PA non-resident ccl

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PA non-resident ccl

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i live near steubenville ,ohio . wife and i have our ohio ccl and wanting to get pa's as well. question is ,is washington co. a good co. for non-res or should we go elsewhere. thanks jim
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Re: PA non-resident ccl

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jmr600:

Welcome Aboard!

PA Counties are kind of funny. Some Sheriff's absolutely refuse, and some welcome non-residents.

Probably the best thing to do is call the Sheriff's office and see what they have to say. Somebody here may have a recommendation, too, if you don't mind waiting a little longer.

You'll need the $25 or whatever it is, and an application (usually on the Sheriff's web site), but perhaps a picture, and some are asking for references who live in PA. The Sheriff's staff should be able to tell you, but I'd look for a web site, too.

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Re: PA non-resident ccl

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I answered my own question, but I have to thank you for your reply. I did exactly as you said. My results are Washington Co. is a no for non resident. My wife and I are going to Westmoreland Co. next week. The fee is $20.
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FWIW, Got mine from Dauphin (Harrisburg area) County, with references.
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It's probably about a two-hour drive from Steubenville, but I can confirm that Crawford County in PA is non-resident friendly.
Mercer County no longer accepts non-resident applications.
Lawrence County will accept non-resident applications, but your references must be Lawrence County residents.
They have convenient hours (9am-4pm Mon-Fri with no appointment needed), and allow your references to be from anywhere, not just PA or same county residents.

Here's a link to the Sheriff's website; and the application can be downloaded from here as well:
http://www.crawfordcountypa.net/portal/ ... ema=PORTAL" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Sorry but I don't see anywhere on the application that states that the 2 references have to be residents of said co. I will call the Westmoreland Co sheriff office tomorrow to check if the references need to be residents of country or not. Thanks Jim
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jmr600 wrote:Sorry but I don't see anywhere on the application that states that the 2 references have to be residents of said co.
^ This requirement varies by county.

It's not written on the applications, but if you'll search through the old posts here, you'll find that this is common knowledge, and that there have been Ohio applicants who've been burned on this in the past.

You're right to call ahead to check, if you cannot verify through here (or another reliable source) whether or not your targeted county will require resident references.
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Just got off the phone with the Westmoreland county sheriff's office concerning the 2references. They said they can be from anywhere, just not family members. Thanks to all that tried to help. Greensburg is about 2hr drive also, wife and I are heading there Wednesday morning. Will post are experience. Jim
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^ Cool beans. Have a safe drive, and yep, please let us know. :)
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I drove all the way to Centre county to renew. Six hours drive time (round trip), five minutes for the renewal.
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Just returned from Greensburg Pa. Everything thing was painless and easy. The people were very good to deal with. The cost was $20. Picture was taken and told permit will be in the mail. The sheriff did request a short written letter stating why a permit was needed. Being we do a lot of camping in PA it was no big deal. My wife and I both applied and were on our way in about a half-hour. From Steubenville the drive was about 2hrs. Westmoreland county is good for non resident.
Thanks again to everyone who replied...Jim
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Thanks for the updates! :)
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received our pa. non- res. permits in the mail today,applied Tuesday. i think that was quick :D ,,,Jim
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jmr600 wrote:The sheriff did request a short written letter stating why a permit was needed. Being we do a lot of camping in PA it was no big deal.

That's one of the questions on the application...why would he "need" a written letter???
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Probably for the same reason that some sheriffs ( counties) will issue non resident permits and some refuse to do so. For me it was no big deal, plain and simple,, self defense. Jim
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