Recieved my COE

[pbsmind]

I recently received my COE. It was just a regular piece of paper. I was expecting something more official like my FFL03.

So is it normal that the COE is on normal printer paper?

[Syntax Error]

Yep. They're cheap bastards at the DOJ. My COE last year was at least on peach-colored paper, but my 2014-2015 renewal was on even cheaper normal printer paper. It wouldn't surprise me if I spilled water on it the ink would splotch up because it was printed on a cheap desktop inkjet printer, not a laser printer.

[Lurch762]

Yup, the thing looks cheaper than a dime store diploma.

[DennisCA]

I recently received my COE. It was just a regular piece of paper. I was expecting something more official like my FFL03.

So is it normal that the COE is on normal printer paper?

Congrats!

How did it take (was it a renewal or 1st time application)?

I applied for mine about a month ago and still waiting

[pbsmind]

Thanks, it took just over a month for me.

[Capybara]

My original a few years ago and the past two renewals have all arrived in under three weeks. Which is mighty impressive for a California bureaucracy.

[Syntax Error]

I actually managed to get one of the actual processors on the phone when I inquired about COE turnaround time because when I had applied for one, I was concerned about the processing time. It took me about two weeks from when I sent the form and when I received my COE, but this was in 2013.

[DesertWalker]

Congrats!

How did it take (was it a renewal or 1st time application)?

I applied for mine about a month ago and still waiting

Mine also came in a few weeks. You need to contact them....something went wrong....probably nothing serious...

[krwada]

COE

Yep ... it is on the cheapest of paper.

I immediately scanned a copy of mine onto my hard drive. I then reprinted the thing on better quality paper.

Scanning the thing allows me to make any copies I need for presentation to the gunshow ... or for emailing to out-of-state FFL for any C&R long gun transactions.

[tramsr]

Give them enough time, and the SOB's will want to start emailing it to you, and have you print it out-and if you can't print it out and want them to generate a hard copy for you, they'll want another $10.00 in extortion fees.

[DennisCA]

Mine also came in a few weeks. You need to contact them....something went wrong....probably nothing serious...

Do you have contact number?

[2meterB]

call the number on the instructional page of your COE app