Concealed weapon license — Indian River County, Florida

Three of the four Indian River County Tax Collector offices list Concealed Weapons as a service: the Main Office at 1800 27th Street, the West Office on 82nd Avenue and the Sebastian Office on U.S. 1.

The license is a state credential. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may appoint tax collectors to accept applications on behalf of its Division of Licensing, and section 790.0625 says such an appointment shall be for specified locations that will best serve the public interest and convenience (s. 790.0625, Florida Statutes). That location-by-location approach shows in Indian River County. The Main Office page at the County Administration Complex, the West Office page in the Vero West Commercial Center and the Sebastian Office page at Sebastian Corners each list Concealed Weapons, while the Oceanside Office page for the Cardinal Drive complex lists motorist, property tax, business tax and hunting and fishing services, with a note that driver license service is not available there, and no Concealed Weapons entry.

No office sits in Fellsmere, Orchid or Indian River Shores. Applicants from Fellsmere, Orchid and Indian River Shores book the Sebastian Office or one of the Vero Beach offices like everyone else in the county. The Tax Collector's renewal article says a renewal can be fast tracked at any of the agency's offices (renewal article), but because the Oceanside page does not list the service, the three listed offices are the reliable stops.

Every concealed weapon visit to an Indian River County Tax Collector office needs an appointment, and the posted Main Office hours run 8 AM to 5 PM on weekdays, from 8:40 AM on Wednesday, with a daily closing from noon to 1 PM.

The Tax Collector home page states that appointments are required for any in-office services and can be made on the website or by phone, email or chat (Indian River County Tax Collector). The Sheriff's fingerprinting page gives a dedicated appointment line for the license service, (772) 226-1430, and the address CWPA@IRCTax.com (Indian River County Sheriff).

The hours posted on the Main Office page run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 5 PM, and Wednesday from 8:40 AM, with the offices closed from 12 to 1 PM daily (Main Office). The same page notes that drive thru services at the 27th Street complex are available during all business hours, including the lunch hour. The Sheriff's page puts the time at the counter in plain terms: the average time to complete the entire process is an hour or less.

An original applicant at an Indian River County Tax Collector office must be at least 21 and brings a driver license or state ID, a firearm training certificate, and, where they apply, court records or citizenship papers.

The list comes from one Tax Collector article. It sets the minimum age at 21 years, accepts a driver license or state-issued ID card as the picture ID and wants a copy of a course certificate or similar paper proving the applicant can handle a firearm. Two items apply only to some people: proof of citizenship status for anyone born abroad or holding permanent resident status, and certified court papers that show how any earlier charge was finally resolved (Tax Collector eligibility article). For an Indian River County case, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller lists the courthouse at 2000 16th Avenue in Vero Beach and a Sebastian Office at 1921 U.S. Highway 1 that is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm (Indian River County Clerk of the Circuit Court).

Fingerprints and a photograph are part of every original application. Section 790.06 requires a full set of fingerprints administered by a law enforcement agency, the Division of Licensing or an approved tax collector (s. 790.06, Florida Statutes). The Indian River County Sheriff's fingerprinting page answers no to the question of whether it fingerprints for this license, and points applicants to the Tax Collector service designed to let an applicant complete the entire application process in one stop (Sheriff fingerprinting page). The Sheriff's own walk-in prints at 4055 41st Avenue, offered Tuesday through Friday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. with a $25.00 administrative fee, serve other licenses and background checks.

An Indian River County renewal costs $57.00 for a Florida resident, while a first license includes a state fee of up to $55, the Tax Collector's $22 convenience fee and the $31.50 FDLE fingerprint charge listed by the Sheriff.

Three agencies share the money. State law caps the license fee, which is not refunded, at $55 for a first statewide license and $45 for a renewal, with fingerprint processing costs borne by the applicant (s. 790.06). Under section 790.0625 the county office retains $22 per new application and $12 per renewal or replacement license, and requires the license fees to be sent to the state weekly (s. 790.0625). The Indian River County Sheriff lists the FDLE fee for the concealed weapon transmission, ORI FL920610Z, at $31.50 (Sheriff fingerprinting page).

The Tax Collector's posted resident renewal price of $57.00 equals the $45 statutory maximum renewal fee plus the $12 renewal convenience fee, although the renewal article itself does not itemize the charge (Tax Collector renewal article). Non residents pay $99.00. The Tax Collector takes cash, check or credit or debit card, adding a 2.95% fee on card payments. No single first-license total appears in the county's application articles, and none is computed here.

Indian River County license holders renew through the Tax Collector's Fast Track service, which notarizes the renewal form, takes a digital photo and sends the file electronically to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

The prompt comes from Tallahassee. Approximately 150 days ahead of expiry the department sends a renewal form with instructions, and the holder brings that notice or the license number, a state-issued photo ID with full name and date of birth, plus any name change papers, to a Tax Collector counter in Vero Beach or Sebastian (renewal article). Each license runs seven years from issue and is good statewide (s. 790.06).

Late renewals have a six month window. The Tax Collector renewal article allows a renewal up to six months after expiration with a $15 late fee; past six months, the license cannot be renewed and the holder starts over with a new application at the County Administration Complex, the West Office or the Sebastian Office. A move between, say, Vero Lake Estates and Indian River Shores triggers a separate duty: the state licensing division must hear about a new permanent address within 30 days (s. 790.06).

The Indian River County Tax Collector only accepts and forwards the file, and the state licensing division has 90 days from receipt of the complete package to approve or refuse it.

Section 790.06 sets that 90 day clock and directs the department, not the county, to forward the applicant's full set of fingerprints to the Department of Law Enforcement for processing (s. 790.06). The decision rests with the state Division of Licensing, not with the offices on 27th Street, 82nd Avenue or U.S. 1.

The county counters are also barred from keeping a roster. Section 790.0625 forbids an appointed tax collector to keep any list or record of who applied for, or received, a new or renewed license (s. 790.0625). That rule covers every Indian River County Tax Collector office, from Sebastian Corners to the Vero West Commercial Center.

Last verified: October 12, 2026, on the Indian River County Tax Collector website.