Concealed Handgun Permit

To apply for a new Concealed Handgun Permit, you need:

• A Colorado Driver’s License or Identification Card
• Proof of handgun training. You can prove this in one of these ways:
  • Show experience with a firearm through organized shooting competitions, current military service, or current certification as a peace officer under article 2.5 of title 16.
  • Show that you are a verified instructor at the time you apply.
  • Show proof of honorable discharge from the U.S. armed forces within the past 3 years.
  • Show proof of honorable discharge from the U.S. armed forces with pistol qualifications earned within the past 10 years.
  • Show a certificate of retirement from a Colorado law enforcement agency with pistol qualifications earned within the past 10 years.
  • Show a training certificate from a concealed handgun training class taken within the past year. The certificate must be the original, and it must include the verified instructor’s printed name and signature. Colorado law (section 18-12-202.5) lets you choose which training class to take.
• A completed Concealed Handgun Permit application (through the Permitium portal)
• Fingerprints and a photo (scheduled through the Permitium portal).
• Payment (made through the Permitium portal).

Once you have your documents ready, start your application through the Permitium portal. You will also schedule your fingerprint and photo appointment there.

Your fingerprints and photo will take place at:
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters
5600 Flatiron Pkwy.
Boulder, CO 80301

Bring your valid Colorado driver’s license or identification card to this appointment.

After your fingerprint and photo appointment, the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office will run your background check. If your application is approved, we will mail your permit to the address on your application within 90 days of the date you submitted your fingerprints.

A new concealed handgun permit application costs $152.50 plus credit card fees.

To renew your permit, apply with the Sheriff’s office in the county where you live. This applies even if another Colorado agency issued your permit.*

You may renew up to 120 days (4 months) before your permit expires.

To renew, you can show you are competent with a handgun in one of these ways:

• Show experience with firearms through organized shooting competitions within the past year, current military service, or current certification as a peace officer under article 2.5 of title 16.
• Show that you are a verified instructor at the time you apply.
• Show proof of honorable discharge from the U.S. armed forces with pistol qualifications earned within the past 10 years.
• Show a certificate of retirement from a Colorado law enforcement agency with pistol qualifications earned within the past 10 years.
• Show a training certificate with an original signature of the verified class instructor from a concealed handgun training class or a refresher class (described in section 18-12-202.5), taken within the past 6 months.

Have your Colorado driver’s license or identification card and a credit or debit card ready, then start your renewal application through the Permitium portal.

After your background check, if you still qualify for a Concealed Handgun Permit, we will mail your new permit to the address on your application within about 4 weeks.

A current renewal costs $63, plus credit card fees. A late renewal (up to 6 months expired) costs $78, that’s $63 plus a $15 late fee required by state law. You cannot renew a permit that is more than 6 months expired under state law.

*Out-of-state permits are not eligible for renewal. To get a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit, you must submit a new application and meet all requirements.

State law requires you to notify the agency that issued your permit within 30 days of moving.

Moving within Colorado

Whether you stay in Boulder County or move to another Colorado county, submit a Change of Address Form to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. If another county issued your permit, change your address with that county’s agency instead.

• Complete the Change of Address Form through the Permitium portal.
• The form does not need to be notarized.
• There is no charge for an address change.
• You will not receive a new card.

Moving out of Colorado

Submit a Change of Address Form to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. If another county issued your permit, change your address with that county’s agency instead.

• Complete the Change of Address Form through the Permitium portal.
• The form does not need to be notarized.
• There is no charge for an address change.
• Your permit becomes invalid once you get a driver’s license in your new state.
• You must return your permit to:
  Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Headquarters
  Attn: CCW
  5600 Flatiron Pkwy.
  Boulder, CO 80301

If your name changes, give the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office a completed Name Change form and a copy of the court document showing your legal name change.

• Complete the Name Change Form through the Permitium portal.
• The Name Change Form must be notarized
• You will be required to upload the court documents to the Permitium portal
• We will issue a new Concealed Handgun Permit card.

State law requires you to report a lost or stolen card to the agency that issued your permit within 30 days of the loss.

You can also request a replacement card for a damaged or destroyed card, or for another reason, such as a weight change or a new photo.

• Complete the Lost/Stolen/Damaged Permit Replacement Form through the Permitium portal.
• This form must be notarized for any replacement request.
• A replacement card costs $15, plus credit card fees, per state law. Pay through the Permitium portal.

Reciprocity means Colorado recognizes concealed handgun permits from certain other states, and those states recognize Colorado’s permit. Colorado has reciprocity with many other states.

Visit the Colorado Bureau of Investigation webpage to see which states honor Colorado’s Concealed Handgun Permit.

The Longmont Police Department and Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Firing Range offer a Retired Law Enforcement Officer Qualification Shoot under the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA).

For the range schedule, visit the City of Longmont Firing Range website

The range is at 10916 County Road 5, Longmont, CO 80504.

Bring your firearm in a safety case. The range provides ammunition and targets. Bring your own eye and ear protection if you have it. The range has a limited supply to borrow.

For more information, visit the firing range, location, and contact info webpage.

For questions about the range schedule call 303-774-4587 (answered Saturdays and Sundays only) or email Range Safety Officer Bruce Wittich at Bruce.wittich@longmontcolorado.gov.