Effective Sep. 1, 2022, New York State has changed the requirements to qualify for a Carry Concealed permit.  As a result, in order for your application to be processed you must update and replace some forms in your existing application package. You are required to complete an in-person 16 Hour Firearms Safety Course and two Hour Live Fire range training course in advance of your appointment.  A Certificate of Completion must accompany your application in order for it to be processed. Please bring the $120 background investigation fee to your appointment, made payable to Westchester County (money order only). 

The following forms must be completed, notarized and replaced in your Application Packet. 
PPB-3 (submit in duplicate)
Investigation Worksheet Update
Character Reference Letter (submit four)
Penal Law section 400(18) Receipt of Notifications
Authorization for Release of Personal Information

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The Westchester County Department of Public Safety is no longer accepting applications for seasonal park rangers to patrol county parks for the 2024 summer season. 

Uniformed park rangers work under the supervision of county police officers to maintain a safe and enjoyable atmosphere in the county’s parks. They assist park users, provide information on park rules and procedures, help in searches for lost children, perform basic first aid on occasion and make regular security checks of buildings and facilities.

First-time park rangers are paid $17 hourly. Salaries are higher for those who have worked as a ranger for the county before. To qualify, applicants must:

  • be a high school graduate
  • be at least 18 years of age
  • be a U.S. citizen
  • possess a valid New York State driver’s license by the time of appointment.

Accepted candidates must attend a 162-hour training program at the Westchester County Police Academy.

Individuals interested were to fill out an application and return it by Feb. 17, 2024 to:

Westchester County Police, Support Services Division
Attn: SPRApplication
1 Saw Mill River Parkway
Hawthorne, NY 10532

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Pistol License Applicants with Upcoming Appointments:
If you have an existing appointment from before Sept.1, 2022, to submit your application for a pistol license you must update and replace some forms in your existing application package.
 

In order to have or carry a pistol in New York State, you must first obtain a pistol license. In Westchester County, the Licensing Officers are judges or justices of the Supreme or County Court (Penal Law §265.00(10)). The Westchester County Department of Public Safety Pistol License Unit acts as the investigative service to the Licensing Officer for all firearm license matters.  The Westchester County Clerk issues pistol licenses and is the repository for all pistol license records.  Carry firearm licenses (Penal Law §400.00(2)(f)) issued by Westchester County are valid for three years. If you have any questions about pistol licensing matters, contact us.

Once you complete your New York State Pistol License application and attachments, and have complied with all application instructions, you must then make an appointment with the Westchester County Department of Public Safety Pistol License Unit to be fingerprinted and interviewed by calling (914) 995-2709.

Pistol License Safety and Information Handbook for Westchester  County
Please obtain your copy of the Pistol License Safety and Information Handbook for Westchester County.  You are required to read and be familiar with the contents of this Handbook.

Mandatory Firearms Training
All applicants for a Carry firearm license must submit proof of completion of a sixteen-hour mandatory in-person firearms training and a two hour live fire course evidenced by a certificate of completion issued in the applicant’s name and affirmed, under the penalty of perjury, by a duly authorized instructor (New York State Penal Law §400.00(19)).

All applicants for a Premises firearm license or semi-automatic rifle endorsement must complete the NRA basic safety course.

Pistol License Application Forms
Please use our latest forms revision dated Sept. 1, 2022.   Prior dated forms do not meet legal requirements and will not be accepted. 

Please use the dropdowns below to find out which forms you must complete.

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RENEWING YOUR NYS PISTOL/SEMI-AUTO RIFLE LICENSE
Renewing your NYS Pistol / Semi-Auto Rifle License

Individual files below

If you are renewing a Full Carry Permit you must complete the Mandatory NYS Firearms Training Course (18 Hour Course) by an authorized Westchester County Sanctioned Program.

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The Westchester County Department of Public Safety Crime Laboratory (Forensic Investigations Unit) is accredited by the ANAB ANSI National Accreditation Board to both the ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and AR 3125 standard in Forensic Testing.  FIU is accredited to perform forensic testing in the following disciplines:
 
• Crime Scene Investigation
• Firearms
• Digital Evidence
• Latent Prints 
 
The Forensic Investigations Unit is also recognized as a public forensic laboratory under New York State Executive Law.  FIU has provided assistance to federal, state and local agencies including:
 
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• United States Attorney’s Office
• United States Postal Service
• New York City Police Department
• Local law enforcement agencies throughout Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley
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Public Safety maintains a number of telephone and electronic tips lines so the public can provide valuable information about suspicious or criminal activity. Calls, e-mails and text messages to these tips lines are confidential. Tipsters can remain anonymous if they chose.

The telephone tips lines are answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Tips sent by e-mail and text messaging are forwarded to detectives but may not be reviewed immediately.

Tips lines should not be used to contact police in an emergency. In the event of a crime in progress or other emergency, dial 911.

Telephone Tips Lines

  • General Tips Line (for all purposes): (800) 898-TIPS (8477)
  • Narcotics Hotline/Graffiti Hotline: (914) 741-4334

Electronic Tips
Send e-mail, text messages, photos and small video clips to .