In order to provide better service for CCW Applicants
and those needing WebCheck Fingerprints, the Wayne County Sheriff’s
Office is pleased to announce a change in procedures. We
will now be creating a list daily. Click on one of the above links
for more information.
Effective October 5, 2009
Due to a reduction in staffing, we can no longer provide evening hours for
CCW and WebCheck. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience.
Hours for both CCW and fingerprinting will be as
follows:
Appointments will be made for those persons
requesting a WebCheck fingerprint or in need of an ink fingerprint card being
completed.Those needing an
appointment may call 330-287-5774 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM to
schedule an appointment time.
Cost
for WebCheck is:
Electronic Ohio BCI&I Transaction
$35.00
Electronic National FBI Transaction
$44.00
Electronic Combined BCI&I/FBI Transaction
$59.00
Inked Fingerprint Card (Maximum of 2 cards)
$35.00
Each additional fingerprint card
$5.00
If you come in without an appointment and
time permits, we will process your fingerprints at that time. If not,
we will offer you the next available appointment time.
Fees
must be paid by a Cashiers Check or Money Order only, made payable to Wayne
County Sheriff's Office.We are currently looking at the feasibility to take credit or debit cards
however we currently can only accept Cashiers Checks or Money Orders.
In order to serve more applicants and to lessen the wait time, we are
implementing the following procedure.
Each day a maximum of 20 applicants will be
processed.Potential applicants may
call 330-287-5774 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 3:00 PM and ask to be placed
in an appointment time.
If you come in without an appointment and
time permits, we will process your application at that time. If not,
we will offer you the next available appointment time.
Cost
for CCW permits are set by state law and are as follows: (effective October 16)
New license (resident of Ohio for 5+ years) - $67
New license (resident of Ohio less than 5 years) - $91
Fees
must be paid by a Cashiers Check or Money Order only, made payable to Wayne
County Sheriff's Office.We are currently looking at the feasibility to take credit or
debit cards however we currently can only accept Cashiers Checks or Money
Orders.
The Attorney General is not required to print a booklet; however, they will do
so at this time. The booklet is available online by clicking on the link
below.
Individuals who have received 12 hours of handgun safety training
may apply for the CCW license at the Wayne County Justice Center, 201 W.
North Street, Wooster.
New
Applicants:
Applicants
must have the following for their applications to be processed:
A
completed application. This may be downloaded by clicking on the
above link.
Certificate
of completion from your class.
2x2
photo
A
cashiers check or money order for $67 or $91 (see fees above) made
payable to Wayne County Sheriff's Office. NO CASH OR CHECKS
ACCEPTED!
If
you bring a self-addressed and stamped envelope, we will mail your
permit to you and save you making another trip to the Justice Center
to pick up your permit.
Renewal:
Applicants
must have the following for their applications to be processed:
A
completed application. This may be downloaded by clicking on the
above link. *Background check is only from the date of the prior
application.
Certificate
of completion from your class. *An expired license is evidence of a
competency certification.
A
cashiers check or money order for $50 or $74 (see fees above) made
payable to Wayne County Sheriff's Office. NO CASH OR CHECKS
ACCEPTED!
If
you bring a self-addressed and stamped envelope, we will mail your
permit to you and save you making another trip to the Justice Center
to pick up your permit.
DO
NOT bring any firearms with you when you apply!
For
further information please call Karen Graham at 330-287-5774. You may also email
Karen by clicking
here.
A
Summary of the Law:
The
Sheriff's Office will coordinate all background checks and issuances of
CCW permits for private citizens in their respective counties.
«Firearms
will not be permitted in liquor establishments/liquor is being dispensed, school
safety zones, courtroom, structure where courtroom is located, police station,
sheriff's office, state highway patrol station, bureau of criminal
identification and investigation, state correctional institute, jail, workhouse,
other detention facility, airport passenger terminal, premises of any public or
private college/university or institute
of higher education, church/synagogue/mosque or other place of worship unless
the handgun is in a locked motor vehicle or the licensee is in the immediate
process of placing the handgun in a locked motor vehicle.
«Any
retired peace officer, person, federal law enforcement officer, corrections
officer, active/reserve member of the armed forces who has retired within three
years and had successfully completed a basic firearms training program is
potentially eligible for a CCW permit.
«A
CCW permit shall be issued by a Sheriff's Office within 45 days after all proper
paperwork and training is completed.
«License
is valid for 5 years with a 30-day grace period for renewal at the end of the
5-year license period. There is no renewal-training requirement to obtain an
additional five-year CCW license.
«There
is a $15.00 replacement fee for any lost CCW license permit.
«The
training requirement must consist of a minimum of 12 hours of both classroom and
range instruction to include the following:
1.Ability
to name, explain and demonstrate the rules for safe handling of a handgun.
2.The
ability to demonstrate and explain how to handle ammunition in a safe manner.
3.The
ability to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and aptitude necessary to shoot a
handgun in a safe manner.
4.Range
Time,
live fire training and gun handling training.
5.Pass
a competency examination that shall include a written section on the ability to
name and explain the rules for the safe handling of a handgun and proper storage
practices for handguns and ammunition.
6.Pass
a physical demonstration of competence in the use of a handgun and in the rules
for safe handling and storage of a handgun and a physical demonstration of the
aptitude necessary to shoot a handgun in a safe manner.
Persons
Not Eligible to Obtain a License to Carry a Concealed Weapon
The
sheriff cannot grant a license to carry a concealed firearm to any of the
following persons.
1.A
person under 21 years of age;
2.A
person who is a fugitive from justice;
3.A
person against whom proceedings are pending for any felony, any
misdemeanor that is an offense of violence, or the offense of
falsification of a concealed firearm license or possessing a revoked
concealed firearm license (see "New offenses of falsification of a
concealed firearm license and possessing a revoked concealed firearm
license" below);
4.A
person who has been convicted of a felony of violence or has been
adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that would be felony
of violence if committed by an adult, if the person has not been relieved
from disability to have a weapon;
5.A
person who has been convicted or pleaded guilty to an offense involving
the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or
trafficking in any drug of abuse or has been adjudicated a delinquent
child for committing an act that would be an offense involving the illegal
possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any
drug of abuse if committed by an adult;
6.A
person who is drug dependent, in danger of drug dependence, or a chronic
alcoholic;
7.A
person who is under adjudication of mental competence.
Wayne County Sheriff's Office, 201 W. North Street, Wooster Ohio 44691
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