Tamil Nadu - Transfer (Re-register) Firearm (Gun) License from One State to Another State

Advertisement

Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. A person desirous of Re-registering a Firearm license from one state to another should visit the Commissioner of police's office or the licensing authority office in their district. Contact link
2. This procedure is a must for every firearm license holder when they shift to another state or UT or district or a different locality than the address on the license and should be done within 6 months of shifting to the new location.
3. The person should The application Form required can be obtained from the Commissioner's office or can be downloaded from the following Link
4. The required documents are mentioned in the 'Required Documents' section below.
5. Complete the applicationform and submit it along with the required documents to the authority for approval.
6. The state's licensing authoritywill approve the application, and the UIN (unique identification number) of the license shall stand activated with the new authority and deactivated with the earlier licensing authority.
   

Apply Online

1. To Transfer (Re-register) Firearm (Gun) License from One State to Another State, the applicant has to use the following link – link
2. The applicant has to click the “State Home Department/DM/SDM/Other/MHA” button.
3. Now select the category, state, district, name of the licensing authority, and service.
4. The applicant has to enter the unique identification code (UIC), and captcha code and click the “Get Detail” button.
5. To complete step – 2, the applicant has to enter all the details in license specific details segment.
6. For the third step complete the endorsement details.
7. And upload all the necessary documents which are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
8. Fee details will be mentioned in the following step; the applicant has to pay the fee online mode.
9. After completing all the processes, the applicant has to click the “Save & Submit” button.
10. An acknowledgment receipt will be downloaded. Please save it for future reference, it contains the application summary and contact details of the person to be contacted.
11. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
12. Once the process gets completed successfully, the applicant gets the cancellation firearm license with the authority's signature through email.
13. The processing time for this procedure is up to 45 days.
14. The applicant can check the status of the application via the following link link

Advertisement

Required Documents

• Application Form Link
• Copy of the Arms License
• Proof of Residence.
• A NOC (No Objection Certificate)from the lastrenewing authority.
• Report from the local police station
• Mental and Physical fitness certificate.
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Address:
Commissioner of Police,
Greater Chennai Police,
No. 132, Commissioner Office Building,
EVK Sampath Road, Vepery,
Chennai-600007.
Ph: +91 044 - 25615048, 28555064
Email: [email protected]
Website Link

• Click the following link for contact information for every police station in the district link
  
• On the new page click on the district you are located. Click on the “About District” drop down box and select “Who’s Who” option. Every profile of the officers in the district will be listed.
  

Eligibility

Only an existing firearm license holder is eligible to apply for Transfer.

Fees

Explain the fee structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

The license is valid in the new address for the period for which it is applied.

Documents to Use

Application Form is available at the following Link

Sample Documents

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Processing Time

The licensing authority will register the applicant to the new location within 15 days from applying.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, Dailymotion, Facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, Metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, Viddler, Vimeo, Youku, youtubewidth = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained 
from the URL of the webpage where the video is displayed. g.
e.g, In the followinURLrl'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

Please provide other instructions related to the certificate/documents.
e.g., The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required Information

• Personal details (name, DOB, and Nativity)
• Contact details (Present address, mail id, phone number)
• Nearest police station
• Address on the license
• Occupation
• Period of stay in the new location
• License details (UIN, License number, Issuing authority, last renewing authority)
• Date of Expiry, Area Validity, Weapons endorsed, Ammunition details.
• Details regarding the history of the weapon.
  

Need for the Document

As per rule 17 of the Arms Rules, 2016, if a person holds a firearm license and changes his residence, permanently or temporarily, they should complete this procedure for more than six months.

Information which might help

The District Magistrate may grant All India Validity for the following categories of licensees:

• Union Ministers/ Member of Parliament
• Personnel of Defence Forces
• Central Armed Police Forces
• Officers of All India Services
• Officers in the Government/ Government Sector Undertakings/Public Sector Undertakings (with liability to serve anywhere in India)
• Dedicated sportspersons
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what other uses arefor obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g.,a Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Place some external links which might help.

Others

The same procedure shall apply if a licensee shifts his residence to a different police station under the same licensing authority.