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INSTRUCTIONS FOR FIREARMS APPLICANTS
In order to expedite your firearms application processing, Washington
Township Police Department asks that you follow the instructions
outlined below. All the forms and the instruction
sheet required
for the application process are available here. The forms will require
Adobe Acrobat to view (Available free online) and can fe
filled out and printed online, but cannot be saved with completed
information.
Application
for Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card
- Complete and submit a Firearms
Purchaser I.D. Card Application.
Check the appropriate box at top of application. Complete the
application in its entirety. Answer all questions fully and
provide complete mailing addresses with zip codes for those
individuals listed as references. Do not use a relative as
a reference.
- Submit $5.00, in a check made payable to “Washington
Township Police Department” or cash.
- Complete and submit the Consent
for Mental Health Records Search Form.
- Have your fingerprints taken on one Federal Applicant Card and
one State Applicant Card. Fingerprinting is
available without an appointment and there is no fee for having
the fingerprints taken (first come first
served) Monday through Sunday 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
- Submit a Certified Check, Money Order, or Cashier’s Check
made payable to “Division of State Police-SBI.” in
the amount of $60.25.
- Application for a Permit
to Purchase a Handgun may be made
using the same application. Follow the instructions under “Application
for Permit to Purchase Handgun”, below.
Application for Permit to Purchase Handgun
You must have a Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card registered in Washington Township to purchase a handgun.
- Complete and submit a “Permit to Purchase a Handgun” application,
and a “Consent for Mental
Health Records Search Form”.
Check the appropriate box for a “Permit
to Purchase a Handgun” at
the top of the application. Enter the number of permits to purchase
a handgun requested in the upper right portion of the application.
- For each handgun permit requested, submit $2.00 in a check made
payable to “Washington Township Police Department” or
cash.
- Complete, sign and submit a “Request
for Criminal History Record Information for a Noncriminal Purpose” NJ State Police
form SBI 2l2A, and a Certified Check, Money Order, or Cashier’s
Check made payable to “Division of State Police - SBI” in
the amount of $18.00.
- If you are also applying for a Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card,
follow Steps 1 through 5 under “Application
for Firearms ID. Card”,
above.
Application for Duplicate I.D. Card (because of change of
address, lost or stolen card, etc.
- Complete and submit the Application
for a Duplicate Firearms Purchaser Identification Card.
- If you possess the old
Firearms Purchaser I.D. Card, submit the card with the application.
- Complete
and sign and submit a “Request
for Criminal History Record Information for a Noncriminal Purpose” NJ
State Police form SBI 212A.
- Submit a Certified
Check, Money Order, or Cashier’s Check
made payable to “Division of State Police
- SBI" in the amount of $18.00
After the processing for the permit is completed, we will
notify you whether your application was approved or denied.
If the permit(s) were approved, you may pick your Firearms
I.D. Card or Permit(s) at Washington Township Police Headquarters.
If you wish to transfer a shotgun, rifle, black powder weapon or
a BB gun, please use the Certificate
of Eligibility to register
the transcation.
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