Concealed Handgun Permit Process New and/or Renewal
Concealed Handgun Permit Training Requirements
The laws related to concealed handgun permit training requirements changed as of July 1, 2025. On this date, new applications must be accompanied by evidence of competence with a firearm through an original training certificate from a verified instructor dated within one year of application. Additional information can be found at C.R.S. 18-12-203(1)(h).
Renewal applicants will be required to submit proof that they’ve completed a handgun refresher class taught by a verified instructor within 6 months prior to submission.
Out-of-state training certificates will NOT be accepted.
Hours:
Monday through Friday (except Holidays) from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (except Holidays)
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For laws relating to concealed handgun permits, please visit the Colorado Bureau of Investigations website.
For additional questions, please call 303-814-7660 or email CHP@dcsheriff.net.
DCSO is committed to preserving citizens’ Second Amendment rights while ensuring community safety and adhering to the law.
To get a new permit:
- All applications and payments are required to be submitted electronically.
- We use a third party service called Permitium to process applications and payments.
- Please visit our Permitium portal to complete your application. Paper applications will not be accepted after August 15, 2025.
- You will be required to upload all supporting documents, a clear photograph of yourself, and payment during the online application process.
- You’ll will need to visit one of our offices to complete your fingerprints.
- The required supporting documents are:
- Proof of residency in Douglas County.
- A valid CO driver’s license or ID showing a Douglas County address, or a current Military ID.
- If you do not have your current DC address on your DL, then you will need to have changed your address with the DMV. You may change your address for your driver’s license at the DMV.
- Please be advised that your application will be put on hold if you have not updated your address with the DMV.
- A scanned copy of your ORIGINAL training certificate (out of state certificates will not be accepted).
- Certificates of Training are good for 1 year. Please note: Hunter safety education classes are not sufficient.
- The requirements for Shooting Competitions: The completion of two (2) or more organized shooting competitions, which of the most recent has occurred within the year prior.
Please visit our Permitium Portal to check on the status of your application.
You will receive an email if any further information is required & when your permit is ready.
If you are renewing your Douglas County Sheriff CHP:
- If you are a Douglas County Resident and currently have a Douglas County Permit, within 90 days before your permit expires, you’ll need to complete the renewal application process through our Permitium Portal. Paper applications will not be accepted after August 15, 2025.
- All renewal applicants must have a certificate from a verified instructor to proceed with your application.
- Certificates must be from a verified instructor. (Online, home study, and hunter safety courses will not be accepted).
- The requirements for Shooting Competitions: The completion of two (2) or more organized shooting competitions, which of the most recent has occurred within the year prior.
- If you have moved here from another Colorado County or have not received your renewal application, please call 303-814-7660 and speak to one of our CHP Specialists.
- You will be required to upload all supporting documents during the application process.
Any questions please call 303-814-7660 and talk with one of our CHP Specialists.
Once you’ve been notified that your permit is ready, come to the Justice Center, located at 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, 80109.
If this is a new permit, you will go to the Sheriff’s Office Lobby near the main entrance (to the right after you pass through security).
If this is a renewal, you can collect your permit from the Concealed Handgun Permit window in Records and check in at the kiosk.
You will be required to present identification to collect your permit. Please bring your old permit to exchange for the replacement.
VERIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS APPLICATION/RENEWAL
Per CRS 18-12-202.7
“Each Sheriff shall verify as a firearms instructor a person whose principal place to conduct firearms training is in the Sheriff’s county…” If you are an instructor and your principal place to train is within Douglas County, you will need to complete and submit the following documents for verification: Verified Instructor Application, Instructor Certification of Compliance, copy of current COLORADO CHP, copy of COLORADO DL, and a copy of your certification as a firearms instructor. The Sheriff’s Office will accept applications by email, mail, or in person at the main Sheriff’s Office location at 4000 Justice Way, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Once you have been verified by the Sheriff’s Office, your name and expiration date will be listed on the Sheriff’s Office website as required by statute. Proof of verification will also be mailed to the address you provide at the time of application.
Download the Firearms Instructor Application and Renewal Packet.
VERIFIED FIREARMS INSTRUCTORS & EXPIRATION DATES
NEW COLORADO RESIDENTS – OUT OF STATE TRANSFERS
Welcome to Colorado! If you are a new resident coming in from another state, and you have a Concealed Handgun Permit issued from that state, you will still need to apply for a NEW Concealed Handgun Permit for the state of Colorado. Along with your application, you must also present your Colorado Driver’s License with a Douglas County address and an ORIGINAL certified training certificate (copies are not accepted). Certificates of Training are good for 1 year and must be from a verified Colorado instructor.
New permits are only accepted on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 9am to 3:30pm at the Sheriff's Office and Highlands Ranch Substation. You will need to submit the CHP application, along with proof of training (handgun certificates must be originals and less than 1 year old), and a Colorado DL/ID showing a Douglas County residence.
If you are a current member of the military or a veteran honorably discharged, you can provide your current military ID, or a DD214 for a discount on the application fee.
NEW DOUGLAS COUNTY RESIDENT – TRANSFERS FROM ANOTHER COUNTY
Welcome to Douglas County! If you have moved to Douglas County and already have a Concealed Handgun Permit from another county, you will need to renew your Concealed Handgun Permit with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. You may renew your permit up to 120 days prior to its expiration. Renewal applications may be obtained and submitted at the Justice Center in Castle Rock, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 3:30pm. They are also accepted at the Highlands Ranch Substation, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 9am to 3:30pm.
If you are a current member of the military or a veteran honorably discharged, you can provide your current military ID, or a DD214 for a discount on the application fee.
HOW TO UPDATE MY ADDRESS
Please visit our Permitium Portal to complete a change of address request.
LOST, STOLEN, & DESTROYED PERMITS
Please visit our Permitium Portal to complete this request.
HOW TO CHANGE MY NAME ON MY EXISTING PERMIT
Please visit our Permitium Portal to complete this request.
If you have a legal name change, you may update your existing permit either before or during the renewal process. For either process, you will need to upload your current permit and your updated DL/ID reflecting your name change.
If you are changing your name before your permit expires, you will need to get fingerprinted for CBI under your new name.
The fee for your new card is $15.00. If you are changing your name during the renewal process, the procedure and fees will be the same as for a regular renewal.
MOVING OUT OF STATE OR COUNTY
If you are moving from Douglas County to another county within Colorado, you will need to submit a change of address form to Douglas County. When it is time for you to renew your permit, you will renew in your new county of residence. You will have to obtain the renewal application from that county, as they will have no record of you within their system. If you are moving out of state, please submit a change of address form to Douglas County. Your permit will not be valid once you move out of state. You will need to research what the requirements are for obtaining a Concealed Carry Permit in your new state.
Please visit our Permitium Portal to complete this request.