PA has things set up so there is some
extra cash being made by many sheriff's depts
and I say this due to the fact there is a OFFICIAL state fee for the permits, yet ALL sheriff offices in the state or should say MOST of them all charge a difference fee some charge say 20
(the state set price, is 19 dollars+ a 1 doller feee to the state olice for the check)! ) and some charge up to 50 for the permit, and most ONLY take payment in the form of cash, apparently there is NO RULE on what they can charge you for it, as its up to THEM to decide what they want to charge for doing the work to get you the permit, even though there is an official price set by the state for the permit?? Sheriff's can apparently make up what ever price they feel for there time to do it!
considering some counties have 100+k permits per county, when you figure some are charging 5-10-20-or more over the price of the permit, there is a LOT of extra cash being made by many sheriff depts!!
not bashing just saying!(and feel free to look into this if you don't believe me)
as in PA< you need to fill out a forum have the names of two people to vouch for your character, and then they have to process the form which normally takes a few days to weeks, pending how busy they are(the covid crap has backed many up to longer than normal periods) once they do the background check on you, then you need to go in and have your picture taken for your permit ID card! and PAY for the permit, and its good for 5 yrs
once expired, as of new times now, as of 2022, you have to again fill out the same form, info, WAIT for them to do a new background check on you, then GO back when they do so, get a new picture taken an NEW permit ID card issued, and again PAY for the new permit!
the rules in PA basically come down to, if you can legally BUY a gun in PA< you can get a permit same , what would cause you to NOT pass a gun purchase background check, is the same criteria that will fail you for a CCP in PA!
here is the state official info on costs, but again, many counties in PA< the sherrif's charge way more than the 20 bucks!
While the total fee for a License to Carry a Firearm is $19.00 and payable to the Sheriff, only $1.00 of this is sent to the Pennsylvania State Police. This is authorized in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6109(h)(3), which states that "[a]n additional fee of $1.00 shall be paid by the applicant for a license to carry a firearm and shall be remitted by the sheriff to the Firearms License
Find information about owning, selling and carrying firearms in Pennsylvania.
www.psp.pa.gov