Connecticut § 29-37r Long gun eligibility certificate. Fees. Expiration and renewal.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 29-37r — Long gun eligibility certificate. Fees. Expiration and renewal.

Connecticut § 29-37r

Title 29Public Safety and State Police

Ch. 529Division of State Police

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 29-37r (2026).

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(a)The fee for each long gun eligibility certificate originally issued under the provisions of section 29-37p shall be thirty-five dollars and for each renewal thereof thirty-five dollars, which fees shall be paid to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon deposit of such fees in the General Fund, the fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to a separate nonlapsing account for the purposes of the issuance of long gun eligibility certificates under said section.

(b)A long gun eligibility certificate originally issued under the provisions of section 29-37p shall expire five years after the date it becomes effective and each renewal thereof shall expire five years after the expiration date of the ce

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(a) The fee for each long gun eligibility certificate originally issued under the provisions of section 29-37p shall be thirty-five dollars and for each renewal thereof thirty-five dollars, which fees shall be paid to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Upon deposit of such fees in the General Fund, the fees shall be credited to the appropriation to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection to a separate nonlapsing account for the purposes of the issuance of long gun eligibility certificates under said section. (b) A long gun eligibility certificate originally issued under the provisions of section 29-37p shall expire five years after the date it becomes effective and each renewal thereof shall expire five years after the expiration date of the certificate being renewed. (c) The renewal fee shall apply for each renewal that is requested not earlier than thirty-one days before, and not later than thirty-one days after, the expiration date of the certificate being renewed. (d) No fee or portion thereof paid under the provisions of this section for issuance or renewal of a long gun eligibility certificate shall be refundable except if the certificate for which the fee or portion thereof was paid was not issued or renewed. (e) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall send a notice of the expiration of a long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to section 29-37p to the holder of such certificate, by first class mail or electronic mail, at the address or electronic mail address of such person as shown by the records of the commissioner, not less than ninety days before such expiration, and shall include with such notice a form for the renewal of such certificate. The holder of such certificate may elect to receive such notice by first class mail or electronic mail. A long gun eligibility certificate issued pursuant to said section shall be valid for a period of ninety days from the expiration date, except this provision shall not apply to any certificate which has been revoked or for which revocation is pending, pursuant to section 29-37s .

Legislative History

(P.A. 13-3, S. 4; P.A. 23-73, S. 3.) History: P.A. 13-3 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 23-73 amended Subsec. (e) to allow certificate holder to elect to receive expiration notice by first class mail or electronic mail, and allow commissioner to provide such notice by electronic mail and include, instead of enclose, a renewal form, effective July 1, 2023.