Submit the following information to the Office of the First Selectman for your application to be accepted and processed:

1) Completed, signed and notarized application.

2) Two (2) sets of finger print cards – one State (green); one Federal Bureau of Investigations [FBI] (blue). A Portland Police Officer must finger print you, 342-6780 routine calls ONLY; station located at 265 Main Street.

3) Your original Birth Certificate with the Town/City Clerk’s raised seal.

4) Certificate of Competency from a NRA Certified Pistol Instructor; or a Police Firearm’s Instructor; or Gun Club Officer who can attest to your competence with a handgun.

5) $19.25 Postal Money Order or Certified Bank Check made payable to: D.P.S. (this it to process your finger prints and will not be refunded if permit is denied)

6) $35.00 Postal Money Order or Certified Bank Check made payable to: D.P.S.

7) $35.00 Check made payable to: Town of Portland. (check will be returned only upon denial of permit)

After your finger prints are processed and approved by both the State and FBI, you will be contacted by the First Selectman’s office, which shall issue you a temporary 60-day State Pistol Permit.

Before the expiration of the 60 days, you must proceed in person to the State Department of Public Safety, 1111 Country Club Road, Middletown {exit 20 off I-91} to complete paperwork, surrender the temporary permit and receive the permanent State Pistol Permit.