Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

Hi everyone,

I'm applying for my VA CHP. I don't see a requirement listed on the application form for fingerprints; are fingerprints not required here? I'm just surprised because the last two states I got permits in required fingerprints. Hey, less work for me! I just want to make sure I'm not missing something. I'm in Prince William County, if that effects anything.

Regards,

Burns

Fingerprints are not required by the VA State Police, but some localities do require fingerprints. Sounds like PW County is not one that requires it. I think there are a couple of counties in the Va Beach area that require prints.

Nice, that means I can apply today! Thanks for the info.

Alot of counties are doing away with the fingerprinting. The county I live in just recently stopped.

Some counties will return the card or destroy it after the permit has been issued. At least that is what they did when I got mine.

No cities on the Southside are still requiring prints. I believe Newport News is the only one left in Hampton Roads that wants ink.

Fauquier county required f/p when I applied last year, but they gave me the cards back when the b/i was done. Not sure if they still require them or not.

From the Code

18.2-308 D

As a condition for issuance of a concealed handgun permit, the applicant shall submit to fingerprinting if required by local ordinance in the county or city where the applicant resides and provide personal descriptive information to be forwarded with the fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding the applicant, and obtaining fingerprint identification information from federal records pursuant to criminal investigations by state and local law-enforcement agencies. However, no local ordinance shall require an applicant to submit to fingerprinting if the applicant has an existing concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this section and is applying for a new five-year permit pursuant to subsection I. Where feasible and practical, the local law-enforcement agency may transfer information electronically to the State Police instead of inked fingerprint cards. Upon completion of the criminal history records check, the State Police shall return the fingerprint cards to the submitting local agency or, in the case of scanned fingerprints, destroy the electronic record. The local agency shall then promptly notify the person that he has 21 days from the date of the notice to request return of the fingerprint cards, if any. All fingerprint cards not claimed by the applicant within 21 days of notification by the local agency shall be destroyed. All optically scanned fingerprints shall be destroyed upon completion of the criminal history records check without requiring that the applicant be notified. Fingerprints taken for the purposes described in this section shall not be copied, held or used for any other purposes.

Thanks for the cite, Jim.

City of Alexandria requires fingerprints.