San Diego CCW

[xblax619]

submitted renewal on 4/1/2025. received renewal approval and payment request yesterday 5/8/2025. waiting on new permit in the mail. curious to find out the new expiration date. current permit expires 5/31/2025. lost 17 days after last renewal.

received my permit in the mail yesterday, 5/14. new issue date and expiration coincides with previous expiration date, 5/31/2025. so this renewal came faster than the SO’s expected time of 8 weeks according to their website.

[Randall_G]

Another data point.

My renewed permit, issued after the expiration date, is dated when issued (4/15/25), not the date it expired (3/28/25).

So they were gracious enough not to start the renewal period on the previous expiration date (3/28/25), which would have the same effect as dating an early renewal when issued.

[L84CABO]

submitted renewal on 4/1/2025. received renewal approval and payment request yesterday 5/8/2025. waiting on new permit in the mail. curious to find out the new expiration date. current permit expires 5/31/2025. lost 17 days after last renewal.

I think they've gotten their shhh...err...crap together on this. Finally. When I went through my renewal in December, they issued my renewal in accordance with my current expiration date...so no time was lost...unlike the three other times I've renewed where I always lost time.

Keep us posted on the outcome!

[xblax619]

i took my renewal class yesterday and the instructor told us that its taking close to 8 weeks for the approval. the sheriffs website says we can reapply on the 60th day.

submitted renewal on 4/1/2025. received renewal approval and payment request yesterday 5/8/2025. waiting on new permit in the mail. curious to find out the new expiration date. current permit expires 5/31/2025. lost 17 days after last renewal.

[L84CABO]

Gents. For those of us in San Diego, is the renewal class 4 or 8 hours these days? From what I recall when I first obtained my permit, the class was 8 hours for new and 4 for renewal. Has that changed?

Edit: I found the information, YES the renewal is now an 8 Hour Course. Le Sigh.

Don't you worry though. They made sure to double the price to account for the extra mandated four hours. Damn blood suckers. Yay. 😳

And I don't begrudge the classes for raising the prices. The don't have much choice. It's the damn state mandating this crap...and mandating it every two freaking years. I love paying money over and over and not learning a single new thing. It's a bunch of nonsense.

[Randall_G]

Renewed permit arrived today.

Was approved on the 15th + 3 days to mail to my house = 7 weeks since I submitted the application.

[Randall_G]

Gents. For those of us in San Diego, is the renewal class 4 or 8 hours these days? From what I recall when I first obtained my permit, the class was 8 hours for new and 4 for renewal. Has that changed?

Edit: I found the information, YES the renewal is now an 8 Hour Course. Le Sigh.

Yup. Now 8 hours.

Our fine government, throwing up as many roadblocks as possible.

[rplusplus]

Yup, took my class the day before I applied for renewal. I was pretty careful and deliberate, so I don't think I overlooked any required documentation.

Thanks.

Gents. For those of us in San Diego, is the renewal class 4 or 8 hours these days? From what I recall when I first obtained my permit, the class was 8 hours for new and 4 for renewal. Has that changed?

Edit: I found the information, YES the renewal is now an 8 Hour Course. Le Sigh.

[Randall_G]

Yeah, this is only my second renewal. The first went so well--issued within a week--I figured long waiting times were a thing of the past, streamlined by the introduction of Permitium. How naive of me.

[L84CABO]

Yup, took my class the day before I applied for renewal. I was pretty careful and deliberate, so I don't think I overlooked any required documentation.

Thanks.

Yea, call the clerks and see if they can do anything for you. It's probably just the normal processing time as they're backed up a bit. They were doing a 45 day renewal back in December when I did mine, but it's up to 60 now...which is a bummer.

The lesson for the future is that you probably want to check the website 4-5 months out from your renewal to see where their lead-time is currently at...and then check it monthly as your window approaches. But make sure you submit your renewal as soon as they allow it.

This is my 4th renewal and they've always run to full extent of whatever lead-time they have posted. They're never early. And it's frustrating because renewals should be a slam dunk. There's no reason why they shouldn't be able to process a renewal in 30 days. But the last I heard is that they pretty much have only one day a week dedicated to the CCW process because they have other stuff to do. I don't know if that's still the case but it probably is. The 45 days back in Dec was a good sign. That was cut in half from what used to be 90 days. But now they're going back up at 60 days. The whole process is maddening...and dumb.

[Randall_G]

I think they're up to 60 days now for the renewal process. But maybe call the clerks and see if they can do anything to help speed it along. Be polite...not that you wouldn't. You've already taken your class, right? Because if not, they may be waiting on you to upload your cert.

Yup, took my class the day before I applied for renewal. I was pretty careful and deliberate, so I don't think I overlooked any required documentation.

Thanks.

[xblax619]

i took my renewal class yesterday and the instructor told us that its taking close to 8 weeks for the approval. the sheriffs website says we can reapply on the 60th day.

[L84CABO]

Follow up.

My permit expired yesterday; the renewal application was submitted four weeks ago. Status has not changed from "Submitted Renewal."

I think they're up to 60 days now for the renewal process. But maybe call the clerks and see if they can do anything to help speed it along. Be polite...not that you wouldn't. You've already taken your class, right? Because if not, they may be waiting on you to upload your cert.

[Randall_G]

Follow up.

My permit expired yesterday; the renewal application was submitted four weeks ago. Status has not changed from "Submitted Renewal."

[Randall_G]

Hmmm.

As suggested above, I'm pretty sure the sheriff's website stated cannot submit a renewal earlier than 45 days late last year/early this year. And I don't recall it stating processing time in now 6 weeks, which is what it reads now.

I've pasted below the timeline for my previous renewal; the renewed permit arrived 6 days after submittal. Based on previous experience, this year I waited until 30 days before expiration to submit (on 2/28/25). Looks like I should have submitted as soon as the window opened.


-Submitted renewal application on Friday, 3/24/23.
-On Monday, 3/27/23, received e-mail and text message stating my renewal would be processed, with the caveat it will not be assigned to staff if the application is incomplete.
-On Tuesday, 3/28/23, received e-mail and text message stating my renewal has been approved.
-On Wednesday, 3/29/23, received an email and text message reminding me my permit is up for renewal.
-On Thursday, 3/30/23, my renewed permit arrived in the mail.