Licenses, Permits & Forms

Firearms Investigations Unit

Please follow the below instructions for the new Firearms Application Registration System (FARS):

FARS Application Procedures for Applicants

Step 1: Visit this website. You MUST enter the site address as follows:
https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/fars

Step 2: When you log on, you must enter the Hoboken Police Department’s ORI number: NJ0090500

Step 3: Complete the online application. Be sure to enter your “Official Name” (e.g. Joseph vs. Joe). You may complete the application using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.

Step 4: You will need to submit payment at the Police department for your permits and, if applicable, the Firearms ID card. Permits to Purchase handguns are $2 for each permit, and $5 for the ID card. Payment is made in the form of one money order made out to City of Hoboken for the total amount requested.

Tips
The new process is applicant driven. Please ensure that you have entered the best phone numbers for yourself and references as well as the best email addresses for yourself and references.

Please advise your references that the FARS system will email them the reference questions to be answered. Your references can complete the questions using a smartphone, mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer. Please advise them to complete the questions immediately to progress your background investigation.

You will be receiving automated email updates throughout this new process.

The Firearms Investigator, Officer Libon Schelmety, can be reached at 201-420-5103

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The Hoboken Police Department has launched a new digital application for Liquor License Employee ID Cards.

Click below to view the form, read instructions, fill out the form, and pay online.

Click Here to Begin Your Application

BAR CARDS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Forms

• Special Needs Emergency Contact Form
• Hoboken Junior Police Academy Application (2019)
• Temporary Handicap Placard Application
• Bicycle Registration Form