Nassau County Application Guide

Nassau County Police Department (NCPD) now takes new pistol license applications online. This guide follows the current official steps and adds tips from a 2A613 member who went through the earlier handwritten process. Details from that member are labeled as experience, not official rules.

A Nassau County license is good for the whole State of New York except New York City. To carry in NYC you need to apply to the NYPD separately.

Updated Oct 28, 2026 from the official NCPD page: Nassau County Police pistol licenses page and the application portal Nassau County pistol permit portal.

Read the Pistol License Handbook completely before you apply, so you understand the rules for each type of license.

Pistol License Handbook (PDF)

The application fee is $200 (Handbook, Chapter 1.F). There is also an $87 fingerprint fee (NYS DCJS), paid by check or money order only (Handbook; Application Package, Step 3).

1. Open the portal: Nassau County pistol permit portal (new licenses only, not renewals).

2. Create an account if this is your first time.

3. Complete the application. You will upload documents such as your driver's license, a major utility bill, and a birth certificate or valid passport.

4. Review everything for accuracy.

5. Choose an interview and fingerprint appointment.

6. Pay the application fee. Payment is required before the application can be submitted.

The portal tells you which documents it needs. From the earlier process, a member reported the following. Confirm each item in the Handbook and the portal before relying on it:

• A notarized statement covering your history (hospital admissions, certain convictions in the last five years, and who lives with you). A sample from that process is below.

• 4 notarized reference affidavits.

• Your 18-hour NYS concealed carry class certificate. The member took the class before the fingerprint appointment so the certificate was ready.

Sample from the earlier process. Check that the current portal still asks for it.

Nassau County Police Department
Pistol License Section
1490 Franklin Ave
Mineola, NY 11501

RE: Notarized statement for pistol permit application

To Whom It May Concern,

• I have never been admitted to a hospital in any jurisdiction for assessment, observation, care, and/or treatment of a mental illness.

• I have never been admitted to a school in any jurisdiction for care or treatment of a developmental disability.

• I have not been convicted within the last five (5) years of assault in the third degree as defined in section 120 of the Penal Law, menacing as defined in section 120.15 of the Penal Law, or misdemeanor driving while intoxicated as defined in section 1192 of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.

• My [Number of (0)] minor age children reside with me full time.

• The only adult residing with me currently is my wife, her contact info is as follows:

[Spouse name], [address], [contact info]

(Repeat for each adult.)

Sincerely,

[Your name and signature]

NOTARY
State of New York }
County of Nassau }
On the ______ day of ___________ in the year 202___
___________________________________________
Notary Signature / Stamp

• NCPD emails you when your license is ready to pick up in person. (Member experience.)

• If you want to buy or own a semi-automatic rifle, ask for the Semi-Automatic Rifle License too. It is not needed for shotguns or for bolt, lever or pump-action rifles (NYS Gun Safety). It is a separate card with a blue top. (Member experience.)

• To buy a firearm after approval, choose it at a local gun store and complete the background check there. Then take the receipt to the pistol section in Mineola to get an amended license with the serial number. (Member experience: $10 per amendment. Confirm the current amendment fee.) Then pick up the firearm.

Police Department, County of Nassau, Pistol License Section
1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 516-573-7559 (Pistol License Section), main line 516-573-8800

Want to carry in other states too? See Out of State Non-Resident Permits.