CHL Name Changes

Name changes are processed as walk-ins, no appointment is necessary, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 08:30am-11:00am and 1:00pm-4:00pm.

Name changes are not processed on Thursdays.

In order to process a name change, you will need to complete Page 1 and Page 2 of the CHL Application and bring your current concealed handgun license and a copy of the proof of your name change to the Sheriff's Office.  Proof of a name change can be a marriage certificate, a divorce decree, or a court order.  You will also need the fee of $15.00. 

Changing your name with Department of Motor Vehicles and presenting an Oregon Driver's License is NOT proof of a name change as you can write any name on your application for a driver's license and that is the name that DMV will put on your license.  This is despite the fact that at one point you provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles your full legal name by providing documents such as a birth certificate, social security card and/or marriage certificate or divorce degree or court ordered name change.

NOTE: If you are moving at the same time as a name change, the processing for both at the same time is $15.00.  (Moving often times coincides with a name change.)