Under a recent change to New York State Law, people who have concealed carry permits are required to recertify their permit with the New York State Police every three years.
No change has been made to the recertification requirements for premises restricted permits. People with those permits will continue to recertify with the State Police every five years.
To help transition from the five-year recertification requirement to the new three-year requirement, anyone who had a concealed carry permit issued before September 1, 2020, will have until August 31, 2023, to recertify. In addition, those individuals who were issued a concealed carry permit or recertified after September 1, 2020, will not become due to recertify under the new law before August 31, 2023, and may therefore wait to recertify until the third year after permit issuance or their last recertification.
Recertification can only be done online. State Police will no longer accept paper forms.
*Note: People who have a permit issued in New York City , Nassau County , Suffolk County or Westchester County do not recertify with State Police. You must follow the requirements that are in place in your county.
You have until August 31, 2023 to recertify, and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
You have until August 31, 2023 to recertify, and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
You have until August 31, 2023 to recertify, and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
You have until August 31, 2023 to recertify, and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
You have until September 2023 to recertify, and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
You have until June 2025 to recertify and should then recertify every three years thereafter.
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No, there are no fees associated with recertification; however, existing county fees associated with new applications and amendments still apply.
No. The statute requires that, in order to recertify a firearms license, a person is required by statute to affirm that he/she is not prohibited from possessing firearms at the time of the recertification. Since a person with a suspended permit is prohibited from possessing firearms, he or she would not be able to meet this requirement and may therefore not recertify his/her firearms license while such license is suspended.
The process for amending your pistol / revolver license has not changed. File an amendment with your county licensing authority. Amendments have no impact on recertification.
No. You are still required to have your pistol / revolver license on your person while carrying a pistol or revolver.
Residents with a New York State and out of state identification may navigate to www.firearms.troopers.ny.gov and select “Check Recertification Status”. Out of state identification numbers may still be used to check your status by entering it in the DMV Client ID field. You have completed your portion of the recertification process when you receive a recertification number.
If you submitted a paper Recertification Form, your status will be "No recertification on file" until your information has been entered. Please allow sufficient time for mailing and entry.
If you submitted electronically, you should not receive this message. You may have chosen the "Save For Later" option and not submitted the recertification. You can retrieve a saved recertification for 90 days at www.firearms.troopers.ny.gov . Click on "Recertify Pistol Permit", then "Retrieve Recertification". If you did not save or submit your recertification, it will need to be reentered.
You have met the recertification requirements of subsection 10(b) of section 400.00 of the penal law, and your next recertification date is shown in the status.
If an email address is provided, a Confirmation of Submission containing your Recertification Number will be emailed confirming receipt of your recertification. Email addresses may also be used for communication regarding future recertification cycles.
Information such as name, address, date of birth, New York State Driver License or Non-Driver Identification number, and an inventory of your licensed pistols and revolvers will be required. Most of the information needed for recertification can be found on your county issued pistol / revolver license. You will need to have a New York State Driver License or Non-Driver Identification Card in order to process your recertification.
Out of state residents who do not possess either a New York State Driver License or Non-Driver Identification Card must use the paper form to recertify and must attach a copy of their driver’s license or non-driver identification from their state of issuance.
Click on the "Add Firearm" button for each additional firearm.
Click on the magnifying glass next to the "Manufacturer" field, and enter the name of your manufacturer in the "Search" box.
To enter a manufacturer that is not listed:
From the Manufacturer search feature:
Caliber must be entered as a number only, without punctuation, mm, or other alphabetic designations. Examples:
The issue date entered should be the date (or approximate date if unknown) that you were originally issued a pistol / revolver license, not the date that you transferred or amended your license.
Once submitted, your recertification cannot be modified electronically. If you have already submitted your recertification, please call 1-855-LAW-GUNS (1-855-529-4867).
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