THERE IS NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY FOR NEW OR RENEWAL APPLICATIONS
If you need to renew an LTC or FID license, please fill out all pages of the application. Drop the application off at the front desk of the police department along with a check or money order for $100 paid to the City of Haverhill and a copy of your passport or birth certificate. There is no fee for applicants 70 years old or older. You will receive a phone call when your card arrives at the police department.
If you are applying for a new license to carry you must complete a Massachusetts certified firearms safety course first. For a new firearms identification card, you must complete a hunter safety course first. Once that is completed fill out all pages of the application and drop it off at the front desk of the police station along with a check or money order for $100 paid to the City of Haverhill a copy of your safety certificate and a copy of your passport or birth certificate. Within five business days of receiving your application you will receive a call to make an appointment to have your fingerprints taken.
Misdemeanors: Conviction Disqualifiers for FID Cards and LTC's (License to carry) Under Massachusetts law, misdemeanors punishable by imprisonment for more than two years include the following offenses:
Crimes against the Person
- Assault (c. 265, §13A)
- Assault & Battery (c. 265, §13A)
- A&B on Public Employee (c.265, §131)
- Permitting Injury to a Child (c. 265, §13S)
- Gross Negligence by Common Carrier (c. 265, §30)
- A&B/Property Damage to Intimidate (c. 265, §39)
- Causing Injury in a Physical Exercise Program (c. 265, §40)
- Resisting Arrest (c. 268, §32B)
Crimes Against Property
- Failure to Report Hotel Fire (c. 266, §13A)
- Larceny from Common Carrier/Business (c. 266, §30(1))
- Larceny Under $250 from Elder/Disabled Person (c. 266, §30(5))
- Shoplifting Over $100 (c.266, §30A)
- Falsely Obtaining Commercial Computer Service (c. 266, §33A)
- Receipt of Deposit by Insolvent Bank (c. 266, §54)
- Receiving Stolen Property Under $250 (c. 266, §60)
- False Statement to Motor Vehicle Insurer (c. 266, §111B)
- Obstruction of Medical Facility - Sebseq. Offense (c. 266, §120E)
- Wanton Destruction Property Over $250 (c. 266, §127)
- Destruction Church/School Property (c. 266, §127A)
- Destruction Jail Property (c. 266, §130)
Motor Vehicle Offenses
- Operating After Suspension for OUI/MVH, etc. (c. 90, §23)
- OUI (c. 90, §24(1)) (only applies to conviction after May 27, 1994)
- Motor Vehicle Homicide while OUI or While OTE (c. 90, §24G(b))
- OUI with Serious Bodily Injury (c. 90B, §24L(2))
- OUI on a Vessel (c. 90B, §8(a))
- OUI on a Vessel with Serious Bodily Injury (c. 90B, §8A(2))
- Homicide by Vessel While OUI or While OTE (c. 90B, § 8B(2))