Florida Cuts CCW License Processing Time

The Florida agency that issues concealed weapons and armed security guard licenses has cut processing time by about half despite a surge in applications, but Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said the efficiencies aren’t sustainable unless the Legislature allows her to tap into additional funds to hire more staff.

Fried took office in January with a promise to make changes at the Division
of Licensing, which had come under scrutiny after reports of licenses being
issue improperly.

Since Fried took office, the average time to issue an error-free application has dropped from 50 days to 20 days. The average time to review an application flagged because of errors or information in a background check has dropped from 88 days to 48 days in the same time frame, according to figure provided by the department. These statistics were achieved while the number of applications has increased from a previous year average of 13,806 a month to 23,537 last month.

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