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Welcome to the New York State Pistol Permit Recertification Website. The terms "Pistol Permit", "Pistol/Revolver License" and "Firearms License" are synonymous and will be used interchangeably throughout this process. In order to recertify your Pistol Permit it will be necessary for you to provide accurate and timely information in the required fields. You should have your Pistol Permit and your New York State Driver License or Non-Driver Identification, as providing specific information from these documents will be necessary. Under a recent change to New York State law, people who have concealed carry permits are required to recertify their permit with the New York State Police every three years. No change has been made to the recertification requirements for premises restricted permits. People with those permits will continue to recertify with the State Police every five years. To help transition from the five-year recertification requirement to the new three-year requirement, anyone who had a concealed carry permit issued before September 1, 2020, will have until August 31, 2023, to recertify. In addition, those individuals who were issued a concealed carry permit or recertified after September 1, 2020, will not become due to recertify under the new law before August 31, 2023, and may therefore wait to recertify until the third year after permit issuance or their last recertification. Recertification can only be done online. State Police will no longer accept paper forms. *Note: People who have a permit issued in New York City, Nassau County, Suffolk County or Westchester County do not recertify with State Police. You must follow the requirements that are in place in your county.
Recertify Pistol Permit
If you have successfully submitted your Pistol Permit Recertification, you may check the status of your recertification.
Check Recertification Status
If you have questions, please visit FAQs. If you experience technical difficulties, please contact the New York State Information Technology Services (ITS) Service Desk at 1-844-891-1786.