Legislators meeting on Tuesday evening the board was presented with a complaint from a resident in regards to amending a pistol license. Jeffrey Christman, a lifetime license holder for 35 years, took issue when, attempting to add a new pistol to his license as an amendment, his paper license was confiscated and a new plastic card was issued for a fee of $13. Mr. Christman read and presented to the board a letter (Included at end of article) voicing his concerns and suggested that newly elected County Clerk, Linda D. Hoskins, had changed the policy of how the office processes pistol licenses and amendments to existing licenses since taking over as County Clerk. We spoke with Ms. Hoskins, elected in November, who helped clarify the issue and licensing policy. "We have not changed any of the pistol licensing policies since taking office and have no intention to do so," Ms. Hoskins said. "The changes referred to were put in place in April of 2013 through the direction of the County Court's law clerk." The issue stems from the way the old paper style licenses were processed versus the new plastic license cards. According to Ms. Hoskins, the same information is collected and is still turned over to the New York State Police as it has always been. Since 2013, all license applications and amendments are electronically filed into the county's record keeping system, instead of using paper copies. The information required by the State Police to issue a license is still submitted via a paper copy. No data is sent electronically to the State Police, according to Ms. Hoskins. When amending an older paper style license since 2013, users are now issued a plastic license card, which carries a $13 fee in addition to the $3 amendment fee. Holders of the paper licenses are not required to purchase the plastic cards unless an amendment or replacement is needed. Anyone who wishes to have the plastic card instead of the paper license can upgrade for the $13 fee of the card. "The direction of the court advises that a person can not possess multiple licenses," Ms.Hoskins told us. "If amending a paper license we are required to issue the plastic card and must destroy the older paper style license," she continued. The information provided is still only input into the county system, the same way the paper licenses were handled, and is not connected to a State database we were told. The following is the fee schedule for firearms license related transactions at the Lewis County Clerk's Office: Firearms License Fees Submission of Application $20.00 Amendment Form $ 3.00 Firearm Acquired $ 3.00 Firearm Disposed $ 3.00 License Copy $13.00 Transfer In $13.00 Transfer Out $ 5.00 Dealer License $10.00 Gunsmith License $10.00 If you have any additional questions regarding licensing a firearm you can contact the Lewis County Clerk's office at (315)376-5333. |
| No Changes to Pistol License Filing Process Under New County Clerk 02/12/16 02:30pm |
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Letter from Jeffrey Christman to the Lewis County Board of Legislators
