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Effective immediately the Riverside Police Department will no longer distribute paperwork related to firearms for:
- Initial Firearms Purchaser Identification Card
- Application to purchase a handgun
- Change of Name on Identification Card
- Change of Address on Identification Card
- Change of Sex on Identification Card
- Lost or stolen Identification Card
- Mutilated Identification Card
Those applications are now completed online at: The New Jersey State Police Firearms Application and Registration System (FARS). If you are a Riverside resident, you will need to enter NJ0033100 when prompted for our ORI number. Please follow all instructions carefully to avoid delays and re-submission fees.
NOTE: FARS does NOT handle Permits to CARRY a Firearm. Any Riverside resident applying for a Permit to Carry a Firearm needs to do so IN PERSON at the Riverside Township Police Department.
New Online Application System for Firearms
Effective immediately the Riverside Police Department will no longer distribute paperwork related to firearms for:
- Initial Firearms Purchaser Identification Card
- Application to purchase a handgun
- Change of Name on Identification Card
- Change of Address on Identification Card
- Change of Sex on Identification Card
- Lost or stolen Identification Card
- Mutilated Identification Card
Those applications are now completed online at: The New Jersey State Police Firearms Application and Registration System. If you are a Riverside resident, you will need to enter NJ0033100 when prompted for our ORI number. Please follow all instructions carefully to avoid delays and re-submission fees.
