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Application for a Concealed Pistol License (CPL)
- Application Fee $105.00
- License Term:
A license 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. - Obtain application
from your local police, sheriff or County Clerk.
- Complete training before applying, and the certificate shall contain:
- The statement "This course complies with section 5j of 1927 of PA 372". (Original certificate required.)
- The printed name and signature of course instructor.
- That the individual has successfully completed the course. - Bring completed application with attachments (e.g., photo, safety training certificate, private investigator license copy) to the County Clerk.
- Photo; submit passport quality photo
with application.
(Face must fit into 1" x 1.25" area shown below.) - All applicants must be fingerprinted after submitting application. 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 1/1/2006 and, b) those prints are still in the Michigan State Police database).
- Fingerprint clearance and sheriff verifications may take several months.
- After verifications, applications go to Gun Board for approval.
- You may be required to appear before the Gun Board.
- After Board approval, Clerk’s office issues the CPL license.
- Lost license replacement fee is $10.00
Renewal
- Apply for renewal 3-6 months before your current license expires or you may experience a gap in your ability to carry concealed.
Entire
face must fit in 1" x 1.25" space.
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.
