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  License Process by County  

Counties with only the basic contact information are RED. 
Counties listed in BLUE have a member's actual experience in obtaining a license in that county.
Clicking on the name will take you to the contact and process information for that county.

 
County Probate Courts that are known to disobey the law on processing firearm licenses have a Illegal after the county name.
Courts that obey the law have a Legal after the county name.
Courts whose process is unknown have a Unknown after the county name.
Hovering the mouse over any of these Illegal Legal Unknown will display the reason for the mark. Information also found at the bottom of each county page.

 
APPLING Full process not known ATKINSON Full process not known BACON Full process not known BAKER Full process not known BALDWIN Following the law.
BANKS Following the Law. BARROW Following the law. BARTOW Following the Law BEN HILL Full process not known BERRIEN Full process not known
BIBB A member reports that it took 3 months to get their first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. BLECKLEY Following the Law. BRANTLEY Full process not known BROOKS Full process not known BRYAN Still requiring SSN and Employment information even though Federal court has said it is not needed and has been removed from the newest application.
BULLOCH Sheriff is charging $1 more than the law allows. Probate court is charging $2 more than the law allows. BURKE Full process not known BUTTS Full process not known CALHOUN Full process not known CAMDEN Following the Law.
CANDLER Full process not known CARROLL 98 days, 38 days longer than it should take CATOOSA Takes 2 months longer than the law allows. CHARLTON Full process not known CHATHAM They are still requesting SSN (although it is voluntary they still should not even ask). They will not issue a temporary renewal permit on request as stated in the law.
CHATTAHOOCHEE Full process not known CHATTOOGA Full process not known CHEROKEE Following the law. CLARKE The Sheriff's office is overcharging everyone $4 for both new and renewal licenses than what the law allows. The county website says it takes an average of 90 days to get your first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. CLAY Full process not known
CLAYTON Court website says the fee for lost/stolen license is $16, the law allows a $5 fee CLINCH Full process not known COBB Following the Law COFFEE Following the law COLQUITT Following the Law.
COLUMBIA Following the Law COOK Full process not known COWETA Following the law. CRAWFORD Full process not known CRISP Following the Law
DADE Full process not known DAWSON Following the law DECATUR Full process not known DEKALB Using ink fingerprints, it take 6 Months to get your first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. Inappropriate Fee: A lost/damaged/stolen replacement license fee is $5, DeKalb County charges $8. DODGE Full process not known
DOOLY Full process not known DOUGHERTY Court states it will take 4 months to issue. 2 months longer than the law allows. Though the judge does say she will issue without a complete background check on a case by case basis. DOUGLAS Time varies, some applications are within the legal limit, some take longer than the 60 days allowed by the law. EARLY Following the Law. ECHOLS Full process not known
EFFINGHAM Following the law. ELBERT A member reports that it takes 3 to 4 months to get a license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. EMANUEL Full process not known EVANS Full process not known FANNIN Full process not known
FAYETTE Full process not known FLOYD Takes 2 months longer than the 60 days allowed by law. FORSYTH Following the law. FRANKLIN Following the law. FULTON Members and the county website says it takes 3-6 Months to get your first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. (for ink prints, Digital prints come back within the time limit) Recently reported that Fulton County is now refusing to issue Temporary Renewal Licenses by claiming the law changed, Temporary Renewals were not touched by the change in law.
GILMER Full process not known GLASCOCK Full process not known GLYNN Website says the fingerprint fee is $10, law limits the fee to $5 GORDON Full process not known GRADY Website says the fee for lost/stolen license is $9, the law allows a $5 fee
GREENE Full process not known GWINNETT Following the law HABERSHAM Full process not known HALL Following the Law HANCOCK Full process not known
HARALSON Following the law. HARRIS Full process not known HART Following the Law HEARD Following the law. HENRY Following the law
HOUSTON Following the law IRWIN Full process not known JACKSON Following the Law. JASPER Full process not known JEFF DAVIS Full process not known
JEFFERSON Full process not known JENKINS Full process not known JOHNSON Full process not known JONES Full process not known LAMAR Full process not known
LANIER Full process not known LAURENS Full process not known LEE A member reports that it took 3.5 months to receive their license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. LIBERTY Takes 2 months longer than the 2 months the law allows. LINCOLN Full process not known
LONG Full process not known LOWNDES Following the Law. LUMPKIN Full process not known MACON Full process not known MADISON Following the law.
MARION Full process not known MCDUFFIE Full process not known MCINTOSH Costs $2 more than the law allows MERIWETHER It takes 1 to 2 months longer than the 60 days allowed by law. Also ignoring state law by not issueing a temporary license. MILLER Full process not known
MITCHELL Full process not known MONROE Full process not known MONTGOMERY Full process not known MORGAN Takes 1 month longer than the law allows. MURRAY Full process not known
MUSCOGEE Following the Law. NEWTON Following the law. OCONEE Following the law. OGLETHORPE Full process not known PAULDING Following the law.
PEACH Court website says that it takes 1 month longer than the 60 days the law allows. PICKENS Charging $6 more than the law allows. PIERCE Full process not known PIKE Full process not known POLK A member reports that it has taken 79 days to get the first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days.
PULASKI A member reports that it takes 90 days to get your first license, when the law says at the end of 60 days. A member reports that the court asked applicant for all arrests. Arrests do not matter, only the list of disqualifications matter. A member reports that the probate court will deny an application for a reason other than listed as a disqualification, so be prepared for the denial and use the list of reasons for a denial (16-11-129(b)) if you need to. PUTNAM Following the law QUITMAN Full process not known RABUN Full process not known RANDOLPH Full process not known
RICHMOND Still requiring SSN and Employment information. ROCKDALE Following the Law. SCHLEY Full process not known SCREVEN Full process not known SEMINOLE Full process not known
SPALDING Full process not known STEPHENS Full process not known STEWART Full process not known SUMTER Full process not known TALBOT Following the law
TALIAFERRO Full process not known TATTNALL Full process not known TAYLOR Full process not known TELFAIR Full process not known TERRELL Full process not known
THOMAS Court website says that it takes 1 month longer and the 60 days the law allows TIFT Full process not known TOOMBS Full process not known TOWNS Full process not known TREUTLEN Full process not known
TROUP Full process not known TURNER Full process not known TWIGGS Full process not known UNION Full process not known UPSON Following the Law.
WALKER Following the law. WALTON Took one month longer than the 60 days allowed by law. WARE Full process not known WARREN Full process not known WASHINGTON Full process not known
WAYNE Full process not known WEBSTER Full process not known WHEELER Full process not known WHITE Following the Law. WHITFIELD Following the law.
WILCOX Full process not known WILKES Full process not known WILKINSON Full process not known WORTH Full process not known

Georgia Code 16-11-129 describes the application and issuing process and it gives each county's Probate Judge discretion to charge certain fees, how to process an application, and issuance of the license.  With 159 counties in Georgia, the process can vary greatly from county to county. 

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