Gun Permit Information

Where do I go to obtain or renew my Indiana Permit to Carry application?
If you live within the incorporated limits of the Greenwood, New Whiteland, Whiteland, Franklin, Bargersville, Trafalgar or Edinburgh, you must go to your local Police Department to apply for a license or renewal. If you live in Johnson County, but outside of the incorporated limits to any city or town, you may come to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office for assistance. If you are not sure if you are inside an incorporated area or not, contact the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center at 317-736-5155 and inquire with the Sheriff’s dispatcher.

Where is the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office?
The Johnson County Law Enforcement Facility is located in Franklin directly behind Johnson Memorial Hospital. The address is 1091 Hospital Road, Franklin, Indiana 46131.

What hours can I come in to fill out the application?
By order of the Johnson County Sheriff, gun permits are done 24 hours a day, 7 days per week for your convenience.

What door should I come in?
The door you should enter for assistance with a gun permit depends on what day and time you come to the Sheriff’s Office:

• On Tuesdays and Thursdays between 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., use door 2E.
• All other times, use door 1N.
• Normal office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. If you come after normal office hours, use the Intercom button at the south end of the Jail lobby (Door 1N) and a Deputy will assist you.

What do I need to bring with me?
Applicants will be required to bring a photo I.D. with their current address and the correct amount of cash needed for the local fee. On July 1st 2006 the Indiana law was changed to create a "Lifetime Handgun License", renewals for an existing license will only be accepted 180 days or less from the date of expiration. The new fee schedule is as follows:

What else do I need to include with the application before I send it to the State Police?
Applicants will need a money order or certified check in the exact amount of the State Fee, for the handgun license that they prefer. The check will be made payable to the State of Indiana. An envelope will be provided to mail the completed application form, supplemental application form, and the FBI fingerprint card.

Do I need a gun permit just to have one in my business or home?
Indiana law states that one is not required to have a license to carry a handgun in the person’s dwelling, on the person’s property or their fixed place of business, so long as they have the right to possess said firearm not contrary to other restrictions or criminal convictions.

Who can obtain an Indiana Handgun Permit?
State law dictates that only a “proper person” may be licensed to carry a handgun. Indiana Code 35-47-1-7 states that a proper person means a person who does not:

• Have a conviction for resisting law enforcement within five years before the person applies for a license or permit
• Have a conviction for a crime for which he could have been sentenced for more than one (1) year
• Have a record of being an alcohol abuser, meaning one who has had two or more alcohol related offenses, any one (1) of which resulted in conviction by a court or treatment in an alcohol abuse facility within three (3) years prior to the date of application o Have a record of being a drug abuser, meaning one who has had two (2) or more violations of: Dealing in Cocaine, Dealing in Narcotics, or Dealing in a Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V Controlled substances - Any one of which resulted in conviction by a court or treatment in a drug abuse facility within five (5) years prior to the date of application.
• Have documented evidence which would give rise to a reasonable belief that he has a propensity for violent or emotionally unstable conduct
• Make a false statement of material fact on his application o Have a conviction of any crime involving an inability to safely handle a handgun
• Have a conviction for violations of the provisions of IC 35-47 within the last five (5) years of his application
• Have an adjudication as a delinquent child for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, if the person applying for a license or permit under this chapter is less than twenty-three (23) years of age.

Indiana Code 35-47-2-1 also states:

• A person who has been convicted of Domestic Battery may not possess or carry a handgun in any vehicle or on or about the person’s body in the person’s dwelling or on the person’s property or fixed place of business.