Georgia Weapons License Carry Fee To Rise in March

The fees will go up by $7 when you apply for a license at the Cherokee County Probate Court.

A budget crunch at the state level has caused the Fulton County Probate Court to increase the fee to obtain a Georgia weapons carry license. Beginning March 1, the fee will increase from $72.25 to $79.25 when you apply for a license at the Fulton County Probate Court.  The increase is due to the Georgia Crime Information Center, a division of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, increasing the fee to perform state and federal background checks, which will rise from $37.25 to $44.25. GBI Spokesman John Bankhead said the increase is a "budget issue." The GBI revised increased the fees for fingerprint-based state background checks submitted for "employment, contractor or licensing purposes," according to a GCIC operations bulletin.   "These …

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