Report 2017-101 Recommendation 11 Responses

Report 2017-101: Concealed Carry Weapon Licenses: Sheriffs Have Implemented Their Local Programs Inconsistently and Sometimes Inadequately (Release Date: December 2017)

Recommendation #11 To: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

To ensure that it is maximizing allowable revenue from the CCW program and reducing its program deficits, Sacramento should perform a cost study of its initial application processing and, on completion of the study, immediately increase its CCW license fees and begin charging the maximum amounts allowable under state law.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2023

As of January 2018, the following procedures have been in practice for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Concealed Weapons Permitting Office.

A cost study was completed in 2022, which increased fees. A new fee study is currently underway as costs have been noted to be on the rise. The new cost study should be completed in the next month (November 2023).

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2017-101

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.