A Kansas CCHL is valid for four years from the date of issuance under K.S.A. 75-7c03(a). You renew directly with the Office of the Attorney General...
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A Kansas CCHL is valid for four years from the date of issuance under K.S.A. 75-7c03(a). You renew directly with the Office of the Attorney General (not the county sheriff), submit a notarized affidavit, a recent passport-style photo, and a copy of your driver's license or ID by certified mail or in person in Topeka. There is no renewal fee, no training requirement, and no fingerprinting at renewal. The Attorney General mails you the renewal packet 90 days before your expiration date, and you cannot file the renewal more than six months before the license expires.
If you let the license go more than six months past expiration, it is permanently expired by statute and you must start over with a new initial application, including fingerprints. K.S.A. 75-7c08(c).
The renewal procedure is set by K.S.A. 75-7c08, most recently amended by the 2025 Session Laws of Kansas, Chapter 55 (House Bill 2052), approved April 2, 2025. The eligibility criteria you must still meet at renewal are in K.S.A. 75-7c04, and the underlying licensure framework is in K.S.A. 75-7c05. The four-year term is set by K.S.A. 75-7c03(a).
Map your renewal against your expiration date:
| Days Before Expiration | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 180 days (6 months) | Earliest date you may submit a renewal application. Renewal is not allowed more than 6 months before expiration. |
| 90 to 120 days (3 to 4 months) | The Attorney General's CCLU mails the yellow renewal application packet to your address of record. K.S.A. 75-7c08(a) requires "not less than 90 days" notice. |
| 60 days | If you have not received the renewal packet, contact the CCLU at (785) 291-3765. A common reason for non-receipt is an unreported address change. |
| 0 days (expiration) | File the renewal on or before this date to avoid a lapse in licensure. |
| Expiration + up to 6 months | Late renewal still accepted, but you cannot carry under the CCHL until the renewal license is issued. After the 6-month window, the license is permanently expired. |
The Attorney General will not chase you down. The AG website states bluntly that the office "will not attempt to locate licensees whose mail is returned as undeliverable." If your address on file is wrong, you will not get the packet.
Watch your mailbox starting 4 months out. The CCLU mails a yellow renewal packet 3 to 4 months before your expiration date. The packet contains the renewal form prescribed by the Attorney General and instructions. If you do not receive it within 60 days of expiration, call the CCLU at (785) 291-3765. The renewal form is not available online and not available for download.
Confirm your address is current with the CCLU. Address changes filed only with the post office or the Department of Revenue do not update your CCHL record. Submit address changes online through the CCLU portal or in writing directly to the CCLU. Failure to notify the CCLU of an address change within 30 days can result in a fine of up to $100 or suspension of the CCHL for up to 6 months. K.S.A. 75-7c06(e).
Complete the renewal form and the notarized affidavit. The affidavit states that you remain qualified under the criteria specified in K.S.A. 75-7c04 (the same eligibility rules that applied to your original application). Sign the affidavit in front of a notary.
Get a current 2x2 inch passport-style photograph. The photo must be a frontal view containing head and shoulders, taken within the preceding 30 days, with no sunglasses or hat. K.S.A. 75-7c08(a).
Make a copy of your driver's license or state ID card. Attach it to the renewal packet.
Submit the packet. You have two delivery options:
No fee, no fingerprints, no training certificate. You do not include a check, you do not visit the sheriff for fingerprinting, and you do not include a new training certificate. The renewal fee is $0 effective July 1, 2023, and Kansas removed the renewal training requirement in 2010 (2010 Kan. SB 306).
The Attorney General runs a background check. K.S.A. 75-7c08(b) requires a background check in accordance with K.S.A. 75-7c05(d) on every renewal, including a search of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Fingerprints are not required because your prints are already on file from your initial application.
Wait for the notice of approval. Once approved, the CCLU mails you a notice of approval to renew your license. The new license is renewed for 4 years from the date of expiration of your current license, not from the date the renewal is approved.
Take the notice of approval to a Kansas Driver's License Station. The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) issues the physical license card. KDOR does not charge a fee for the renewed CCHL card.
There is no fee for a Kansas CCHL renewal.
| Item | Amount | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| Office of Attorney General renewal fee | $0.00 | July 1, 2023 |
| Late renewal fee | $0.00 | July 1, 2023 |
| KDOR card issuance fee | $0.00 | KDOR has waived the card-issuance fee |
The only out-of-pocket renewal costs are notarization (typically free at your bank, or a few dollars at a UPS Store), a 2x2 photo (a few dollars at a drug store), and certified-mail postage if you mail the packet rather than hand-deliver it.
Kansas does not require any training, range qualification, or refresher course at renewal. A 2010 amendment (2010 Kan. SB 306, effective July 1, 2010) eliminated the prior re-qualification requirement, and the AG's renewal guidance confirms: "License renewals do not require training."
The 8-hour training course requirement applies only to your initial application, not to renewal.
Every renewal triggers a state and federal name-based criminal history records check, including a NICS database query. K.S.A. 75-7c08(a), (b). The Attorney General will deny a renewal if you have become ineligible under K.S.A. 75-7c04 since your last issuance. Common disqualifiers include:
If the renewal is denied, the Attorney General sends a written notice stating the ground for denial and your opportunity for a hearing under the Kansas Administrative Procedure Act. K.S.A. 75-7c05(e). Review by the district court is available under the Kansas Judicial Review Act, at your option, in Shawnee County or your county of residence. K.S.A. 75-7c07(a).
Kansas issues a provisional CCHL to applicants aged 18 to 20. Two separate paths convert a provisional license to a standard license. Do not confuse them.
This is not a renewal. It is a separate "request a standard license" mechanism added by HB 2052 (2025 Session Laws, Ch. 55, Sec. 2, codified at K.S.A. 75-7c05(f)).
How it works:
Example: a provisional license issued on a holder's 19th birthday expires four years later, on the 23rd birthday. If the holder requests a standard license at age 21, the resulting standard license expires on the same 23rd birthday, two years out, then renews under the normal 4-year cycle.
If a provisional holder is at the natural end of the 4-year term and files a renewal application under K.S.A. 75-7c08, subsection (b) handles the case. If the licensee holds a valid provisional license at the time of renewal and has not already been issued a standard license under K.S.A. 75-7c05(f), the Attorney General issues a standard license at renewal, provided the licensee is not disqualified. This converts the license type as part of the normal renewal, with a 4-year term running from the expiration date of the prior provisional license, per the AG's general renewal rule (the statute does not specifically address this case but this is the natural reading consistent with AG guidance).
A subtle but important point: Kansas law does not provide a renewal-receipt extension that lets you keep carrying after expiration on a renewal-pending basis. The license is valid until its expiration date. After expiration, you cannot carry under the CCHL until the renewed license is issued, unless you fall back on Kansas's permitless-carry rule under K.S.A. 21-6302 (lawful adults age 21 or older may carry concealed without a license).
Practical consequence: if you are 21 or older, an expired-but-not-permanently-expired CCHL is mainly a reciprocity problem (other states will not honor a Kansas license once it shows expired). If you are 18 to 20 and your provisional license expires before the renewal is issued, you cannot carry concealed in Kansas during the gap, because permitless carry is restricted to those 21 and older.
The CCLU's standing advice: "RENEW PROMPTLY. Failure to submit a renewal application prior to expiration will result in a lapse in licensure." File well before expiration to avoid the gap.
Kansas allows a late renewal up to six months after the expiration date. K.S.A. 75-7c08(c). During that grace period:
After six months past expiration, the license is permanently expired by statute. K.S.A. 75-7c08(c). At that point you cannot renew. You must reapply for licensure under K.S.A. 75-7c05 as a new applicant, which includes:
In other words, six months and one day after expiration is the line where Kansas treats you as a brand-new applicant. Mark your calendar.
Address changes are not technically part of renewal, but they trip up renewals constantly. Two rules:
A licensee who has moved out of Kansas can preserve a Kansas CCHL for up to 90 days of nonresidency, provided the licensee notified the Attorney General in writing before the move and the new state of residence (or any state traveled to in that 90-day window) recognizes the Kansas license. HB 2052 (2025), Sec. 3, amending K.S.A. 75-7c06.
A licensee who left Kansas and then returned may have the license reinstated as valid if (a) the license has not expired and (b) the licensee notified the Attorney General in writing of both the departure and the return (or the K.S.A. 75-7c06(e) penalty has been satisfied for failure to notify).
If your CCHL is under suspension or revocation when your renewal date approaches, the renewal will be denied under K.S.A. 75-7c07(a), as amended by HB 2052 (2025). On suspension or revocation, you must surrender the physical license card or authorization document to the Division of Motor Vehicles, which destroys it. K.S.A. 75-7c07(d). After a suspension ends, the Attorney General issues an authorization document for the license to be reissued for the remaining unexpired portion of the term.
A license under suspension because of a charge or proceeding that could render the licensee ineligible under K.S.A. 75-7c04(a) is reinstated upon final disposition, as long as the arrest or proceeding does not result in a disqualifying conviction, commitment, finding, or order. K.S.A. 75-7c07(b).
Kansas does not issue CCHLs to non-residents in the general case. The narrow exceptions are active-duty military stationed in Kansas, and active-duty military stationed outside Kansas at a U.S. military installation where Kansas is the home of record. There is no Kansas non-resident renewal pathway because there is no Kansas non-resident license outside the military exception. A licensee who permanently moves out of Kansas must surrender the CCHL once the 90-day cushion described above runs out.
Kansas does not currently offer online or electronic CCHL renewal. From the AG's CCLU FAQ: "Online or electronic renewal is not currently available. Renewal applications are not posted online to keep the flow of renewal applications reasonably controlled and within their proper timeframe." If you receive a third-party email or website offering Kansas online renewal, it is not legitimate.
A renewed Kansas CCHL is valid for 4 years from the date of expiration of the prior license, not 4 years from the date the renewal is approved. The clock for the next term is anchored to the prior expiration date, so there is no advantage in delaying the renewal.
After approval, the physical card is issued at any Kansas Driver's License Station upon presentation of the AG's notice of approval. KDOR does not charge for issuing the renewed card. If KDOR is unable to issue physical cards, the AG may issue an authorization document under K.S.A. 75-7c03(d) in lieu of the card.
The CCLU sees these renewal mistakes most often:
| Statute | Subject |
|---|---|
| K.S.A. 75-7c03(a) | 4-year CCHL term |
| K.S.A. 75-7c04 | Eligibility criteria; remains the standard at renewal |
| K.S.A. 75-7c05 | Initial application procedure (also governs reapplication after permanent expiration) |
| K.S.A. 75-7c05(f) | Provisional-to-standard conversion at age 21 (HB 2052, 2025) |
| K.S.A. 75-7c06(e) | Address-change notification penalty (fine up to $100 or 6-month suspension) |
| K.S.A. 75-7c07 | Denial, suspension, and revocation; surrender of license card |
| K.S.A. 75-7c08(a) | 90-day pre-expiration AG notice; renewal form, affidavit, photo; certified-mail/in-person filing date |
| K.S.A. 75-7c08(b) | Renewal background check; no fingerprints at renewal; provisional-to-standard at renewal |
| K.S.A. 75-7c08(c) | 6-month grace period; permanent expiration; reapplication required |
| 2010 Kan. SB 306 | Removed the re-qualification training requirement at renewal |
| HB 2052 (2025 Session Laws, Ch. 55) | Amended K.S.A. 75-7c04, 75-7c05, 75-7c06, 75-7c07, 75-7c08, and related provisions |
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