State license renewal [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 467, §§ 13, 14].
Del. Code tit. 24, § 907B
in effect(a) The DSP shall develop a standardized state license renewal application that requires an applicant to do all of the following:
(1) Certify, in writing and under the penalty of perjury, that that the licensee and any responsible person is not ineligible under § 905B of this title and is in compliance with all other requirements under this chapter and Chapter 9 of this title.
(2) Pay the license renewal fee under § 906B of this title.
(3) Provide all of the following data for the preceding calendar year:
a. Total number of trace requests received.
b. For each trace, the make, model, and caliber or gauge of the firearm, and the date of the sale or transfer.
c. Whether the licensee was inspected by the Bureau, and if so, copies of any report or letters received from the Bureau about the results of that inspection.
(b) Notwithstanding § 902(a) of this title, a licensee shall, by December 31 of each year, submit to the DSP the completed application under subsection (a) of this section to renew that licensee’s state license.
(c) (1) Except as provided in § 908B of this title and if no longer valid under § 904B(h) of this title, each responsible person and the licensee, if the licensee is an individual, shall, at the responsible person’s and licensee’s expense, complete a background check.
(2) An individual is not required to obtain a background check under paragraph (c)(1) of this section if that individual has obtained a background check within the previous 2 calendar years under this section or § 904B(h) of this title.
(d) For purposes of this section, the SBI must be the intermediary and the screening point for the receipt of the background checks.
(e) The DSP shall notify the licensee by September 30 to remind licensees about the renewal application deadline.
(f) (1) A licensee that submits a timely and sufficient renewal application may continue to sell or transfer a firearm while the DSP considers that licensee’s renewal application.
(2) The DSP may do 1 or more of the following to a licensee that does not submit a timely and sufficient renewal application:
a. Require the licensee to pay a late application fee.
b. Prohibit the licensee from selling or transferring a firearm until a renewal decision is made.
(3) For purposes of this subsection, a renewal application is “sufficient” if it includes on its face the information necessary to show that the licensee is eligible for renewal.
(g) The DSP shall decide whether to grant the renewal application no later than 60 calendar days after the date that the application is received.
(h) The DSP shall provide an updated state license certificate under § 903B(c) of this title for a licensee whose renewal application is approved.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c009b/sc02/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026