Location: | Fulton County Probate Court
136 Pryor St
Suite C-230
Atlanta, GA 30303
Office: 404-612 4640
Probate Court Clerk: 404-612-4685
Licensing 404-612 4682
Recording of GFL information 404-730-4692 | Court Website: | Click Here |
| Court Information: | --------------The Downtown Office-----------
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The applicants will hand-carry the money order to the Police Department at the time of fingerprinting.
Starting March 1st 2010, the cost is now $80. $15 for the probate and $65 money order for prints.
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| Analysis of the user submitted processes |
Did not issue a temporary permit.
Taking longer to issue than the law allows.
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User Reported Processes
Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Aug. 21, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | 36 Days | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | I went to the Probate court on 7/16/09 to obtain my firearms license. I brought with me $20.44 in cash and my money order made payable to the "Fulton County Police Department" in the amount of $40.00. After filling out some paperwork and swearing that the information I gave was correct I walked across the street to the Fulton County Police Department to get the finger prints done. The finger prints took about 20 minutes to complete. The people working said it would take 3-4 months to get my background check completed then said it would take additional time for the probate judge to issue my license. The entire process from arrival at the court house to leaving the police department took about 45 minutes. |
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Type: | Renewal Application | Submitted: | Oct. 14, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | we'll see! | Total Payment: | $61.44 |
Process: | Cash ONLY for license application - $20.44. $1 more if you request a temporary permit (I would advise this for renewals; I keep reading that the process is taking longer than the 60 days the court has told the counties to issue the permits within.)
$40 Money Order ONLY made out to Fulton County Police Department.
Total time from application through finger printing was about two hours; the digital finger print machine didn't like my fingers.... |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Oct. 24, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | 31 days | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | Applied in Sep 2009. Non govt people can't enter at 136 Pryor. You must go to another building and connect in. Paid $20.44 cash at probate court. Walked across the street to Fulton Police. Paid $40 money order and had fingerprints done electronically. Total time around an hour. |
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Type: | Renewal Application | Submitted: | Nov. 13, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | Haven't received yet. | Total Payment: | 60.44 plus parking |
Process: | A pleasantly painless process. Arrived at the courthouse, went through security Kabuki, found probate court, filled out a couple of pages of forms, and paid $20.44 in cash. Showed that I had my $40 money order, and raised my right hand and stated that everything on my form was correct. (Mistake: I had prematurely signed the form, so I had to redo one page and sign it in front of the clerk.) Right index finger into an inkpad and onto the application.
This is a renewal, and my existing permit was going to expire within days. The probate clerk didn't volunteer that a temporary permit was available, but when I asked, she promptly typed up the temporary card and collected a second fingerprint.
Got directions to go across the street for fingerprinting.Through another metal detector, across a courtyard, and into the Fulton County Police Department. A very friendly clerk took me with no waiting, and joked throughout the process -- "Was I here for my exotic dancing permit", etc. (Maybe you had to be there: I am an overweight 47-year-old pale male.) Electronic fingerprint scanning, so no ink to clean off.
Total elapsed time, 45 minutes, including crossing the street twice, getting lost in the courthouse building, and going through two metal detectors.
Both the probate clerk and the fingerprinter said that I should get my permit within 60 days, but "sometimes it took as long as 90 days." The second clerk (FCPD) said that if I hadn't seen it by mid-January (60 days), to call and check on the process. She seemed genuinely supportive of citizens exercising concealed carry. |
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Type: | Renewal Application | Submitted: | Dec. 9, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | 30 days | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | This is a follow-up to my renewal application story posted on Nov. 13, 2009. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Dec. 10, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | Too long (3 hours or so) | Total Payment: | $60.44 and my patience |
Process: | $20.44 Cash payable to the Probate Court
$40.00 Money Order to Police Department |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Dec. 29, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | TBD | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | Cash payment of $20.44 to the Probate Court. $40.00 money order for the Fulton County Police Department. |
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Type: | Renewal Application | Submitted: | Nov. 18, 2009 | | Total Time Taken: | 34 days | Total Payment: | $61.44 |
Process: | Had to go downtown to Fulton County Court House at 136 Pryor Street to fill out application. Cash Only: $20.00 + $1.00 for temporary (just in case my renewal didn't come back before expiration of current license) + $.44 for postage to send license to me. Filled out application (long legal-size page), went and paid cashier (very nice and friendly person) and back to the application desk. Received finger print info and was then sent across the street to be finger printed. $40.00 Money Order ONLY for fingerprints, paid at finger print location. Ladies in the finger print office were pretty nice, but the equipment wasn't cooperating. Took about 40 minutes to get through the process, and one or two fingers were sent off anyway with the machine saying "questionable". |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Jan. 5, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | Not received yet | Total Payment: | $68.44, incl parking |
Process: | $20.44 in CASH (can make change, but not big bills)
$40 MONEY ORDER to FULTON COUNTY POLICE DEPT (I had to hand write this on my money order)
Park on Pryor St (from $4 - $12 depending on time, CASH)
It took me about an hour and a half |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Jan. 6, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | Info not submitted | Total Payment: | 68.44 |
Process: | 20.44 license
40.00 Fulton County Police Department
8.00 parking (parked outside past the court) There's a few parking garages taht may be cheaper I just happene ot pull into this place.
Best advice: Ask for directions after gettign through metal detectors at both places. I tried to find the places myself and ended up asking after walkign around for a few mintutes.
License process pretty straight forward and painless.Printing was pretty painless, but had to wait 15-20 minutes and not really sure. (nobody else was in the room) ~8 weeks to receive permit |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Feb. 19, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | Not Received Yet | Total Payment: | 60.44 |
Process: | $20.44 Cash payable to the Probate Court $40.00 Money Order to Police Department. Very friendly staff. Took about an hour to get the prints done. Five people in line waiting to complete the same process the day I went. Appplied on January 19. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Feb. 28, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 67 days | Total Payment: | 68.44 |
Process: | Process was as described by others, you go to the county courthouse, fill out paperwork, bring your money order to the police dept, get your prints, etc. |
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Type: | Renewal Application | Submitted: | Mar. 3, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | TBD | Total Payment: | $80.00 + stamp |
Process: | NEW PAYMENT AMOUNTS EFFECTIVE MARCH 01, 2010.
Processing Fee - $15.00 CASH that will be paid to the Court; bring a self addressed, stamped envelope for them to send your license otherwise, you'll have to go to the courthouse and pick it up in person. For $0.44 its a wise investment.
Finger printing fee - $65.00 MONEY ORDER OR CASHIERS CHECK ONLY payable to the Fulton County Police Department.
About 1.5 hours from application to completion of prints. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Mar. 6, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | Just applied | Total Payment: | 80 |
Process: | The fees changed effective March 1. You now have to have $15 cash and $65 money order. See updated website for the probate court http://www.fultoncountyga.gov/departments/56-probate-court/151-gun-permits
The finger printing took the longest...over an hour. Interestingly, every person in the lobby (about 20) were all there for a gun permit. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Mar. 12, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 79 days and counting... | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | The process was relatively easy except for the fact that the entrance to the court house was closed and I had to do a good bit of walking around. There were a couple of other people waiting for fingerprints, so it took a total of about 1 hour to complete the process |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Mar. 17, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 64 days | Total Payment: | 60.44 |
Process: | Thanks to this site I knew about the money order ahead of time. Took about an hour and a half all told. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Mar. 19, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 76 days including weekends | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | Cash payment of $20.44 to the Probate Court. $40.00 money order for the Fulton County Police Department. Fairly painless process with pleasant, but somewhat disorganised staff. |
Comments: | Friendly staff who tried to move you through quickly, but somewhat disorganised. I have a typo on my permit that I'll now have to get fixed... review your permit VERY carefully before signing. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Mar. 31, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 50 days and counting | Total Payment: | $60.44 |
Process: | Process as explained by others helped me with the application process. I understand that there has been a change in the prices and that you have to bring a self-addressed envelope with you. |
Comments: | Took too long to do fingerprints. If you drive and park at the meter in from of the courthouse / police station, be prepared to pay several dollars while you wait. I spent over $4 after running back down twice to fill the meter. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Jul. 13, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | Just applied | Total Payment: | $75 |
Process: | Just a heads up,the price has yet gotten changed again and the I could not find anything about the change anywhere. Supposedly they could only bump up the price by $5 so now it is a $45 money order for prints and then $30 in cash for processing instead of the $65 money order and $15 cash. I would suggest just calling up there to the probate court just prior to going and ask so you do not have to do a bunch of running around like I did. |
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Type: | New Application | Submitted: | Jun. 20, 2010 | | Total Time Taken: | 2 Days since application. | Total Payment: | $95.00 + $8.00 Parking and $1 for the money order |
Process: | I parked in the Underground Atlanta parking garage catty corner to the court house, paid $8, arrived in the probate court office at 3:00PM, they explained the proccess to me, I was able to get money from the Wachovia ATM downstairs, run two blocks up the street to get a money order, and complete the proccess before 4:00PM. When I arrived they told me that they would stop taking applications at 3:30PM but when I returned to the Probate Court with the $65.00 money order and $30.00 Cash they put me through a little past 3:30PM. I did not bring an envolope so they informed me to call in 6 to 8 weeks to the Probate Court to check in and then come pick up my permit in person. The finger print proccess was quick once I arrived at the police department accross the street, considering there was no line.
The $30 cash goes to the Probate Court and the $65 money order goes to the Fulton County Police Department for finger prints. |
Comments: | The Proccess was easier than I expected. I liked there flexibilty in the cutoff time for applications. |
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