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Oklahoma Concealed Carry Firearm Licenses
New Applicants If you wish to apply for an Oklahoma Concealed Carry Firearms License, you must first take the State of Oklahoma's approved Concealed Carry class. At the completion of the class, you will be issued a certificate of completion. This certificate, along with the completed Concealed Carry License packet must be brought to the sheriff's department in the county where you reside. You may apply for a 5 year license for $100, or a 10 year license for $200. You will need the $100 or $200 in the form of a cashier's check, money order or a credit card made payable to the OSBI (Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.) The OSBI does not accept cash or personal checks. You will also need $35 in cash, cashier's check, personal check or money order, Residents of Sequoyah County should make these checks payable to the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department does not accept credit cards. We do accept cash, money orders, cashiers checks or personal checks. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department will be able to take your fingerprints and photographs for your license packet. Our staff will also check your package and countersign and date it for you. We will conduct the local background check as is required by the State of Oklahoma and mail your application to the OSBI within ten (10) days of receiving your application. After the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) receives your application, they will have ninety (90) days to process your request. The OSBI will mail you a letter telling you when they have mailed your license to the Sequoyah County Sheriff. At that time, you may pick up your license during regular business hours. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office processes license applications Monday through Friday during regular business hours. There may be a wait time depending on the time of day you arrive. This is due to the fingerprinting process. Since the fingerprinting machine is located inside the jail facility, we sometimes have to wait to enter the jail if there are inmates out in the book-in area. Mondays and Wednesdays usually have longer wait periods due to court arraignments which affect the inmate population. The concealed carry license is valid for five (5) years. Renewals In order to renew your concealed carry license, you must first obtain a concealed carry packet. You will not need to attend the firearms training school, nor will you need to be re-fingerprinted as long as your license has not expired, or has been expired for less than one (1) year. You will need two (2) photographs which you can obtain at the Sequoyah County Sheriff's Department. The cost will be $10. The Oklahoma State Bureaus of Investigation charges $85 for a 5 year renewal or $170 for a 10 year renewal. If your license expired over 1 year ago, you will need to resubmit your fingerprints in addition to the new photograph and completing the renewal package. You will not need to re-take the firearms course. The cost will be $100 for a 5 year license, or $200 for a 10 year license and should be made payable to the OSBI. You will also need $35 payable to the Sequoyah County Sheriff. The Sequoyah County Sheriff's Office accepts cash, money order order, cashiers check or personal check. We do not accept credit cards. Receiving My License We are often asked how long it takes to receive your license after you apply. By Oklahoma State law, we are given 10 days to complete our local background investigation before submitting your package to the OSBI. Normally, we will have your packet in the mail to the OSBI within 3 days. When the OSBI receives your packet, they have 90 days to complete your packet and either issue your concealed carry card or deny your request. Therefore you should allow 100 days for the OSBI to make their final response to you. When the OSBI issues your concealed carry license, they will notify you by mail that they have mailed your license to the Sheriff's Office where you applied for your license. We normally receive your license the same day by registered mail. You may pick your license up during our normal business hours. Another question we are frequently asked is "What if I don't get my license or a letter from the OSBI after 100 days? You can contact our office during regular business hours and we will assist you in contacting the OSBI to trace your request. This has very rarely happened in the past and it probably will not happen to you. Just remember, if it does, we are here to help you. Firearms Training Classes Who teaches the required Firearms Training Classes in Sequoyah County and when and where are the classes held? You may contact State Representative Glen "Bud" Smithson at (918) 775-0367 or Officer Justin Smithson at (918) 571-2312 to enroll in a class. Both of these gentlemen are firearms instructors certified in teaching the concealed carry training class. The classes are held southwest of Sallisaw near Kerr Lake. Scheduled classes are held on Saturdays. Pre-registration is required.
Concealed carry application packets can be obtained at no cost by emailing sda@osbi.state.ok.us and putting "SDA Application Request" in the subject line. You may also call the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation, Concealed Carry Division, in Oklahoma City at (800) 522-8017 ext. 2517. You may also recieve an application packet at the time you take your concealed carry course.
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Deputy Pamela L. Crutchfield webmaster This page last updated June 19, 2008 |
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