IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE SHERIFF
For all fingerprint appointments, you will be provided or required to wear a mask for your appointment. You will also be required to wash your hands when you check in for your fingerprint appointment. Thank you for your cooperation.
General Information
Learning the laws regulating the use of firearms is a must for responsible ownership. Local regulations differ and laws vary from state to state. Citizens must check with the jurisdiction where the gun is to be used.
The Sheriff and his staff are required to follow strict state guidelines when performing the necessary background checks for concealed handgun permits. During the application process, you will be asked to schedule an appointment to be fingerprinted and to submit your paperwork. Depending on the current volume of CHP requests, the earliest appointment may be 4-8 weeks into the future. Please note that you will be required to pay now to reserve your appointment.
Due to the nature of the detailed due diligence, actual processing times can take several weeks. The Sheriff and his staff have 45 days from the date all application materials are received (not from the date of application) to either issue or deny a permit. This includes receipt of all medical records, mental health records, criminal records checks and dispositions. Please do not call the Sheriff’s Office to inquire if your permit is back. You will be contacted if additional information is needed and you will be notified by email when your permit is ready to be picked up.
Concealed handgun permits must be obtained from the county Sheriff of your county of residence.
For RENEWAL applications, you will need to drop off your paperwork in order for it to be processed properly. You will be asked to select an appointment for your renewal. Please select a time, however you can drop off your application packet at any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at the Sheriff's Office.
If you are RENEWING a Concealed Handgun Permit, you MUST apply at least 30 days PRIOR to the expiration date, but no more than 90 days prior.
If your permit has EXPIRED, but it has been LESS than 60 days since the expiration date, you will not have to take the safety course again, but you will have to apply as a NEW applicant, which includes being fingerprinted and paying a $90.00 application fee. You must also make a fingerprint appointment.
If 60 or more days have passed since your permit expired, you must take the safety course again and apply for a NEW permit, which includes being fingerprinted and paying a $90.00 application fee.
Pricing
- A New Concealed Handgun Permit costs $90.00, which includes the $10.00 fingerprinting fee.
- A Renewal Concealed Handgun Permit costs $75.00.
- A New Concealed Handgun Permit for a RETIRED Law Enforcement Officer costs $45.00. Special conditions apply.
- A Renewal Concealed Handgun Permit for a RETIRED Law Enforcement Officer costs $40.00. Special conditions apply.
- To request a DUPLICATE permit or submit a change of address, please report in person to the Sheriff’s Office to complete the necessary paperwork.
- Click on the links to the left to apply for a permit.
Gaining competency with firearms is like learning to drive a car or fly an airplane. You need expert instruction and practice. There is no shortcut. If you are not willing to invest the time and effort to become competent, then having a firearm and trying to use it can, in many instances, be more hazardous than any impending threat.
Concealed Handgun Permit Requirements: must meet ALL requirements
Applicant Must:
- be a citizen or a naturalized citizen;
- be twenty-one (21) years of age;
- have attained at least one month's residency (30 days) in Union County;
- not suffer from any mental or physical infirmity which would prevent safe handgun handling and operation
- at the time of pickup, provide a valid NC Driver's License or other NC Picture ID with current address provided by the State of North Carolina.
- successfully complete a firearms training and safety course that has been designed by the North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Commission (See Yellow Pages or a firearms dealer for businesses that provide training).
Please note that as part of the application process, you will authorize the Union County Clerk of Superior Court to inform the Sheriff of Union County whether or not the clerks’ records contain the record of any involuntary mental commitment proceeding under Article 5 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes in which you have been named as a respondent. The purpose of this release is to enable the Sheriff to determine your qualification and competence to purchase a concealed handgun permit.
A criminal background check is performed on each applicant before granting the permit. The processing of the concealed handgun permit application takes much longer than a handgun purchase permit application. The Sheriff and his staff have 45 days from the date all application materials are received (not from the date of application) to either issue or deny a permit NC General Statute 14-415.15(a). This includes receipt of all medical records, mental health records, criminal records checks and dispositions.
Anyone interested in applying for a concealed carry handgun permit must make an appointment online using this system. Prior to using this system, make sure you have the following information available.
- NC Driver's license number
- NC Firearms Training Certificate Number (located at the bottom right corner of the certificate)
If you have a Law Enforcement Qualification (NCGS 14-415.12(A)), in order to exempt you from taking the NC Firearms Safety Training Course, there is an additional exemption form that must be submitted as part of your application packet. You may obtain this form in person at the Union County Sheriff's Office. This form must be signed by an agency representative at your place employment or former place of employment.
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For More Information, Contact:
Union County Sheriff's Office
3370 Presson Rd
Monroe, NC 28112
For questions about your permit application:
Email: console@unioncountync.gov
Phone: 704-283-3789
For Technical Support, Contact:
Permitium Software
Email: help@permitium.com
Phone: (855) 642-2453
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.)