Pistol Permit Procedure
1. Complete the Basic Pistol Safety Course with a certified instructor
2. Go to the Connecticut Criminal History Request System PreEnrollment webpage
https://ct.flexcheck.us.idemia.io/CCHRSPreEnroll/
3. Enter Service Code A563 9BAE
4. Complete the PreEnrollment and pay for the finger prints via credit card
5. Print the bar code
6. Obtain finger print card (Troop L in Litchfield or Resident Trooper) and complete
the top portion
7. Visit the State Pistol Permit page on the DESPP website; https://portal.ct.gov/DESPP/Division-of-State-Police/Special-Licensing-and-Firearms/State-Pistol-Permit#instructions
8. Read “Instructions to Applicants”
9. Download and complete form DPS_799-C at the bottom of the page (instructions
are on the application)
10.Submit application, all required documentation and check to Town Hall
a. $70.00 money order payable to Town of Kent
11.Bring the following to the First Selectman’s Office
a. Copy of Basic Pistol Safety Course certificate
b. Copy of the barcode from the PreEnrollment Page
c. Completed fingerprint card
d. Complete and notarized application
e. Certified birth certificate or passport
f. $70 check payable to the Town of Kent
12.All documentation will be submitted to the DESPP – for the background check –
generally takes 6 – 8 weeks
13.The First Selectman’s Office will notify you of the background results
14.If approved - the First Selectman will schedule an interview to issue you a
temporary Pistol Permit
15.You will have 60 days from date of issuance to obtain a Permit to carry pistols
and revolvers