Source: https://www.sonomasheriff.org/ccw
Timestamp: 2018-06-20 18:38:34
Document Index: 153177671

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 26150', '§ 26155', '§ 26165', '§ 26200', '§ 26220', '§830', '§ 831', '§ 26210']

Concealed Weapons Permits — Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
(a) Be a resident of unincorporated Sonoma County or the Cities of Windsor, Sonoma, Cloverdale, Cotati or Healdsburg.(Penal Code § 26150; Penal Code § 26155).
To apply for a Concealed Carry Weapon License please click here.
(h) Be free from any psychological conditions that might make the applicant unsuitable for carrying a firearm.
(i) Complete required training (Penal Code § 26165).
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETION:
Read the application in its entirety, including all sections and Agreement Statement 6 of 7: Firearms Prohibiting Categories (pages 12 and 13). Complete all required sections . A $47.00 non-refundable application fee will be collected when you submit your application.
After initial review of your application, you may be contacted to schedule an interview with an Investigator. (Please be sure to include your best phone contact information on your application.) You will be notified in writing of the approval or denial within 30 to 90 days of submitting your application to the Sheriff's Office. If your application receives initial preliminary approval and moves on to the next step in the application approval process, you will be notified in writing to provide the following:
Beginning with DOJ LiveScan (fingerprinting) conducted at the Sheriff's Office, you will also be required to provide proof of completion of an initial CCW course taught by one of the Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chiefs' Association (SCLECA) approved CCW training providers, three original and individual letters of character reference. The Sheriff's Office will not ask you to provide any of the above documentation until we have received your DOJ and FBI fingerprint clearance. Once we receive these clearances, we will contact you in writing and provide additional information on what is required next.
Depending on DOJ and FBI clearance response times, the entire application/ approval process can take up to 90 days.
ISSUED FIREARMS PERMITS:
In the event a license to carry a firearm is issued by the Sheriff, the following shall apply:
(b) The license will be subject to any and all reasonable restrictions or conditions the Sheriff has deemed warranted, including restrictions as to the time, place, manner and circumstances under which the person may carry the firearm.
All such restrictions or conditions shall be conspicuously noted on any license issued (Penal Code § 26200).
Each license shall be numbered and clearly identify the licensee.
All licenses shall be subjected to inspection by the Sheriff or any law enforcement officer.
(c) The license will be valid for a period not to exceed two years from the date of issuance (Penal Code § 26220).
A CCW renewal course must be satisfactorily completed every two years incident to renewal of your CCW license. See below for our list of approved CCW training providers. Click here to renew online. Submit your renewal documentation approximately 30 days prior to your CCW expiration date. As of July 1, 2017 the renewal fee is $85.75.
A license issued to a state or federal magistrate, commissioner or judge will be valid for a period not to exceed three years.
A license issued to any reserve peace officer as defined in Penal Code §830.6 (a) or (b), or a custodial officer employed by the Sheriff as provided in Penal Code § 831.5 will be valid for a period not to exceed four years, except that such license shall be invalid upon the individual's conclusion of service as a reserve or custodial officer.
(d) If the licensee's place of residence was the basis for issuance of a license and the licensee moves out of the county of issuance, the license shall expire 90 days after the licensee has moved (Penal Code § 26210(d)).
(e) The licensee shall notify this department in writing within 10 days of any change of place of residency.
(f) Carrying a weapon is not authorized when the licensee is under psychiatric care.
(g) Carrying a weapon is not authorized when the licensee is under the influence of medication, illicit substances, or has consumed any alcoholic beverage.
(h) Carrying a weapon is not authorized when the licensee is present on the premises where the service of alcoholic beverages is the primary function.
(i) Absent an exemption noted on the license, the licensee is expressly prohibited from carrying firearms on the property of any school, court building, court room, jail or prison facility, or any other place where firearms are prohibited.
Questions? Call the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Bureau (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) at (707) 565-2185.
SONOMA COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT CHIEFS' ASSOCIATION
APPROVED CCW TRAINING COURSE PROVIDERS
(707) 479-0337
Peter Koch Associates
Peter Koch (415) 457-6900
Zip Showket (415) 497-1983
Ray Higbee
(707) 744-1261
Big Ranch Defensive Firearm Training
(707) 815-0985
TomB33@aol.com
Crosshair Training
(707) 486-4445
crosshairtraining.com
RMC Firearms Instruction, LLC
(916) 747-3817
www.ccwinstr.com
Cody Andrade
(707) 953-9414