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The $35 fee shall include any amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for providing criminal history record information, and the local law-enforcement agency shall forward the amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to the State Police with the fingerprints taken from any nonresident applicant. The State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $5 to cover its costs associated with processing the application. The total amount assessed for processing an application for a permit shall not exceed $50, with such fees to be paid in one sum to the person who receives the application. Payment may be made by any method accepted by that court for payment of other fees or penalties. No payment shall be required until the application is received by the court as a complete application.B\n\nNo fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permit to a person who has retired from service (i) as a magistrate in the Commonwealth; (ii) as a special agent with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority or as a law-enforcement officer with the Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, or a sheriff or police department, bureau, or force of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iii) as a law-enforcement officer with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Marshals Service, or Naval Criminal Investigative Service, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iv) as a law-enforcement officer with any police or sheriff’s department within the United States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories of the United States, after completing 15 years of service; (v) as a law-enforcement officer with any combination of the agencies listed in clauses (ii) through (iv), after completing 15 years of service; (vi) as a designated boarding team member or boarding officer of the United States Coast Guard, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (vii) as a correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1, after completing 15 years of service; or (viii) as a probation and parole officer authorized pursuant to § 53.1-143, after completing 15 years of service.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":265715,"text":"The clerk shall charge a fee of $10 for the processing of an application or issuing of a permit, including his costs associated with the consultation with law-enforcement agencies. The local law-enforcement agency conducting the background investigation may charge a fee not to exceed $35 to cover the cost of conducting an investigation pursuant to this article. The $35 fee shall include any amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for providing criminal history record information, and the local law-enforcement agency shall forward the amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to the State Police with the fingerprints taken from any nonresident applicant. The State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $5 to cover its costs associated with processing the application. The total amount assessed for processing an application for a permit shall not exceed $50, with such fees to be paid in one sum to the person who receives the application. Payment may be made by any method accepted by that court for payment of other fees or penalties. 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 135<\/a>, 559<\/a>, and 746<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2015, chapters 38<\/a> and 730<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 241<\/a>; in 2020, chapter 958<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":57991,"section_number":"18.2-308.010","catch_line":"Renewal of concealed handgun permit","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.010\/"},{"id":54280,"section_number":"18.2-308.02","catch_line":"Application for a concealed handgun permit; Virginia resident or domiciliary","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.02\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85635,"section_number":"53.1-1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-1\/"},{"id":85066,"section_number":"53.1-143","catch_line":"How officers authorized","order_by":null,"url":"\/53.1-143\/"}],"permalink":{"id":167165,"object_type":"law","relational_id":73895,"identifier":"18.2-308.03","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.03","url":"\/18.2-308.03\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-308.03\/","token":"18.2\/7\/6.1\/18.2-308.03","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fees for concealed handgun permits","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-308.03","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The clerk shall charge a fee of $10 for the processing of an application or issuing of a permit, including his costs associated with the consultation with law<\/span>-enforcement agencies. The local law<\/span>-enforcement agency conducting the background investigation may charge a fee not to exceed $35 to cover the cost of conducting an investigation pursuant to this article. The $35 fee shall include any amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for providing criminal history record information, and the local law<\/span>-enforcement agency shall forward the amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to the State Police with the fingerprints taken from any nonresident applicant. The State Police may charge a fee not to exceed $5 to cover its costs associated with processing the application. The total amount assessed for processing an application for a permit shall not exceed $50, with such fees to be paid in one sum to the person who receives the application. Payment may be made by any method accepted by that court<\/span> for payment of other fees or penalties. No payment shall be required until the application is received by the court<\/span> as a complete application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permit to a person who has retired from service (i) as a magistrate<\/span> in the Commonwealth; (ii) as a special agent with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority or as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> with the Department of State Police, the Department of Wildlife Resources, or a sheriff or police department, bureau, or force of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iii) as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret Service Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of State Diplomatic Security Service, U.S. Marshals Service, or Naval Criminal Investigative Service, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (iv) as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> with any police or sheriff’s department within the United States, the District of Columbia, or any of the territories of the United States, after completing 15 years of service; (v) as a law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> with any combination of the agencies listed in clauses (ii) through (iv), after completing 15 years of service; (vi) as a designated boarding team member or boarding officer of the United States Coast Guard, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (vii) as a correctional officer as defined in § 53.1-1<\/a>, after completing 15 years of service; or (viii) as a probation<\/span> and parole<\/span> officer authorized pursuant to § 53.1-143<\/a>, after completing 15 years of service. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFEES FOR CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMITS (\u00a7 18.2-308.03)\n\nA. The clerk shall charge a fee of $10 for the processing of an application or\nissuing of a permit, including his costs associated with the consultation with\nlaw-enforcement agencies. The local law-enforcement agency conducting the\nbackground investigation may charge a fee not to exceed $35 to cover the cost of\nconducting an investigation pursuant to this article. The $35 fee shall include\nany amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation for providing\ncriminal history record information, and the local law-enforcement agency shall\nforward the amount assessed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to the\nState Police with the fingerprints taken from any nonresident applicant. The\nState Police may charge a fee not to exceed $5 to cover its costs associated\nwith processing the application. The total amount assessed for processing an\napplication for a permit shall not exceed $50, with such fees to be paid in one\nsum to the person who receives the application. Payment may be made by any\nmethod accepted by that court for payment of other fees or penalties. No payment\nshall be required until the application is received by the court as a complete\napplication.\n\nB. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permit to a person who has\nretired from service (i) as a magistrate in the Commonwealth; (ii) as a special\nagent with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority or as a\nlaw-enforcement officer with the Department of State Police, the Department of\nWildlife Resources, or a sheriff or police department, bureau, or force of any\npolitical subdivision of the Commonwealth, after completing 15 years of service\nor after reaching age 55; (iii) as a law-enforcement officer with the U.S.\nFederal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, Secret\nService Agency, Drug Enforcement Administration, United States Citizenship and\nImmigration Services, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of State\nDiplomatic Security Service, U.S. Marshals Service, or Naval Criminal\nInvestigative Service, after completing 15 years of service or after reaching\nage 55; (iv) as a law-enforcement officer with any police or sheriff’s\ndepartment within the United States, the District of Columbia, or any of the\nterritories of the United States, after completing 15 years of service; (v) as a\nlaw-enforcement officer with any combination of the agencies listed in clauses\n(ii) through (iv), after completing 15 years of service; (vi) as a designated\nboarding team member or boarding officer of the United States Coast Guard, after\ncompleting 15 years of service or after reaching age 55; (vii) as a correctional\nofficer as defined in § 53.1-1, after completing 15 years of service; or\n(viii) as a probation and parole officer authorized pursuant to § 53.1-143,\nafter completing 15 years of service.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 135, 559, 746; 2015, cc. 38, 730; 2017, c. 241; 2020, c. 958.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}