Special laws in PL 400 covering Nassau County:

HANDOUTS    When you get your application you will be given three handouts.

 
1. USE OF DEADLY PHYSICAL FORCE EXCERPT    This is a copy of some specific definitions and sections of Penal Law 35.00 consisting of PL35.15, 35.20, 35,25 and 35.30.  You can look this up on the web but I do like that they give this out.  They do not offer any additional explanations so you are on your own to figure out what it means but it is fairly straight forward.
2. PISTOL LICENSE INFORMATION HANDBOOK  This book covers all of the rules and regulation that you will need to know to correctly fill out your applications.  It list Types of Licenses & Restrictions; Duties and Responsibilities of a Pistol Licensee; Incidents Requiring Immediate Reports to the Police Department, Pistol License Section; Purchasing Firearms; To Sell or Dispose of Firearms; To Cancel a Pistol License; Address Change; Business Name Change; Name Change; Lost or Stolen Firearm; Lost , Stolen or Mutilated License; License Renewal and Grounds for Suspension/Revocation.
3. APPLICATION PACKET consisting of:
• Instructions.  (Instructions on how to fill out your applications and special requirements that Nassau County has.)
• NY State Pistol License Application.  (Standard NY State Form.)
• Release letter for the NY State Office of Mental Hygiene*.  (Part of the investigation.)
• Pistol License Declaration Form*.  (You have to sign that you have been given the instructions, handbook and PL 35 excerpts; that you understand the law and some other special rules.)
• Nassau Pistol License Applicant Questionnaire.*  (A duplication of the State form with some additional questions that are not justified and should not disqualify you from having a license such as have you received a traffic summons in the last 5 years or do you have epilepsy.)
• A notice saying that the pistol license takes 6 months.  "DO NOT CALL!"
• Reference questionnaire*. (A general form with some simple questions that your references must fill out such has how long they have known you, are you of "good moral character", relationship to applicant, does the reference have a pistol license.  This form must be signed by a Notary.)

* NOT REQUIRED BY STATE LAW

ADDITIONAL SPECIAL REQUIREMENT 

       Nassau County has some special requirements that are not covered by state law and are not required by most other counties.  Some of them are:

• Your references must have know you for 1 year and be citizens and residents of Nassau County and must fill out a form and have it notarized.  Exceptions will be made for people who are moving into Nassau County.
• You can not have a member of a Police Department as a reference.
• You must have a Birth Certificate and current Driver's License for ID
• You have to show proof of residence and if you live at home you must submit a notarized letter from your parents stating the they have no objection to the weapon being in the premises.  (You do not have to have a letter from a landlord.  This should never come up because they never ask you if you live at home or own your own house or rent.)
• Application fee is $200 vs $10 for the rest of the state. (+$99.00 one time fingerprint processing fee.)
• When you turn in your application to the Pistol License Section you will be interviewed and you must make an appointment for fingerprinting.
• After you obtain a Purchase Document you are only given 10 days to obtain the firearm including taking the firearm in to have the serial number verified. (The only plus is that they issue you the Purchase Document over the counter as soon as you fill out the form.)
• They will not mail out forms.  You must pick them up yourself.
• From the Nassau County Application: Your list of residences for the last 10 years, employment for the last 5 years, person who will safeguard pistols in case of applicants death or disability.