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Pistol Permit Application and Instructions for Norwalk Residents Norwalk Police Department Temporarv State Pistol Permit Application and Instructions for Norwalk Residents Records Division One Monroe Street Norwalk, CT 06854 (203) 8s4-300e Dear Applicant: You MUST be a bona fide permanent resident of the Citv of Norwalk to be eligible to apply. Non-resident property/business owners are not eligible. You must be 2l years old at the time you submit your application. The State of Connecticut has implemented a Mandatory Online Pre-Enrollment procedure for fingerprint criminal history checks through the Connecticut Criminal History Request System (CCHRS) in which you must submit your information and pay the State and Federal fees online and then receive an Appli cant Transaction Number (ATN). Please follow the following Steps to be fingerprinted and submit an application for a temporary Pistol Permit. STEP # 1 - Online Pre-Enrollment with the State of Connecticut: L. Go to https://ct.flexcheck.us.idemia.io/cchrspreenroll (this link will also be on the Norwalk Police website) 2. Enter the Service Code E91E-8915 (designated only for Norwalk residents applying for a Pistol permit) 3. Enter your required information and pay the State $75 and FBI $13.25 fees (no longer collected by the police) 4. Print out Applicant Transaction Number (ATN) - you must have this number at fingerprinting. You cannot be fingerprinted without this Applicant Transaction Number. STEP # 2 - Schedule Fineerprint Appointment Online. ALL FINGERPRINTING IS NOW BY ONLINE APPOTNTMENT ONLY ! - NO WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED. 1. To make a fingerprint appointment you can: A: Go to the Norwalk Police website under the FAQs -'oHow do I Obtain a Pistol Permit" link and click on ooFingerprinting Online Scheduling" and choose a date and time slot. OR B: type o6Norwalk Online Appointment Hub" into your internet browser and choose the calendar for 66All Fingerprinting Services" OR C : Got to www.norwalkct.org/fingerprinting Fingerprinting Hours : TUESDAY: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm WEDNESDAY: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm. STEP # 3 - Items vou MIIST have at vour fingerprint appointment. **Below is a check-off list of the items that you MUST bring with you for your fingerprint appointment. Failure to have any of the items listed will make your application incomplete and you will NOT be fingerprinted. Make sure you have each Item Number. 1. FULLY COMPLETED APPLTCATION: On a State of Connecticut Pistol Permit Application Form DPS-799-C (revised 3/03/21). Outdated forms will not be accepted. Check off the box for "60 Day Temporary State Pistol Permit" on page 1. All Questions must be answered. 2. NOTARIZED APPLICATION: Have the application notarized prior to your arrival. We do not notarize applications. 3. APPLTCANT TRANSACTION NUMBER (ATN) Must bring a print out of the Applicant Transaction Number (ATN) that you were issued at the completion of the online pre- Enrollment. You CANNOT be fingerprinted without this number. A. BASTC PISTOL SAFETY COURSE CERTIFICATE: An original Certificate of Completion for a course approved by the Commissioner of Public Safety in the safety and use of pistols and revolvers. **If you are submitting a NRA certificate that has been issued after May of 2016, they must be the new NRA approved form with ooHome Level I - 4 completion. '(**The NRA's Firearms Safety Courseo' and o'First Steps Pistol Orientation Program" are NOT accepted. 5. PHOTO: One (1) passport size color photo of yourself to attach to application. 6. PAYMENT: Norwalk Police Fee : $70 (fingerprinting and background) Pavment Methods: CASH or DEBIT/CREDIT CARD or MONEY ORDER- payable to o'@". 7. VALID PHOTO IDENTIFICATION: Proof of your identity and Norwalk Residency. - State of Connecticut Driver License; OR - State of CT Photo Identilication Card Must show a Norwalk address 'r**Change License and Registration with CT DMV prior to fingerprint appointment if necessary. - Out of State Licenses NOT accepted. 8. PROOF of U.S. CITIZENSHIP or Lesallv in the U.S. You Must Bring One of the Following: Your United States Birth Certificate; OR Your Valid United States PassPort; OR Your Valid United States Permanent Resident Card B) Non-Immierant Alien in the United States legallv: 1 - Visa or l-94 form (vatid) 2 - Exceptions under 18 USC 922(y\(2) - Admitted to U.S. for hunting or has a valid hunting license. - Or received a waiver for the LJ.S. Attorney General. 9. The Temporary Pistol Permit is valid for only 60 days from the date it is signed. You must then convert the Temporary Pistol Permit to a State Permit with the Connecticut State Police and book an appointment on their website. 10. WARNING: You must list all applicable arrests and convictions from any State or Jurisdiction in the Criminal History Section on page 3 of the application. Failing to provide accurate and complete information may result in the violation of Connecticut General Statute 53a-157b - False Statement. This may lead to an arrest warrant for the omission of disqualifying arrests and convictions. 11. A conviction may consist of a variety of dispositions such as: being found guilty at trial or pleading guilty to lesser charges. You may serve jail time or receive suspended jail time. You may have received suspended jail time and paid a fine. Received Probation or a Conditional Discharge. Just because you didn't go to jail does not mean you were not convicted of a crime. If not sure, list them, it is your responsibility. 12. The CT Judicial website only contains conviction information that goes back L0 years from the current date. If you are not sure of your conviction status, you can go to 66CRIMINAL www.ct.sov/dps and download the HISTORY RECORD REQUEST FORM" and follow the instructions to get your criminal record prior to filling out the pistol permit application. Any Questions contact: Lt. Art Weisgerber 203-854-3164 (best option due to availability) Revised 712612021 Lt. Weisgerber NORWALK POLICE DEPT. Connecticut Criminal History Request System Fingerprint Service Code Form Service Name: TEMPORARY PISTOL PERMIT To register for your fingerprints to be taken, please visit https://ct.flexcheck.us.idemia.iolcchrsoreenroll and enter the following Service Code: E91E-8915 Service Code is unique to your hiring/licensing agency. Do not use this code for onother purpose. After entering the Service Code, confirm the Fingerprint Reason by selecting the "Yes - This information looks Correct" option. Complete the Pre-Enrollment information as completely as possible. All fields in bold font/blue highlight are mandatory to move forward with the process. After filling out all applicable fields, move to the next section by selecting the "submit Pre-Enrollment" button at the bottom of the screen. After completing the pre-enrollment steps, a confirmation screen will appear confirming registration is complete, including your Applicant Tracking Number. This Trackins Number will need to be taken to vour fingerprinting session. lt will also be sent to the e-mail address vou providg{.4llrins registration. 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STATE OF CONI{ECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AND PUBLIC PROTECTION DIVISION OF STATE POLICE Special Licensing and Firearms Unit PISTOL PE RMIT/ELIGIBI LITY CE RTI FICATE AP PLICATION fo C.G.S. .S$ 29-28 et s 29-36 et. and 53a-217 et. Before compteting this apptication, it rs suggesfed that you review the Connecticut General Sfafufes peftaining to firearms. These can be accessed on the lnternet at www.cqa.ct.qov or through your local library. Type of Permit Reque$qd: Check Box: I OO Oay Temporary State Pistol Permit ! Non-Resident State Pistol Permit X Eliginitity Certificate to Purchase Pistols or Revolvers E ftigiuitity Certificate to Purchase Long Guns_ lnstructions: lnstructions for Eligibility lnstructions for Non-Resident Certificates to Purchase Pistols lnstructions for State Pistol Permits: State Pistol Permits: or Revolvers and/or Eligibility Certificates to Purchase Long Guns: **CALL 1. Complete this form (DPS-799-C) and submit to DESPP FOR PACKET** Complete this form and submit in appropriate local authority (local police, resident You must hold a valid permit or person at DESPP Headquarters, state trooper or first select person, as applicable) license to carry a pistol or revolver Division of State Police, located at along with all of the following: issued by a recognized United Sfates 1111 Country Club Road, jurisdiction.
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