Maryland Wear & Carry Permit
Prerequisites and Minimum Documentation to Apply for a Wear and Carry Permit:
- LIVESCAN FINGERPRINTS - Prior to submitting a Wear and Carry Permit application, the applicant is required to submit Livescan fingerprints for a background investigation. The applicant must provide a receipt from the Livescan vendor documenting the submission of Livescan fingerprints to Maryland CJIS and the FBI under the wear and carry authorization code. This receipt will be required to be uploaded into the Wear and Carry Permit application in the Licensing Portal. The wear and carry authorization code and additional information regarding the fingerprinting process is available here.?
- ?FIREARMS SAFETY TRAINING - Unless exempt from the training requirement, within 2 years prior to the submission of a Wear and Carry Permit application, an applicant must successfully complete the Maryland State Police approved 16 hour Firearms Safety Training Course provided by a Qualified Handgun Instructor. The applicant will be required to upload a completed and signed MSP 29-14 Certified Qualification Score Sheet? to the documents section of the Wear and Carry Permit Application in the Licensing Portal.? Additional information on the Firearms Safety Training Course, including persons exempt from the training requirement can be found on the Wear and Carry Permit Training page?. Additional information regarding Qualified Handgun Instructors can be found here.
- ?COLOR PASSPORT STYLE PHOTOGRAPH - The applicant will be required to upload a color passport style photograph into the wear and carry permit application in the Licensing Portal. A photo editor and complete instructions will be found on the photograph page of the wear and carry application. It is not necessary to purchase passport style photographs for this process.
- A Photocopy of your state issued Driver License
- Photograph. One recent color photograph of passport quality.
- Non-resident proof of permit. If you reside in a state that recognizes the validity of the Utah CFP or has reciprocity with Utah, you must obtain a CFP or CCW from your home state and submit a copy of it with your application for a Utah permit. For a list of reciprocal states click here. You are considered a resident of whichever state issued your ID. If your state does not recognize the Utah permit this does not apply.
- Fingerprint Card. One fingerprint card. Must be filled out completely. Writing and prints must be legible. Fingerprint should be taken by a trained fingerprint technician. Fingerprint cards that are not legible will be returned to the applicant and will cause a delay in processing the application.
D.C. Concealed Carry Permit
PREPARE THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
Concealed Carry Pistol License Application form
Proof of residency
Original firearms training certificate
Valid photo ID
PD-219 Firearms Registration Application
Download the DC Concealed Carry License Application and Instructions
You must register every handgun that you intend to carry in DC by using the Application for Firearms Registration Certificate Form (PD-219). You will not be able to turn in your application unless you have a handgun to register or already have one registered with DC MPD.