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Gun Permits

NOTE: the processing of any Gun Permits may take up to three (3) business days.  

Handgun Purchase Permits

Obtain a Purchase Permit (see Pistol Sales Record below)

  • At the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, window hours are as follows for permits:
    • Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm
    • Wednesday, 6:30am - 4:30pm
  • Any law enforcement agency, within the state of Michigan, that issues Gun Permits.

Persons requesting a handgun purchase permit must:  

  • Pass a criminal background check (Federal and State).
If purchasing a handgun from a FFL Dealer, the Dealer can now perform the background check at their location; you no longer need to come to a local law enforcement agency to obtain a License to Purchase.  


There is a $7.50 Notary Fee for each gun permit.

To Register a Handgun

NOTE: Handguns are no longer to be brought into the Sheriff’s Office—inspections will not be done. 
 
Gun Permit Drop Off Box Located in Public Entrance.jpgWithin ten (10) days of purchase the buyer must return the “Registry Copy” of the Pistol Sales Record or License to Purchase (LTP) to the issuing agency either by: 
  • Mailing to:

Allegan County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Guns
640 River St.
Allegan, MI 49010

or; 

  • Dropping at the Drop Box, located in the entry way of the Sheriff’s Office (the entry way is open 24/7).
In order to correctly register the handgun, it is important that the information supplied be complete, legible, and correct; if not, the record will be returned to you, the purchaser, resulting in the handgun not being registered until a corrected copy or new copy is returned.
 
If the Pistol Sales Record is successfully filled out, the handgun will then be entered and officially registered to the purchaser.  
 
NOTE: you will NOT receive a confirmation from our office if your handgun is successfully registered. You should keep the Purchaser’s Copy as your record of registration.
 

For those who have a Concealed Pistol License: 

To complete the process of registering a handgun, you must return the “Registry Copy” of the Pistol Sales Record to the issuing agency within ten (10) days of purchase, either by: 
  • Mailing to:

Allegan County Sheriff’s Office
Attn: Guns,
640 River St.
Allegan, MI 49010

or;

  • Dropping at the Drop Box, located in the entry way of the Sheriff’s Office (the entry way is open 24/7).
 
NOTE:  it is important to send in the “Registry Copy” to the Sheriff’s Office; the “Registry Copy” contains information that the other copies (purchaser and seller) do not contain.


 

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