Effective immediately, the New Providence Police Department will no longer distribute paperwork related to any and all firearms applications. The State of New Jersey has developed an on-line portal for all processing. Applicants should submit and process their applications via the Firearms Application and Registration System (FARS).
To access the on-line portal, please follow the link below:
https://www.njportal.com/NJSP/FARS
The ORI for New Providence Police Department is:
NJ0201100. This number is for New Providence residents only.
If you application requires you to be fingerprinted, please use this link to schedule an appointment with Identogo
https://www.identogo.com/locations
Answers to frequently asked questions can be found at: