In Answer To Your Question
Everyday, the JCF gets dozens of calls from citizens seeking clarification to a number of questions and concerns. As part of our commitment to service, we will research and provide you with the answers. If you have a question you would like answered, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Below, are answers to some of the more frequently asked questions that have come in.
HOW DO I GO ABOUT REPLACING A LOST DRIVER’S LICENCE:- Make a report at the nearest police station. You will be advised to proceed to the traffic office at the station or to return to the traffic office after a period of five (5) working days. You will be asked to fill out a prescribed form which will then be stamped. This form should be taken to the Collector of Taxes Office to have the licence replaced.
HOW TO REPLACE A LOST PASSPORT:- Make a formal report to the police station in the area that you live. You will be advised to go to the Immigration Office at Spanish Town Road and to return to the station to give a written statement which will be signed and dated by you. This statement and a report making the necessary recommendations will be sent along with a form from the passport office to the Officer in charge of the area for action to be taken according to the report of the Officer.
HOW TO OBTAIN A POLICE RECORD:- Persons who require a Police Record should visit the Ministry of National Security at the Mutual Life building at 2 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, Mondays through Fridays between 7:30am and 3pm. Applicants will need to provide Tax Registration Number, two (2) certified passport size photographs, a valid Jamaican Passport, a processing fee of JA$1,000.00 for regular service or JA$2,000.00 for express service. The regular service sees the completion of the process in 21 days while the express, in 3 . After the application is processed he/she is issued with a receipt which is to be taken to 34 Duke Street, where the applicant is fingerprinted. At the end of the above specified period, applicants should return to 34 Duke Street where the Police Record may be collected.
HOW TO OBTAIN A POLICE RECORD - Persons living abroad:- If the person applying for the record is living abroad then he/she will need to furnish the person applying for the record on his/her behalf, with finger prints, bank draft, a certificate of character from a Notary Public/Lay Magistrate, two (2) certified passport size photographs and a letter of consent authorising the application. These documents are to be taken to the new Mutual Life building at 3 Oxford Road, Kingston 5, or forwarded to CIB Technical Section, 34 Duke St. for processing.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR FIREARM LICENCE:- The interested applicant must be a fit and proper person to hold a firearm. The following should be done:-
1. Complete an application form (in applicant's own handwriting).
2. Four (4) passport size photographs, certified by a Justice of the Peace.
3. A certificate of competence from the Jamaica Police Academy or the Jamaica Rifle Association.
4. A JA$3,000.00 fee, to be paid to the Collector of Taxes.
5. A JA$1,000.00 fee, to be paid to the Ministry of National Security, for the processing of fingerprints.
6. The installation of a vault at the applicant's house, for the safekeeping of the firearm and ammunition when not in use.
7. Two (2) letters of recommendation from any two (2) of the following:
a. Resident Magistrate. b .High Court Judge
c. Minister of Religion. d Justice of the Peace.
HOW TO OBTAIN A FIREARM IMPORT PERMIT - In order to obtain permission to import firearm(s) into the island, the appropriate application form must be completed and submitted to the Commissioner of Police. This application form is made availabe online for easy access. The applicant will be contacted when processing of this application is complete. Each successful applicant is issued with a Firearm Import Permit.
HOW TO OBTAIN A FIREARM EXPORT PERMIT - In order to obtain permission to export firearm(s) out of the island, the appropriate application form must be completed and submitted to the Commissioner of Police. This application form is made availabe online for easy access. The applicant will be contacted when processing of this application is complete. Each successful applicant is issued with a Firearm Export Permit.
HOW TO OBTAIN AN EXPLOSIVE IMPORT PERMIT - In order to obtain permission to import explosive(s) into the island, the appropriate application form must be completed and submitted to the Commissioner of Police. This application form is made availabe online for easy access. The applicant will be contacted when processing of this application is complete. Each successful applicant is issued with an Explosive Import Permit.