Pistol Permits


 

The applicant must be a legal citizen of the United States of America or possess a Permanent Resident Card, and must be a legal citizen of the State of Alabama, and have a primary residence in Clay County, Alabama.  The applicant must have an Alabama Driver’s License, an Alabama Identification Card, or an active military identification card, DD214.

PERMIT-LESS CARRY LAW (ACT 2021-246)- If you are an Alabama resident, you are no longer required to have a Concealed Carry weapon unlessyou are traveling outside the state with a firearm.  

CONCEALED CARRY PERMIT

 Persons age 19 or older obtaining a permit have the option to purchase permits.(18 Military ONLY)

 1 year ($20.00) or  5 year ($125.00) or Lifetime.  Under the New Bill, 2, 3 and 4 years will not be issued. (Cash or Check Only) Please make checks payable to Clay County Sheriff's Office.

LIFETIME PERMIT

If you are under the age of 59 you may purchase a lifetime Carrying Concealed Pistol Permit for $300

If you are 60 years old or older you may purchase a lifetime Carrying Concealed Pistol Permit for $150

If a person has never had a concealed carry permit in Alabama for five consecutive years, they must first possess a permit for 5 consecutive years before they are eligible for a Lifetime Permit. 

Military and Law Enforcement Lifetime Carrying Pistol Permits (Retired/Active)

If you are active Military, retired or Honorable Discharged from the Military you may receive a Lifetime Carrying Concealed Pistol Permitfor free. (Military Card/DD214 required.)

If you are active or retired Law Enforcement, you also can receive a Lifetime Carrying Conceal Pistol Permit for free. (Documentation is required)

18 Year old with Active Military Identification can apply for permit. 

 If you need additional information or have questions, please call (256) 354-2176.

Please note that permit fees are nonrefundable. For instance, if you obtain a multi-year permit and move out of the county before it expires, our office cannot refund the balance of your permit fee.

 

The Sheriff may deny a permit application if a determination has been made that the person is prohibited from the possession of a pistol or firearm pursuant to state or federal law, or has a reasonable suspicion that the person may use a weapon unlawfully or in such other manner that would endanger the person's self or others.

The Sheriff’s Office will issue or deny a Pistol License Application within 30 days of receipt of a completed application. 

        Click HERE to download the application. Applications can be sent via mail with a copy of your driver's             license and a check.

The following cannot obtain a pistol permit:

  • Any person who has been convicted of a felony (a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year).
  • Any person who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a crime of violence, including murder, manslaughter(except manslaughter arising from the operation of a vehicle), rape, mayhem, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to ravish, assault with intent to murder, robbery, distribution of a controlled substance, burglary and kidnapping.
  • Any person who is an unlawful drug user, a drug addict or a habitual drunkard. Factors to consider include repeated and recent arrests or convictions for drug crimes, DUI, and/or public intoxication.
  • Any person who is under indictment for a crime punishable for imprisonment exceeding one year.
  • Any person who has been convicted of domestic violence, even if the conviction is a misdemeanor.
  • Any person discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions.
  • Any person who has been adjudicated as a mental defective or who has been committed to a mental institution, or any person who has asserted a defense of not guilty by reason of insanity or mental defect in a criminal proceeding.
  • Any person who is or has been a subject of an incompetency proceeding, the result of which may prohibit the possession of a firearm.
  • Any person who, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced his/her citizenship.
  • Any person who is a fugitive from justice.
  • Any person who is an alien illegally in the United States or under a non-immigrant visa.
  • Any person who is subject to a court order that restrains that person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child of an intimate partner.
  • Any person who causes justifiable concern for public safety. Ala. Act. No. 2013-283.

The applicant must not give false information, offer false information about his/her identity or criminal record when applying for a pistol permit. Applicants who do so will have their applications denied.

 

The Sheriff’s Office will issue or deny a Pistol License Application within 30 days of receipt of a completed application.

CASH OR CHECK ONLY!