CCW permit in Jefferson County

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Today marks 3 weeks since I applied for my CCW in Jefferson County, WV. I know state law provides them 45 days to issue the permit, so I'm not worried. The owner of the gun store and range I frequent said to me on the day I applied, "Jefferson County is fast, you'll have it in 2 weeks."

I'm just curious what others have experienced in this county. How long did it take to get yours?

Again, I'm still well within the 45-day window, so I'm not concerned about it. I'm just curious.

But every day I do secretly hope my phone will ring and it will be the Sheriff telling me to come pick up my permit.

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Heh, ask and ye shall receive, eh? I just got the call I've been waiting for. I'm off to see the sheriff.

So now I have my own answer for this question: 3 weeks to the day!

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Sweet I am still waiting filed mine last wed.See you at the city hall

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Indeed you will. Good luck with your CCW. I found the Jefferson County Sheriff a pleasure to deal with. Everyone I had contact with there was really nice and helpful, including the deputies that handle taking your picture and everything. Heck, as I was walking out another deputy who was also going out the door (an older gentleman) gave me a friendly pat on the back. Doesn't get a whole lot nicer than that.

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What did they take your picture for?

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The WV CCW permit looks a little bit like a driver's license, and has your photo on it.

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They must be county specific, the Berkeley County one is just a laminated piece of paper. Out of curiosity did they put your social security number on there as well?

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Yeah, it's on the back. I didn't realize they were county specific. That's interesting. I'm surprised the state doesn't define the format.

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§61-7-4. License to carry deadly weapons; how obtained.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, any person desiring to obtain a state license to carry a concealed deadly weapon shall apply to the sheriff of his or her county for such license, and shall pay to the sheriff, at the time of application, a fee of seventy-five dollars

Hrm. Jefferson County charged me $80. Maybe I should go for a refund of my $5?

Yeah, probably not. I think I'll just let it go.


BTW, here's why the CCW permits have our SSNs on them:

(i) Each license shall contain the full name, social security number and address of the licensee and a space upon which the signature of the licensee shall be signed with pen and ink.

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Federal law restricts social security numbers from being on anything other than social security cards. For a CCW that looks similar to a license I would pay an extra $5. The Berkeley County ones look like something I would print off of a home p.c...