Applicants for a Kentucky Concealed Deadly Weapons License (CCDW) must meet the following requirements:

(the list is long, so please ensure that you have read the list before filling out an application):
* You must be 21 years of age.

Note: A CCDW requires that you are 21 years of age and that you have completed the 6-8 hour CCDW training course approved by the Kentucky State Police.
Meet one of the following residence requirements:
• Be a citizen of the United States who is a resident of this Commonwealth;

• Be a citizen of the United States who is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty, who is at the time of application assigned to a military posting in Kentucky;
• Be lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States government or an agency thereof, is permitted by federal law to purchase a firearm; or
• Be lawfully admitted to the United States by the United States government or an agency thereof, is permitted by federal law to purchase a firearm, is, at the time of the application, assigned to a military posting in Kentucky, and has been assigned to a posting in the Commonwealth;
Meet the following legal requirements:
• Not be under indictment for, or have been convicted of, a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year; and
• Not be a fugitive from justice; and
• Not be an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; and
• Not have been adjudicated as a mental defective or have committed to a mental institution; and
• Not have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; and
• Not be subject to a domestic violence order or emergency protective order; and
• Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (see section below for discussion of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence); and
• Not be prohibited from the purchase, receipt or possession of firearms, ammunition or both pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(g), 18 U.S.C. 922(n), or applicable state law; and
• Not have been committed to a state or federal facility for abuse of a controlled substance or convicted of a misdemeanor relating to a controlled substance within the three-year period immediately preceding the date the application was submitted; and
• Not have two or more convictions for violating KRS 189A.010 (Operating motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or other substance which impairs driving ability) within the three (3) years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
• Not have been committed as an alcoholic pursuant to KRS Chapter 222 or similar laws of another state within the three (3) year period immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
• Have not been convicted of a violation of KRS 508.030 (Assault in the fourth degree) or 508.080 (Terroristic Threatening in the third degree) within the three years immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted; and
Meet the following child support requirements:

• Not owe a child support arrearage which equals or exceeds the cumulative amount which would be owed after one (1) year of nonpayment, if the Department of Kentucky State Police has been notified of the arrearage by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services; and
• Have complied with any subpoena or warrant relating to child support or paternity proceedings. If the Department of Kentucky State Police has not been notified by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services that the applicant has failed to meet this requirement, the Department of Kentucky State Police shall assume that paternity and child support proceedings are not an issue; and

Meet the following firearms safety training course requirements:
• Demonstrate competence with a firearm by successful completion of a firearms safety or training course offered or approved by the Department of Criminal Justice Training.