CCW Eligibility

CCW applicants must:

1. be a resident of this state or a United States citizen; be twenty-one years of age or older;
    
2. not be under indictment for and not been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony;
    
3. not suffer from mental illness and been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution;
    
4. not be unlawfully present in the United States;
    
5. satisfactorily complete a firearms safety training program approved by the department of public safety pursuant to ARS §13-3112.O.

State Prohibitors

ARS§13-3101(6) - Prohibited possessor means any person:

1. who has been found to constitute a danger to himself or to others pursuant to court order under section 36-540, and whose court ordered treatment has not been terminated by a court;
    
2. who has been convicted within or without this state of a felony or who has been adjudicated delinquent and whose civil right to possess or carry a gun or firearm has not been restored;
    
3. who is at the time of possession serving a term of imprisonment in any correctional facility or detention facility;
    
4. who is at the time of possession serving a term of probation pursuant to a conviction for a domestic violence offense as defined in section 13-3601 or a felony offense, parole, community supervision, work furlough, home arrest or release on any other basis or who is serving a term of probation or parole pursuant to the interstate compact under title 31, chapter 3, article 4;
    
5. who is a prohibited possessor under 18 United States
   Code 922(g)(5), except as provided by 18 United States Code 922(y).

Federal Prohibitors

United States Code, Title 18, Section 922(d) states “it shall be unlawful for any person to sell or otherwise dispose of any firearm or ammunition to any person knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that such person:

1. is under indictment for, or has been convicted in any court of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year:
    
2. is a fugitive of justice;
    
3. is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 United States Code 802);
    
4. has been adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to any mental institution;
    
5. who, being an alien - is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; or except as provided in subsection (y)(2), has been admitted to the United States under a nonimmigrant visa (as that term is defined in section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act (8 United States Code 1101(a)(26)).
    
6. who has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions;
    
7. who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his citizenship;
    
8. is subject to a court order that restrains such person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of such person or child of such intimate partner or person, or engaging in conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child, except that this paragraph shall only apply to a court order that – was issued after a hearing of which such person received actual notice, and at which such person had the opportunity to participate; and expected to cause bodily injury; includes a finding that such person rep represents a credible threat to the physical safety of such intimate partner or child; or by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against such intimate partner or child that would reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury;
    
9. has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
    

First time and renewal concealed weapon permit applications are processed by Department of Public Safety Criminal Records Specialists. The application data is entered into our CCW database. Background criminal history checks are performed utilizing several systems:

• Arizona Criminal Justice Information System (ACJIS)
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
• Arizona Crime information Center (ACIC)
• National Instant Background Check System (NICS)
• Interstate Identification Index (III)
• Automatic Fingerprint Information System (AFIS)
• Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)

Our policy is to deny a concealed weapon permit to an applicant due to any disqualifiers in accordance to U.S. Federal (18 U.S.C. § 922) and Arizona State (ARS §13-3112). If no disqualifying criminal history record is found, the concealed weapon permit is issued contingent on the FBI background check based on the submitted fingerprints.

Applicants must have satisfactorily completed a DPS approved CCW Training Program (8 hours). Permit training must take place within Arizona. Applicants trained outside of Arizona are subject to be suspended or revoked, as well the instructor and organization. Certain law enforcement officers and county detention officers are exempt from the initial training. Concealed weapon permits may be renewed every five years.

Fee: $ 60 - Concealed Weapon Permit (permit valid for 5 years)