Fill out and sign the application found below. Make sure you sign in all four signature spots. You can use a digital copy of your own signature but you cannot just use a script font to create a signature.
Return the completed, signed application AND a copy of your driver's license or ID using one of the following methods:
**In-person at the info desk in City Hall
**In the drop box located outside the main door of City Hall. Please make sure the application and copy of your driver's license or ID are in a sealed envelope with "Gun Permit" written on the outside.
**By mail to: Gun Permit, C/O Maplewood Police Department, 1830 County Road B E, Maplewood, MN 55109
**by email to: gunpermit@maplewoodmn.gov
There is no charge for obtaining a Permit to Purchase
Applicant must be a Maplewood resident
Application approval may take up to 7 business days and is dependent on a detailed background check. If your application is approved, your permit to purchase card will be mailed directly to your home address. If you are denied, you will receive a letter stating why.
A MN permit to Purchase is valid for 1 year. The process for renewing is the same as the initial application.