Firearms

ATTENTION FIREARMS APPLICANTS

All firearm applications must be submitted through the Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS).

All applications must be submitted through the FARS portal. Paper applications will no longer be accepted. Once your application is approved, you will receive an email from the State advising you of its approval. The State is no longer issuing physical paper versions of Firearm Identification cards (FID), Permit to Purchase a Handgun, or Permit to Carry a Handgun. When you go to purchase a firearm/ammo, the Federal Firearms License (FFL) will be able to check the status of your FID/Permit through a State-run database. 

Upon submission of your online application, the FARS portal will send out an automated questionnaire to your references, so please ensure their contact information is correct. If an incorrect email address is entered, please notify us immediately so that we can make the correction and have the questionnaire resent. Please have your references check their Spam/Junk folder for the email. The email does not come from the Police Department, it comes from the State (NJ Firearms System/njportal), so searching for a Florham Park sender will not yield any results.

Those applying for the first time for a Firearms Identification Card and/or have not been fingerprinted for firearms in New Jersey before; you will need to make an appointment for fingerprinting through IdentoGo, which will be prompted to you during the initial application process, or at https://www.identogo.com/services/live-scan-fingerprinting.  The Service Code for Firearms Licensing is 2F164B and our Florham Park Court code (ORI) is NJ0141100. These codes must be entered during the fingerprint scheduling when prompted to ensure the proper checks are completed and the results are sent directly to us. Your background cannot begin until you are fingerprinted and the results are received by us. 

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

• You must be 18 years of age to obtain a Firearms Identification Card (FID).
• You must be 21 years of age to obtain a Permit to Purchase a Handgun or Permit to Carry a Handgun.
• You can never have been convicted of an indictable crime in this State, or the equivalent of a NJ indictable crime in another state, that has not been expunged or sealed. A crime for the purposes of other states, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:1-4, involves any crime where a person can be sentenced to 6 months or more confinement.
• You cannot be drug dependent, an alcoholic, or suffer from any mental illness or physical defect or disease that would make it unsafe for you to handle a firearm.
• You can never have been confined for a mental disorder.

Medical Marijuana

Although marijuana has been decriminalized in New Jersey, it is still considered illegal under federal law. Therefore, if you hold a medical marijuana card, you are federally prohibited from purchasing/owning a firearm. If your medical marijuana card has expired, you are free to apply for a firearm.

If any of the above disqualifiers apply to you, your application will most likely be denied during the background investigation. No refunds can be given by the State and/or the Investigating Agency.

You have the right to appeal any firearms application denial. You will have 30 days from the receipt of your denial notification to file a written appeal with the Superior Court of Morris County. A copy of the written appeal must also be sent to the Florham Park Police Chief within those same 30 days. 

Occasionally, delays occur within the State’s firearms system requiring manual intervention by the investigating agency. If your fingerprint results are lost in the system, we will not be notified and your application will be stalled until we can locate them and match the results to your application. You are encouraged to email Det/Sgt. Frank Pietropinto (565@fppd.net or fpietropinto@fppd.net) after you have been fingerprinted, and after you have made payment to the Borough (especially if paying by mail or after hours) so your application can be processed in a timely manner and corrections can be made if need be. We are limited in what we can edit within the system so please do your best to ensure all information is correct before submitting. You will receive an email once we receive your application with much of the same information displayed here along with the exact fee owed to the department.

If you submitted your application by mistake and/or are no longer interested in applying for an FID/Permit, please contact us so we can withdraw your application. Applicants who have not been fingerprinted and/or have not made payment to the Borough within three (3) months of applying will have their applications withdrawn and will be required to reapply. A withdrawal will NOT affect future applications. 

We understand that this seemingly ever-changing process can be confusing for some so if you have any questions please feel free to contact us at your convenience.

• Det. Lt. Michael Neilan, 973-410-5411, mneilan@fppd.net 
• Det. Sgt. Frank Pietropinto, 973-410-5424, fpietropinto@fppd.net

Payment

In accordance with NJ State Statute, the Florham Park Police Department is required to collect a fee for the processing and completion of any application for a Firearms Identification Card (FID), Permit to Purchase a Handgun, or Permit to Carry a Handgun (PTC). Per the statute, the Florham Park Police Department cannot begin the background investigation until the fee is paid in full. The fee is for the total number of permits and FID card applications. (Please note that as of 12/22/2022, the State has increased the required fees for firearms applications. See below.)

State Legislation Bill A4769 –  ”…. the bill increases the fee to obtain a Permit to Purchase a Handgun from two dollars to $25. The fee for the Firearms Purchaser Identification Card would be increased from five dollars to $50.” An application for a Change of Address on your FID card does not require a fee.

2C:58-3f-The application for the permit to purchase a handgun with a fee of $25 per permit, or the application for the firearms purchaser identification card with a fee of $50, shall be delivered or forwarded to the licensing authority who shall investigate the same.

2C:58-3g-Disposition of fees. All fees for permits shall be paid to the State Treasury if the permit is issued by the superintendent, to the municipality if issued by the chief of police, and to the county treasurer if issued by the judge of the Superior Court.

2C:58-4c(4)- In the case of an application made to the chief police officer of a municipality for the permit to carry a handgun, $150 of the fee shall be retained by the municipality and the remaining $50 shall be forwarded to the superintendent. The fee amount retained by the municipality shall be used to defray the costs of investigation, administration, and processing of the permit to carry handgun applications. Application fees made to the superintendent shall be deposited into the Victims of Crime Compensation Office account.

• Firearms Identification Card (FID): $50.00 (Payable to Borough of Florham Park) No fee for a Change of Address
• Permit to Purchase a Handgun: $25.00 per permit (Payable to Borough of Florham Park)
• Permit to Carry a Handgun (PTC): $200.00 ($50.00 paid through the portal while applying/$150.00 Payable to Borough of Florham Park)

  
  

Payments made during business hours (Monday – Friday 8:00am - 2:30pm) can be paid to the Borough via check or cash (exact change). Police Records will provide you with a receipt slip at the time of payment. Payments made outside of business hours can be dropped off at Police Dispatch. Payments can also be mailed attention: Adrianne Farrell. Please keep in mind, the fee you paid online during your initial application through the Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS) is in addition to what the State mandates us to collect from each applicant. Please address your payments accordingly. Refunds cannot be given.