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Weapons legislation – Applying for replacement copies of documents
You must apply for a replacement document if a licensing document according to weapons legislation was lost or has become unusable (also known as a “replacement copy”). This rule applies, for example, for arms possession cards, alarm gun licences and hunting licences.
No replacement copy is issued for:
Reporting the loss of weapons, ammunition or documents
No replacement copy is issued for:
- invalid permits,
- an arms possession card, if all entered weapons were lost or transferred,
- a firearms licence or alarm gun licence, if you are no longer interested in having a weapon.
Reporting the loss of weapons, ammunition or documents
- The loss of a document in accordance with weapons legislation must be reported to the weapons authority immediately upon detection of such loss (see ”More information”).
- The authority must be informed about any documents that have become unusable. Such documents must be returned to the authority.
Prerequisites
- You were granted an arms or hunting licence.
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The valid licensing document was lost or has become unusable.
The authority must be informed about any documents that have become unusable. Such documents must be returned to the authority. -
The loss was reported to the weapons authority.
The loss of a document in accordance with weapons legislation must be reported to the weapons authority immediately upon detection of such loss.
Documents required
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Application for replacements of documents according to weapons/hunting legislation
Available online; or you may submit a request, for which no particular formal requirements apply
- Online processing: please keep all required documents and certificates ready for upload in PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG or DOCX format. The files should be named as follows: firstname_surname_description.pdf
- As an alternative, you may submit the application by postal mail or e-mail: please post or email a request (no particular formal requirements apply) and all certificates, personal documents and details of the licensing document that is to be replaced to the weapons authority of the Berlin police.
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Identity card or passport
As a photocopy or photograph -
Any documents that are no longer usable
Such documents must be returned to the authority.
- You must mail any documents that are no longer usable to the weapons authority or hand them over in person.
Fees
- EUR 32.00: issuance of a replacement document according to weapons legislation
- EUR 15.00: issuance of a replacement hunting licence
Legal basis
Average time to process request
The weapons authority will contact you without being prompted to do so.