Esanders2008
Regular Member
I applied for one on may 17, and still nothing. Nothing in the mail today, so that gives them 6 days remaining. Anyone else have to wait the full 45 days?
It was pretty close to the full 6 weeks for me to get mine back in February.
The Devil sold permits in Virginia
He was looking for some souls to steal
He was in a bind because he was way behind
and he was willing to make a deal
I don't believe it. I have heard that new permit applications are down, not up. I suspect that people who were going to get one in this current climate have already done so.My permit took 44 days to issue. I went to the clerk on the 45th day only to find out that it had been mailed the day before. I assumed that they were backlogged as I applied late last year and the permits used to only take 2-3 weeks in VAbch from what I have read from others on here. There are many other jurisdictions which appear to issue permits on the last day as a matter of policy.
I don't believe it. I have heard that new permit applications are down, not up. I suspect that people who were going to get one in this current climate have already done so.
I could be wrong, and it could be different in different areas... taking every bit of time is not due to a backlog, it's due to a policy that intends them to take every bit of time.
TFred
I could be wrong, and it could be different in different areas... taking every bit of time is not due to a backlog, it's due to a policy that intends them to take every bit of time.
Good to know. I figured it might take a while because being former military, I have several previous addresses.
I applied IIRC on May 23 here in IOW Co for my renewal, and by now, my old one has expired, and I'm still waiting on mine. Lady told me when I went to reapply that it should not take the full time, but here I am, still waiting . . . . . plus, they did require me to provide my drivers license, and photocopied it.
Why can I get my drivers license renewed the same day I ask for it, but not a simple gun permit? Does that seem like a fair comparison to y'all? How is that done so efficiently, and yet the county clerks are so IN-efficient with their tax-payed time?? I think the two processes cannot be THAT different, that it should take 45-60 times as long to process??? It's pretty bad when the freakin' DMV is the model of efficiency!
At least there was no extra requirements of mine. I have a couple of hours until the mail comes, and then I'm going to the court house. Can I request a temporary permit even of they claim it has been approved and is "in the mail"?
I don't see why not. You don't have it.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308.05
This is the link to the new code section on de facto permits. Apparently the courts now have 5 business AFTER the expiration of the 45-day period to mail out a de facto permit. Does anyone know if this provision was in the old code?
18.2-308(D) said:Cite
... If the court has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is disqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and mail or send via electronic mail a copy of the certified application to the applicant within five business days of the expiration of the 45-day period. The certified application shall serve as a de facto permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed handgun permit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification pursuant to subsection H, until the court issues a five-year permit or finds the applicant to be disqualified...