Delaware Concealed Carry (CCDW) Licenses by County

In Delaware the Superior Court decides carry licenses, and you file with its clerk, the Prothonotary, in your county. The rules and the $65 fee are the same statewide, but a few steps depend on where you live: each county has its own list of newspapers for the notice you publish before filing, its own fingerprinting code, and its own office.

Checked against each agency's own site on 2026-10-08. Delaware gun laws.

The same everywhere

• Who decides: You file with the Prothonotary (the Superior Court's clerk) in the county where you live. The Attorney General's office reviews the application and may call you in for an interview, and the court decides. (11 Del. C. § 1441(a)(1))
• Five references from your county: Five people from your county fill out the court's reference questionnaire. The court's instructions add that they can't be related to you or live with you, and they must have known you for at least a year. (11 Del. C. § 1441(a)(2))
• The newspaper notice: The law puts this on the Prothonotary, but the court's instructions have you arrange it yourself. Your full name and home address run once in an approved paper at least 10 business days before you file, and you attach the newspaper's affidavit. Which papers count depends on your county, and in New Castle on your ZIP code. (11 Del. C. § 1441(b))
• Training: The course covers handling and storing guns and ammunition, shooting fundamentals, gun laws, Delaware's self-defense law and how to avoid a confrontation, with at least 100 rounds of live fire. You can take it after the court approves you, but the notarized certificate, or proof you've enrolled, has to reach the court within 90 days or you start over. (11 Del. C. § 1441(a)(3))
• The fee: The $65 filing fee is the same in every county. A first license lasts three years; after that you can renew it for five years at a time. (11 Del. C. § 1441(a)(4))

Every county

• New Castle County: A new CCDW license in New Castle County costs about $150: $65 in court fees plus about $85 for fingerprinting and the background check.
• Kent County: A new CCDW license in Kent County costs about $150: $65 in court fees plus about $85 for fingerprinting and the background check.
• Sussex County: A new CCDW license in Sussex County costs about $150: $65 in court fees plus about $85 for fingerprinting and the background check.

Not legal advice. Confirm fees with the agency before you pay.