City of Des Moines, WA

Original CPLs

Fingerprints are required for Original applications to be considered complete.  We no longer offer fingerprint services at our department.

Fingerprints will need to be obtained by use of a 3rd party vendor.

King County Sheriff's Office is another available option for you, providing both fingerprinting and the issuance of your CPL.

If you choose to obtain fingerprints from a 3rd party vendor, any additional expenses incurred will not be reimbursed.

Per RCW 9.41.070(13a) applicants MUST reside in the City of Des Moines. If your license doesn't reflect this, please go to DOL.WA.GOV and update your address on your driver's license.

Original CPL Fees-$45.25, plus finger printing service fees.

Local fingerprinting vendors, although you are not required to use these specific vendors:

• Alliance 2020 304 Main Ave S, Suite #101 Renton. 1-800-289-8065, $40 card.
  They mail the fingerprint card to Olympia for citizen. Fill out an application and drop off or mail to the Police Department with payment ($45.25) and a copy of your photo identification.

• VP Accounts and Taxes 23812 104th Ave SE, Kent. 206-444-4407. $30 card.
  They seal the fingerprint card in an envelope. Bring the sealed envelope to the Police Department or mail with your application and payment ($45.25) along with a copy of your photo identification.

Should you find a different vendor to take your fingerprints, have the vendor seal your fingerprint card in an envelope. Bring the sealed envelope to the Police Department or mail with your application and payment ($45.25) along with a copy of your photo identification.

• King County Sheriff's Office 516 Third Ave S, Room W-150, Seattle. 206-296-4155.
  If using this option, they would be able to process the fingerprints and application. The CPL would be issued by this agency. The total cost for this option would be $49.25.

*NOTE
*Per WSP, applicants must have the agency ORI, the applicant's date-of-birth, the reason they are being printed, and must be legible. (ORI - WA0171700)

Des Moines Police Records staff will not begin the background check process until our office has received confirmation from the state that the applicant's fingerprint card has been accepted and processed. At that point, our Records staff has 30 days to process your background check.

CPL Renewals, Later Renewals and Replacements

We are accepting CPL Renewals, Late-Renewals, and Replacements through the mail and by using the drop-off box located outside the Des Moines Police Department. Please mail in or drop off a completed application along with a photocopy of your ID, and a payment in the form of a check or money order made out to City of Des Moines.

CPL fees are as follows:
● Renewal License $32
● Late-Renewal $42
● Replacement $10

Mailing Address:
Des Moines Police Department
21900 11^th Ave S
Des Moines, WA 98198

Obtaining a License

If you live within the city limits of Des Moines you would apply for a Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPL) with the Des Moines Police Department. If you do not live within the city limits of Des Moines, contact your local law enforcement agency.

Renewals

The state fee for a CPL renewal is $32.00 and the CPL can be renewed 90-days prior to it's expiration. If the CPL is renewed within 90-days after it's expiration date, a $10.00 late fee is applied. Background checks are also performed on individuals renewing CPL's. If the CPL is past 90-days expired the applicant must start over with the entire process, as if it were an original CPL.

Lost / Damaged

A lost / damaged CPL can be replaced for a $10.00 fee.

Prohibitive crimes

Local laws and ordinances on firearms are preempted by state laws and must be consistent with state law. Although state and local laws do not differ, federal law and state law on the possession of firearms differ. If you are prohibited by federal law from possession of a firearm, you may be prosecuted in federal court. A state license is not a defense to a federal prosecution.

Washington State prohibitive crimes

• Conviction or adjudication for any felony offense in this state or elsewhere. "Felony" means any felony offense under the laws of this state or any federal or out-of-state offense comparable to a felony offense under the laws of this state.

• Any of the following crimes when committed by one family or household member against another, committed on or after July 1, 1993:

• Assault in the fourth degree

• Coercion

• Stalking

• Reckless endangerment

• Criminal trespass in the first degree

• Violation of the provisions of a protection order or no-contact order restraining the person or excluding the person from a residence

Federal law prohibits the following person from receiving a concealed pistol license and/or a firearm:

• anyone convicted in any court of domestic violence assault (felony or misdemeanor), regardless of the date of conviction

• anyone under a court order restraining him or her from committing domestic violence

• anyone who is an unlawful user of, or is addicted to, narcotics or other controlled substances

• anyone who is of unsound mind, is adjudicated as mentally defective, or who has been committed to a mental institution

• anyone who has been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces

• anyone who is an alien and is in the U.S. illegally or unlawfully

• anyone who has renounced his or her U.S. citizenship

• anyone convicted of, or under indictment/information for, a felony crime punishable by imprisonment for a term that is longer

• than one year, if the law of the state of conviction bars possession of a firearm

• anyone who is a fugitive from justice

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