Upon taking effect on July 1, 2023, HB 543 authorizes an individual to carry a concealed weapon, including a firearm, if he or she possesses a CWL or without a CWL if the individual meets certain specified requirements.
State fees License typeFingerprint / Initial licencse fees Concealed weapon/firearm - Florida Resident $42 | $55 Concealed weapon/firearm - non-Florida Resident $42 | $55 Florida law enforcement officer (active) none | $55 Florida law enforcement officer retired within preceding year none | none4 more rows
Approximately 95 days prior to the expiration date of your license, FDACS will send your renewal application form with complete instructions on how to renew your license. You can renew your license in one of four ways: Online.
As long as a gun is ``securely encased'', which it would be in a closed glove compartment, you don't need a carry permit to carry a lot a loaded gun in your car in that way in the state of Florida. Though you can addtionally have it concealed on or about your person otherwise, if you do have a carry permit for it.
You should be able to complete the entire process of applying for a new license in an hour or less. Your application will then be sent to Tallahassee for processing. FDACS has 90 days after receipt of a complete application to either issue a license or deny the application.
Except as provided in Sections 36-85 and 36-86, there shall be a mandatory five-day waiting period, which shall be five days excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the hour of sale and the hour of delivery of any firearm.
Our standard policy is to process pending applications in the order in which we receive them. Please be aware that by law the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has 90 days from the date on which we receive a complete application to either issue a license or deny the application.
The mandatory waiting period is 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, or expires upon the completion of the records checks required under s. 790.065, whichever occurs later.
Florida statute requires a completed background check before a Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) may transfer a firearm to a non-licensed person. 98% of all transactions are resolved within minutes of being received.