Instructions

If you are interested in applying for a Concealed Handgun Permit from the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, please read and follow these instructions carefully:

Obtain a Concealed Handgun Permit Application by:

1. Obtain a Concealed Handgun Permit Application by:
• Downloading and printing out our Application .
• Picking an application up at the:
• Mesa County Sheriff's Office
• 215 Rice Street
• Grand Junction, CO 81501
• By calling (970)244-3500 and requesting an application be sent to you.
• If you chose to download the application, please download and read the accompanying Concealed Handgun Permit Information Packet thoroughly. It provides all the information you need to know to complete your application.
2. Return the completed application to the Records Counter at the:
• Mesa County Sheriff's Office
• 215 Rice Street
• Grand Junction, CO 81501
3. The application will be processed on the following days and times:
• Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
4. Don't Forget:
• To include a copy of your training certificate received for the handgun course attended.
• The cash, check or money order for $50.00 made payable to: "Mesa County Sheriff's Office" for the processing fee.
• The Cashier's check or Money Order for $52.50 made payable to: "Colorado Bureau of Investigations" for the fingerprinting and background check.

Current Concealed Handgun Permit Holders

If you are a current Concealed Handgun Permit Holder, (meaning you received your Concealed Handgun Permit before May 19, 2003) you are "grandfathered" into the new law. Just renew your permit when it expires under the new rules (go to "Renewals" section for more information).