Firearms Application
New Online Application System
The Clinton Township Police strongly urges all residents to utilize the Online Application Process through the FARS website.
Instructions for obtaining a Firearms ID card or Permit to Purchase a Handgun.
- Clinton Township Police Department’s ORI number is NJ0100600
Please write this number down before clicking on the link to the online application.
- Complete your application on-line at njportal.com
**If an incorrect ORI number is entered on the form, you will NOT receive a firearms ID card or a permit to purchase a handgun. You will then have to re-apply using the correct ORI number and pay for the process again. A refund will NOT be issued.
- You may utilize either a smartphone, mobile device or computer to complete the process. Once your application is completed the Clinton Township Police Department will be notified and a background check will be conducted.
- Application fee: $21.00 (For duplicate card and/or handgun permits)
- Initial Firearms Identification Card: $50.00
- Permit(s) to Purchase a Handgun: $25.00 for each permit
- Change of Address, Change of Name, Lost or Stolen ID card: No Fee
- Cash, a personal check or money order (payable to: Clinton Township) is needed. Credit Cards will NOT be accepted. Payments will be submitted prior to approval of application.
** A Firearms ID card does not expire though it must be replaced if you change your address, name or the ID card is lost/stolen or mutilated. Permit(s) to Purchase a Handgun are valid for 90 days from the date of issue. If necessary, a 90-day extension is available by physically submitting the permit(s) to police headquarters.
** You will be receiving automated email updates throughout the background process.
** Once your application is completed, a representative from the Clinton Township Police Department will contact you to come to Police Headquarters to pay your fees.
** Please advise your references that the FARS system will email them the reference questions to be answered. Please advise them to complete the questions immediately to expedite your background application.
** Please ensure that both yourself and your references provide the correct information on the application. If a mistake is made, the application will no longer be able to be processed which you, the applicant, will have to resubmit the firearms application and again pay the required $21.00.
** If you have not been contacted by a representative from the Clinton Township Police Department then your application is still in progress. An applicant DOES NOT need to contact the police department for any updates. If there are any questions or concerns regarding an applicant’s application, a representative will contact the applicant.
For questions, regarding Firearms, contact:
Julia Yotcoski
Firearms Secretary
(908) 735-6000 ext. 227
jyotcoski@ctpd.org
Applying for a permit to carry a handgun
(The following instructions are the same for the initial and renewal application)
YOU MUST APPLY ONLINE AT: https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/
- Driver’s License and Birth Certificate OR Driver’s License and Passport OR Driver’s License and Naturalization Paperwork/Green Card
- One (1) State of New Jersey Applications For Permit To Carry A Handgun, form SP642. Must be double sided and notarized.
- Two (2) color passport size photographs.
- Consent for Mental Health Search, form SP066.
- Submit proof of qualification with a certified firearms instructor along with firearms instructor proof of certification.
- A money order in the amount of $50.00 payable to the State of New Jersey – Treasurer must accompany this application when submitted to a municipality along with an additional $150.00 fee paid directly to the municipality.
- ** ALL APPLICANTS (INITIAL AND RENEWAL) FOR PERMIT TO CARRY A HANDGUN MUST BE FINGERPRINTED.
** A NEW JERSEY PERMIT TO CARRY IS VALID FOR TWO (2) YEARS FROM TIME OF APPROVAL.
For questions, regarding Firearms, contact:
Julia Yotcoski
Firearms Secretary
(908) 735-6000 ext. 227
jyotcoski@ctpd.org
