PA by County LTCF Requirements and Timelines

[CaliRefugee]

County LTCF submitted? Lancaster
Date LTCF submitted?: 01/14
Additional application pages required by county aside from the single sheet PSP?: Yes
Require additional documents aside from state issued ID to prove county/state residency?: Yes
Require fingerprinting for application?: No
Required to bring 2"x2" passport type photos?: No
Issued on-the-spot and/or same day?: Yes (on the spot)
Issued within 45 calendar day? Yes

Complete opposite of my previous digs.

[Sgt.K]

Additional application pages required by county aside from the single sheet PSP?: Yes
Require additional documents aside from state issued ID to prove county/state residency?: Yes

Out of curiosity, what additional requirements?

[jtomalonis]

County LTCF submitted?: Clinton, (renewal)
Date LTCF submitted?: Month/Year Jan 2014
Additional application pages required by county aside from the single sheet PSP?: Yes/No No
Require additional documents aside from state issued ID to prove county/state residency?: Yes/No No
Require fingerprinting for application?: Yes/No No
Required to bring 2"x2" passport type photos?: Yes/No No
Issued on-the-spot and/or same day?: Yes/No On the spot, 15-20 min total, most of the time used was by me filling out the form.
Issued within 45 calendar day? Yes/No Yes

$20

The Deputy asked if I wanted the old card back or should he shred it for me?

I can remember waaaaaay back, they used to have you list one of your handguns on the form and that was shown on the hand typed paper ID card.

[X5GEE]

County LTCF submitted?: Philadelphia
Date LTCF submitted?: April/ 2012 i think?
Additional application pages required by county aside from the single sheet PSP?: YES
Require additional documents aside from state issued ID to prove county/state residency?: YES
Require fingerprinting for application?: YES
Required to bring 2"x2" passport type photos?: YES
Issued on-the-spot and/or same day?: NO
Issued within 45 calendar day? NO Took 3 months to process

[djpup]

Just wanted to put together a small survey. If you have applied for a LTCF please answer the following questions. Please answer even if your county has already been answered for. Thanks. I am trying to figure out what the "normal" is.

1. County LTCF submitted?: Luzerne
2. Date LTCF submitted?: 1/8/14
3. Additional application pages required by county aside from the single sheet PSP?: No
4. Require additional documents aside from state issued ID to prove county/state residency?: No
5. Require fingerprinting for application?: No
6. Required to bring 2"x2" passport type photos?: No
7. Issued on-the-spot and/or same day?: No
8. Issued within 45 calendar day? Still waiting, not 45 days yet.

Note: Wife applied same time. All same as above except :
[*]Issued on-the-spot and/or same day?: Yes
[*]Issued within 45 calendar day? Yes

[CaliRefugee]

Out of curiosity, what additional requirements?

Just a county form. Pretty basic and I wasn't even sure they truly needed it for the check vs. to make their lives easier for the background check. See the last page of this PDF: http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/sherif...PPLICATION.pdf

It's older but that form is still apparently asked for. Not a big deal IMO. This would never have happened in my former state of residence.

[NShortino]

I'm in the process of renewing my LTCF in Monroe and I'm trying to get some useful information to show the Sheriff's Office. This thread is really great at gathering info on the process, and I think it should be stickied so that we can get a greater amount of data from more counties.

I think it's useful to note that of the 67(?) counties, we have data that 16 will issue on the spot and 2 more that are next day, and that is without hearing from a large number of counties. Maybe showing the counties that like to take the full 45 days how awful they are compared to others will make them care to improve the process.

As for extra requirements, Monroe County refused to accept my application without the "required" tax form. They take your picture and $6 when you drop off the application, and the other $14 when you return to pick it up. They wouldn't start this process for me as I did not have all the forms they wanted, and the wouldn't acknowledge me signing the form in front of them. I'm going back soon armed with more information (and a copy of the UFA) to see what I can accomplish.

[Sgt.K]

Maybe showing the counties that like to take the full 45 days how awful they are compared to others will make them care to improve the process.

I stopped in the DelCo sheriff's office a month after I submitted my application because I was in the neighborhood and thought I would check on the progress. I mentioned Lackawana county issuing same day. I recall one of the women behind the counter saying something like "well, we like to take the time to do them right".

IOW, don't think you can 'shame' them into doing it 'better'...