ccw renewal

[deceps]

How long of a wait is it in Sussex County for a CCW renewal?  Do they wait until your previous permit is almost expired before issuing a new one?  My current permit expires in May, I sent the renewal form in February and haven't heard anything yet.  I didnt think it should take this long.

[Clarence]

 You have a defense after May 31st as long as you have applied for renewal.
Remember too that ALL licenses expire May 31st so more than 20% come due together.  Actually more as first timers only get a three year license and they have had a huge number begin in the past three years

[oldgraygeek]

In 2010, my renewal in NCCo showed up on May 28^th. 

[mbtech]

Deceps, I drop my renewal off Jan 4 when the courthouse opened, still waiting.

[MarkB]

When you call the Sussex Prothonotary you get a recording that says all the applications and renewals are in the hands of the Department of Justice in Wilmington and that the renewals and applications will be sent out when they are returned to Sussex.   The recording also says the delays are due to the high number of renewals and applications.

It seems a bunch of people want to protect themselves.

[Cbmarine]

Mailed renewal app on Jan 6 to NCC Prothonotary. Received the re-designed permit today signed by Judge Cooch. 

[Condition 1]

I am just sending my renew paperwork this week  , so I am 100% I will not get back before it expires. Question, if you deliver it in person to the protonotary's office, do they give you a receipt? What proof you carry around with your expired license?

Thanks in advance.

[lynch]

My boss filed his renewal 01/21 and received new permit a week ago.

[Radnor]

Make 2 copies of the renewal.  They get an original and a copy.

Ask them to time stamp the copy and attach the recipient to your copy.

[Condition 1]

Make 2 copies of the renewal.  They get an original and a copy.

Ask them to time stamp the copy and attach the recipient to your copy.

That is great, thanks. Do they do this without any hassle? How do they timestamp?

[Radnor]

When I did my renewal I asked they do it.
I didn't feel they were upset at all.  She asked
If I wanted the receipt stapled to my copy.
I said yes please.  And thanked her afterwards.

[Clarence]

When I dropped off our renewals the lady at the desk gave me a receipt.  

As for carrying after the license has expired, remember that you do not have a valid license. The
Fact that you have applied is merely a defense at trial: See Delaware Code title 11 section 5 1442:

§ 1442 Carrying a concealed deadly weapon; class G felony; class D felony.

A person is guilty of carrying a concealed deadly weapon when the person carries concealed a deadly weapon upon or about the person without a license to do so as provided by § 1441 of this title.

Carrying a concealed deadly weapon is a class G felony, unless the deadly weapon is a firearm, in which case it is a class D felony.

It shall be a defense that the defendant has been issued an otherwise valid license to carry a concealed deadly weapon pursuant to terms of § 1441 of this title, where:

(1) The license has expired,

(2) The person had applied for renewal of said license within the allotted time frame prior to expiration of the license, and

(3) The offense is alleged to have occurred while the application for renewal of said license was pending before the court.

Now I would assume that a reasonable police officer would not make an arrest due to that clause, and certainly no prosecutor would bring such a case, but I have no idea how this would play out if you were out of state.

I had thought your license was valid if you had applied before May 31st, but when I actually read the law, it is merely an "affirmative defense" to the felony charge of carrying a concealed deadly weapon.