CCDW Requirements
KY CCDW License Requirements
Applicant arranges to enroll in one-day training class conducted by Certified Instructor (Brian K. Walters CCDW Instructor 6495)
Within five working days after completing the course, the Certified Instructor forwards information regarding the applicant’s pass or fail training status to DOCJT in Richmond.
Within 15 days of receiving information from the Certified Instructor, the DOCJT will, if the applicant successfully completed the training, issue a Certificate of Training. If the applicant fails the training, the DOCJT will notify the applicant they will not be certified
Applicant submits Certificate of Training, application material, and $60 fee to sheriff’s office in county in which applicant resides.
Within 5 working days, the sheriff transmits the application and accompanying materials to the Kentucky State Police (KSP).
KSP will conduct background check and issue or deny license to applicant within 90 days.
KSP mails “Flash Pak” to Applicant notifying Applicant to pick up license at sheriff’s office. Applicant becomes licensee and may carry weapon concealed. License must be renewed five years from date of issue
Special Notice Applicants who are peace officers currently certified by KLEC, or a retired peace officer who is a member of KERS, SPRS, CERS, or other retirement system operated by a city, county or urban-county in KY, do not have to meet the training requirement or pay license fees.
A person is not eligible to get a license if that person:
Is ineligible to possess a firearm under KRS 527.040 (Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon).
Is ineligible to possess a firearm under federal law (18 U.S.C. sec 922(g) or (n)), which applies to any person who: (1) is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony; (2) is a fugitive from justice; (3) is an unlawful user of or is addicted to controlled substances; (4) has been judged by a court to be mentally defective or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution; (5) is an illegal alien; (6) has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; (7) has renounced United States citizenship; (8) is currently subject to a domestic violence protective order; or (9) has been convicted by any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. For this law to apply, the possession must be in, or affecting, interstate or foreign commerce. Most firearm possession situations meet this requirement.
Within the preceding three years:
Has been committed for abuse of controlled substances or has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving controlled substances
Has two or more convictions for motor vehicle DUI or has been committed for alcoholism
Has been convicted of the misdemeanor of of Assault in the Fourth Degree or Terroristic Threatening
After a license has been issued, if any of the above takes place, the license will be suspended or revoked.
Current/Retired Military wanting to obtain a CCDW License in KY can by pass the CCDW Class by
presenting an application and one of the following forms:
Dept. Of Defense Form DD 2586 or DD 214
Coast Guard Form: CG 3029
Dept. of the Army Form DA 88-R or DA 5704-R
Dept. of Navy Form OPNAV 3591-1
Dept. of Air Force AF 522
*Documentary evidence of an Honorable Discharge and a notarized affidavit on a form provided by the Dept. of Kentucky State Police.
*Application may be obtained at the Sheriff's Office.
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The members of KY CCDW are Certified Instructors by the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training only. KY CCDW is not endorsed or affiliated with the Commonwealth of Kentucky in any other way and any representations made herein are those solely of KY CCDW and its members.