What state DOESN'T require fingerprints?

[Yoda]

Is there a state that doesn't require fingerprints in order to get a concealed carry license? No, I'm not trying to game the system. I need this to add credibility to a script.

Yes, I know I can research the laws of each of the 50 states. It just seems to me that the more efficient way is to ask and then sort through all the responses that tell me to research the laws of each state. I'm sure SOMEONE will just help me out and confess that he happens to know that his state doesn't require fingerprints.

- - - Yoda

 

[lions]

Vermont and Alaska don't require fingerprints. Residents do not need a license in the first place though so I'm not sure if that helps your point.

I can rule out Kansas, as fingerprints are required here.

 

[lawson4]

South Carolina requires them.

Rick

 

[NinjaFeint]

Connecticut requires them

 

[geekWithA.45]

PA does not.

RKBA is considered a right in these parts, and fingerprinting people seeking to exercise their rights is wrong.

 

[markdaniel]

Michigan requires them for new and renewals.

 

[danprkr]

In TX you're getting printed. Sucks, but there it is.

 

[WC145]

Unless something has changed in the last few years, Maine does not.

 

[mcdonl]

They didnt in 08 WC....

 

[robr2]

South Dakota does not

 

[bakert]

Kentucky doesn't require finger prints.

 

[Arkansas Paul]

Arkansas does require fingerprinting.

 

[flintlock62]

Yes for Tennessee.

 

[ClayInTX]

Texas requires fingerprints, and a thumb print just to get a drivers license. So much for macho, free, wide-open-spaces, true republic tied to the USA by treaty and not a state, Texas.

 

[ditchdigger]

No Fingerprints in VA, at least not yet.

 

[TheBookGuy]

Colorado does not require prints or license, just a background through the state investigation.

 

[villemur]

New Hampshire does not require fingerprints.

 

[forindooruseonly]

Oklahoma does require fingerprints

 

[briney11]

No prints in Iowa. At least not in my county. We have 99 different laws here. 1 per county. I live in one of the good ones.

 

[deadeyedog270]

i'm in Maine i got mine through my selectmen were i am a resident of my town and did not need to be printed but I do not know if you go through the state Police

 

[average_shooter]

Minnesota does not require fingerprints for CCP.

 

[Ronsch]

Alaska, actually.

Just a clarification on Alaska (since I live here, and have an Alaska Concealed Handgun Permit.)

You can still get a ACHP. It is not necessarily required, however, I still maintain it. There are still some limitations on concealed carry. For example, we have "home rule" jurisdictions (cities, such as Juneau) that have more stringent restrictions. That is allowed as long as the city does not try to adopt less restrictive policies.

Okay...Back to the original question. When I received my initial permit, I was fingerprinted, and was issued an NCIS-Exempt permit. When I renewed (which was via mail) in order to get the NCIS-Exemption again, I would have had to submit new prints. Unfortunately, there was no one in Juneau certified to do the prints (the Police will not do it.) As a result, I received a permit and still have to go through the NCIS check when I purchase a firearm.

The plus side is that, since I generally go back to Indiana for vacations, they honour our ACHP for carry purposes. Hope this helps.

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Alabama does not require fingerprints or photo. Roll Tide Roll!

 

[Just One Shot]

Ohio does require it.

 

[SiRed91]

Utah DOES require.