewing your license, you should start the process at least 3 months before the expiration of your current license.