KRS 237.110to issue and renew licenses to carry concealed firearms or other deadly weapons, or a combination thereof, to qualified persons. Effective July 12, 2006 proof of US Citizenship must be provided at the time of application.
KRS 527.020 - "A deadly weapon shall not be deemed concealed on or about the person if it is located in a glove compartment, regularly installed in a motor vehicle by its manufacturer regardless of whether said compartment is locked, unlocked, or does not have a locking mechanism."
Kentucky is one of our "Gold Star" open carry states. There is complete state preemption of all firearms laws, open carry is constitutionally protected with court precedent and law enforcement is aware of its legality. http://opencarry.org/
Qualifications for a CCDW License
The applicant for a carry concealed deadly weapon (CCDW) license must:
Be a citizen of the United States; and
Be a resident of Kentucky for at least six months prior to filing the application or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty, who is at the time of application assigned to a military posting in Kentucky, and who has been assigned to a posting in Kentucky for six months or longer immediately preceding the filing of the application; and
Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older; and
Not be under indictment for, or have been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; and
Not be a fugitive from justice; and
Not be an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; and
Not have been adjudicated as a mental defective or have committed to a mental institution; and
Not have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; and
Not be subject to a domestic violence order or emergency protective order; and
Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (see section below for discussion of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence); and
Not be prohibited from the purchase, receipt or possession of firearms, ammunition or both pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(g), 18 U.S.C. 922(n), or applicable state law; and
Not have been committed to a state or federal facility for abuse of a controlled substance or convicted of a misdemeanor relating to a controlled substance within the three-year period immediately preceding the date the application was submitted; and
Not have two or more convictions for violating KRS 189A.010 (Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substance which impairs driving ability) within the three (3) years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
Not have been committed as an alcoholic pursuant to KRS Chapter 222 or similar laws of another state within the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
Not owe a child support arrearage which equals or exceeds the cumulative amount which would be owed after one (1) year of nonpayment; and
Have complied with any subpoena or warrant relating to child support or paternity proceedings; and
Have not been convicted of a violation of KRS 508.030 (Assault in the fourth degree) or 508.080 (Terroristic Threatening in the third degree) within the three years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
Demonstrate competence with a firearm by successful completion of a firearms safety or training course offered or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Training.
NOTE - ONLY SOME OF THE OFFENSES LISTED ABOVE HAVE A THREE-YEAR LIMITATION. OTHER OFFENSES, SUCH AS FELONIES AND MISDEMEANOR CRIMES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DO NOT HAVE A TIME LIMIT. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A FELONY OR MISDEMEANOR CRIME OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, YOU ARE INELIGIBLE FOR A CCDW LICENSE AND ARE PROHIBITED FROM POSSESSING A FIREARM UNDER FEDERAL LAW, NO MATTER HOW LONG AGO YOU WERE CONVICTED.
CCDW Application Process
An applicant for a CCDW license must complete an application form at the sheriff's office in his or her county of residence. The applicant must also pay the $60 application fee at the time of application (active and retired peace officers that meet the requirements of KRS 237.110(7) are exempt from paying the application or renewal fee). The sixty-dollar fee is to be allocated as follows:
Payment of twenty dollars to the sheriff of your county of residence.
A check or money order for forty dollars (the portion of the CCDW fee allocated to the KSP and the Administrative Office of the Courts by statute) payable to the Department of State Police. The KSP will collect the portion of the fee designated for the Administrative Office of the Courts on its behalf.
Applications that are not accompanied by a check or money order for forty dollars ($40.00) payable to the Department of State Police will be returned unprocessed to the sheriff of the applicant’s county of residence.
The application will be sent to the Kentucky State Police within five working days.
The application form, completed under oath, must include the following:
Name, Address, Date of Birth, Gender and Social Security Number.
Recent color photograph: full head shot no smaller than 3 ½ x 4 nor larger than 4x5 inches.
A photocopy of a certificate or an affidavit or document certifying completion of a firearms training course offered or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Training.
Effective July 12, 2006, U.S. citizenship is required to be eligible to obtain a CCDW license. The CCDW License Application - Citizenship Affidavit (KSP 131) must be completed and submitted to the sheriff of your county of residence to be attached to the application. You can download the KSP 131 by clicking here.
Renewal Process
Not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the expiration date of a CCDW license, the Department of State Police shall mail to each licensee a written notice of the expiration and a renewal form. If you wish to renew your CCDW license, you must take the renewal notice, a CCDW License Renewal Affidavit stating that you remain qualified to possess a CCDW license pursuant to KRS 237.110(3) and (4) and a color photograph to the Sheriff of your county of residence. You can download the CCDW License Renewal Affidavit (KSP 125) to be submitted with the renewal form to the Sheriff of your county of residence by clicking here. The photograph must be in color. The photograph must be no less than three and one-half (3 ½) inches by four (4) inches and no more than four (4) inches by five (5) inches. The photograph shall display the full front of the head and the facial features of the applicant. The applicant shall not wear sunglasses or attire that obscures their facial features in the photograph. The photograph shall be an original photograph or a photographic copy developed from the negative of an original photograph and must not be an image produced by a computer, copier or other copy machine. Digital photographs or their printed images are not acceptable.
If you fail to renew your license on or before the expiration date and wish to renew your license, you will be required to pay an additional late fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
To pay the renewal fee, you must submit a payment to the Sheriff in the amount of twenty dollars and a check or money order in the amount of forty dollars (fifty five dollars if the renewal application is submitted after the expiration date of the license) payable to the Department of State Police.
If six months or more has passed since the expiration date of your license, your license has permanently expired and cannot be renewed. If your license has permanently expired, you may reapply for licensure pursuant to KRS 237.110 by obtaining a CCDW application from the Sheriff of your county of residence.
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed licenses
If your license is lost, stolen or destroyed you must submit a REQUEST FOR DUPLICATE CCDW LICENSE (KSP 126) to the Kentucky State Police with a check or money order, payable to the Department of State Police, in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00).
OFFICIAL KENTUCKY STATE
POLICE PRESS RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
Lt. Lisa Rudzinski
(502) 695-6344
JUSTICE CABINET ANNOUNCES CHANGES
REGARDING THE CARRY CONCEALED DEADLY WEAPONS PROGRAM
FRANKFORT, KY -- The Kentucky Justice Cabinet announced today actions that will be taken to strengthen procedures used to monitor training and the issuance of licenses for the Carry Concealed Deadly Weapons (CCDW) program.
The announcement comes at the conclusion of a five-month joint federal and state investigation into instructors failing to provide mandatory firearms training. The carry concealed law mandates that each applicant receive a minimum of eight hours of classroom training and demonstrate proficiency on the firing range.
Six individuals indicted today in U.S. Federal District Court in Lexington provided applicants with training certificates, which allowed them to apply for a carry concealed deadly weapon license. These instructors knowingly failed to require applicants to complete either all or a portion of the mandatory training, which initially could affect up to 3,000 individuals. Each applicant paid a fee to the instructor for a training certificate.
"Upon learning that some CCDW license holders may have been misled regarding the training requirements, we asked the Department of State Police and the Department of Criminal Justice Training to immediately look into the situation," said Justice Cabinet General Counsel Barbara Jones. The two departments administer the program. State Police issues the license after a criminal background check and receipt of a training certificate from the Department of Criminal Justice Training indicating that the applicant has completed firearms training. A CCDW license is then issued for a 5-year period.
As a result of this investigation, the Justice Cabinet is taking the following corrective action to ensure integrity to the program.
The Department of Criminal Justice Training (DOCJT) will file emergency administrative regulations to change training procedures:
1. All instructors must notify DOCJT, in writing, 30 days before each CCDW class they teach. Notification must include time, date and place of the class along with a class roster.
2. All Justice Cabinet instructor training shall now be provided directly by DOCJT, including re-certification training.
3. Instructors who have not taught a class in the three years they are certified will not be eligible for re-certification. They may choose to repeat the entire instructor course again through DOCJT.
4. If an individual has violated instructor requirements OR becomes ineligible to hold a CCDW license, then the instructor certificate will be revoked.
Criminal Justice Training will notify by mail all of the state’s 753 CCDW instructors of the changes in the law.
Those license holders discovered through this investigation who have not received the mandatory training will have their CCDW license immediately revoked. The state police will send notification to these license holders.
Letters will go out Friday from the state police to license holders who we have reason to believe were not properly trained and who may have been misled regarding the mandatory training requirements. These license holders will be required to verify the content of their training. They will be required to provide a response by March 28, 2002.
Letters will go out Friday from Criminal Justice Training to trainees who have not applied for a CCDW license. The letter will indicate that we believe they were not properly trained and may have been misled regarding the mandatory training requirements. These license holders will be required to verify the content of their training by March 28, 2002.
If a license holder feels that they have not completed all of the training components required by the CCDW law, they should immediately cease carrying their weapon concealed.
The Kentucky State Police is establishing a toll-free number to answer questions concerning the CCDW licensing program. The number is 866-294-0134.
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