It took about a week to 10 days for it to show up after it was "mailed."The Annoyed Man wrote:Just an update.... the DPS website noted that the background check showed as completed on Monday night, and it shows today that my license has "mailed." I'm assuming that I'll have it in hand in the next week or so. What a PIA, but I have only myself to blame. Y'all can bet that I'll pursue it more assiduously the next renewal than I did for this one. So to recap for anyone else who is about to have their first renewal:
This is a very good model for how NOT to proceed with a CHL renewal. I offer it up for all y'alls instruction and edification.
- Took renewal class late May/early June 2012 with Crossfire Training.
- Waited until mid-September to mail in paperwork, and lost my CHL-100 somewhere along the way.
- September 15, rush back to Crossfire and obtain a new printout of CHL-100, and send in with other stuff to DPS by registered mail that same day.
- October 5, my CHL expires. (Thank goodness for Utah CFP.)
- October 5, receive letter from DPS telling me to sign the stupid CHL-100 and send it back to them.
- October 5, sent signed CHL-100 back to DPS via registered mail.
- November 11, background check completed.
- November 15, license mailed.....40 days after it expired....
To the OP: there you have a few pointers on what NOT to do (
), and an approximate time span. Now this was for a renewal, but I'm assuming that they take about the same amount of time.