Instructions for N.J. Residents & Dual Residents of New Jersey - Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS) - Instructions

FARS Application Procedures for Initial Firearms ID Card / Change of Address / Purchase Permit Applicants:

Step 1: Visit this website.  You MUST enter the site address as follows:

                www.njportal.com/NJSP/fars

Step 2: Enter Plainsboro Police Department ORI #NJ0121800

Step 3:  Complete the online application.  You may complete the application using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.  When completing the application you will need the email addresses of 2 reputable references.   Your references can be family members.

Step 4:  PAYMENT for your Firearms ID Card and/or Pistol Purchase Permits  may be made in person at the Plainsboro Township Police Department OR electronically by following this link (information regarding required payments can be found here: Firearms Application & Registration System (FARS) - Instructions)  

Electronic Payment for Firearms Submission 

The associated fees are - $50.00 for Initial Firearms ID cards and $25.00 for each Purchase Permit.  Fees are set by NJ Statute and not by the local police departments.

Your application WILL NOT be processed until you have PAID for the ID Card / Pistol Permits.   Non-refundable payment is required to be made prior to the completion of the background as per NJAC 13:54-1.4. If Payment is not received within 90 days, the application may be considered abandoned and withdrawn from the system.

• You will be receiving automated email updates throughout this new process.
• Once your application is complete, a department representative will contact you.
• Please advise your references that the FARS system will email them the reference questions to be answered. Your references can complete the questions using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.  Please advise them to complete the questions immediately to progress your background investigation.
• The on-line application is applicant driven.  Please ensure that you have entered the best phone numbers for yourself and references as well as the best email addresses for yourself and references.

All first time applicants MUST be fingerprinted. The fingerprint process will be completed by the state contracted company IndentoGo (Morpho Trust). This information and appointment form will be provided upon the submission of your properly completed firearms application.

Please note that if you have lived outside of New Jersey within the past 10 years you must manually fill out the, Consent for Mental Health Records Search and submit either in person or via email firearmsapplication@plainsboropolice.com  .

You will receive notification via the FARS system when your electronic FID and/or Purchase Permits have been issued and also by notification by this office.  

* The falsification of information on any of the applications for firearms permits is a violation of N.J.S. 2C:39-10c and is crime of the third degree. Any falsification may result in criminal charges against you.

Please direct all questions via email to: FirearmsApplication@Plainsboropolice.com  

Permit to Carry a Handgun

The State of New Jersey has implemented a new online application for permits to carry as paper applications are no longer accepted.  You can access this system by following this link https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/

You will need the following to submit for an, "Initial Concealed Carry Permit" application:

• Firearms Identification Card
• SBI Number
• Upload of a recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders)
• One (1) Training record completed within the past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date.
• Personal Information: including Social Security Number and Driver's License Number.
• Background Information
• For Armored Car Applicants (Only); Upload Employment Letter
• Contact information for four (4) non-family related (by blood or law) references.
• Information of handguns to be carried.
• $150 Application Fee (Associated NJSP Fee of $50 paid at time of submission).

You will need the following to submit for a, "Renewal Concealed Carry Permit" application

• SBI Number, Last Name and Date of Birth for validation
• One (1) training record completed within the past two (2) years, instructor name, and qualification date.
• Any updates to personal Information
• Upload a recent photograph (on a light background including head and shoulders)
• Background Information
• Any updates to Handgun Information
• $150 Application Fee payable (Associated NJSP Fee of $50 paid at submission of application)

PAYMENT for your Concealed Carry Permits  may be made in person at the Plainsboro Township Police Department OR electronically by following this link:   Electronic Payment for Concealed Carry Permit

The Concealed Carry Permits service allows for online submission of both initial and renewal applications. Approved applications are due for renewal every two (2) years.  Concealed Carry Permit applicants need to have been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey and assigned an SBI number before they can apply for a Concealed Carry Permit. If you have never been fingerprinted for firearms purposes in New Jersey before, start with an application for an Initial Firearms I.D. card here.

You can find the Permit to Carry Safe Handling and Proficiency Certification and Use of Force Training document on the NJSP website here.

If you have lived outside of the state of New Jersey in the last ten (10) years, please fill out form SP-066 (Consent for Mental Health Records) and upload it to your application

Renewal Information

Approved Concealed Carry Permits are due for renewal every two (2) years. Renewal applications can be submitted up to four (4) months before the expiration date. To avoid a lapse of your permit to carry a handgun, you should consider applying three to four months prior to your expiration.

Renewal applications can be filed online for Concealed Carry Permits that were issued through this online system. If your Concealed Carry Permit was not filed through this online system, you must renew as an initial applicant using the green "Start Initial Application" button.

https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/ConcealedCarry/

**All Applicants (Initial and Renewal) for Permit to Carry a Handgun MUST be fingerprinted.  Visit www.Identogo.com to schedule a fingerprint appointment.

 All forms can be found on the NJSP website https://nj.gov/njsp/firearms/forms.shtml)