Trinity — Initial and Renewal Application Instructions (PDF

Source: https://www.trinitycounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4293/Initial-and-Renewal-Application-Instructions-PDF

TRINITY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 101 Memorial Drive, P.O. Box 1228 Weaverville, CA 96093 (530) 623-2611

TIM SAXON, Sheriff/Coroner BRYAN WARD, Undersheriff

INITIAL / RENEWAL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS CARRY CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMIT

CRITERIA FOR APPLYING FOR A CCW PERMIT IN TRINITY COUNTY: Must be 21 years of age or older. Must possess a valid California Driver’s License. Must be a permanent resident of Trinity County (minimum of 6 months) prior to applying for your permit. Your application, per Senate Bill 2 (SB2) now requires a thorough background check and reviewing publicly available information on social media accounts. Per Senate Bill 2 (SB2) all initial and renewal applicant’s are now required to submit Livescan fingerprinting before any license will be issued. No felony or serious misdemeanor arrests and/or convictions. No history of mental illness, or currently under treatment/counseling for mental or emotional problems. No arrest for any crime, or involvement in any situation in which, in the opinion of the Sheriff’s Office, indicates an individual is not suited for a CCW Permit. No affiliation with criminal groups or gangs. If you are currently a Defendant/Respondent named within and subject to a current Temporary Restraining Order/Protection Order/Order of Hearing, you may not apply for a CCW permit until these court orders are fully expired.

In order to apply for an initial CCW you first must take a certifying class consisting of a minimum 16 hours of instruction on firearm safety, shooting technique, safe handling and laws regarding permissible use of a firearm. The firearms course must be taken within 6 months of applying for your license. (Please see Firearms Qualification Course PDF for details). After completing the course, please fill out the California Department of Justice Bureau of Firearms Standard Initial and Renewal Application for License to Carry a Concealed Weapon. Please complete ALL pages of the application- DO NOT SIGN your application until you have come into the Sheriff’s administration office to submit it and then it is witnessed by a Sheriff’s Office staff member.

After completing the application, please call the Record’s Office staff at (530) 623-2611 to make an appointment to be fingerprinted (Live scanned). For your scheduled fingerprinting appointment please bring: The COMPLETED application (not signed). A copy of your firearms safety class training certificate and qualification form. The weapons (unloaded in a locked case) that you wish to have included on your license.

You may have a maximum of three (3) weapons on your concealed weapons license. Proof of residency in Trinity County is required. Two bills showing proof of six months current residence in Trinity County (Current month and six months ago), along with a valid California Driver’s License. At the time you are fingerprinted you will be required to pay an application/processing fee of $113.00 (check or cash only). This fee is non- refundable. At the time of your second appointment, the interview with the Sheriff, you will be required to pay an application/processing fee of $50.00 (check or cash only).

Upon TCSO receiving a response on your fingerprint check from the California Department of Justice and FBI, which can take anywhere from 30 to 60 days, you will receive a call from the Records Department to make an appointment for your interview with the Sheriff.

After interviewing you and reviewing your application, the Sheriff will make the decision to either approve or deny your license. If your license is approved, you will receive your license immediately. If your license is denied, you will receive a letter from the Sheriff’s Office stating so.

For your CCW renewal license, (a license expired more than three (3) months will not be renewed), you will need to make an appointment for livescan fingerprinting as required by the new provisions in SB2. Please call the Record’s Office staff at (530) 623-2611:

Please have your COMPLETED application (not signed). A copy of your 8 hours firearms safety class training certificate and qualification form. If your weapons remain the same, you do not need to bring them with you. Any weapon that is not listed on your current license that you are wishing to add must be brought in (unloaded in a locked case) for a weapons check – your weapons must be registered in your name. You may have a maximum of three (3) weapons on your concealed weapons license. Your California Driver’s License AND your previous CCW license. At the time you are fingerprinted and submit your CCW renewal application you will be required to pay an application/processing fee of $113.00 (check or cash only). This fee is non-refundable.

Please disregard page 6 as open carry is not being offered currently.