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I received my renewal CHL on Saturday, 10/11. More than two months after I submitted the renewal request. Lesson learned. From now on I'll renew as soon as I get the notice. Lord knows what takes the state so long.

I can't answer that. I also can't tell you why the pdf copy I uploaded was insufficient to satisfy their requirements. Who knows what goes on in a state agency?

Welp. The state sent me a letter asking me to produce a DD-214. Strange, because I uploaded a PDF copy of it to them when I applied. I got the letter on the day my license expired. So I sent a copy to them through snail mail the next day. (9/14/2014). Now here we are on October 3, and still no license. So I called to ask about the status, because you can no longer check the status online. (The state is apparently reverting to the pre-internet days.) I am told my application is "proceeding" and they should be mailing my license out in "two weeks or so". Geez. Do they have to send them to Borneo for printing? This is ridiculous. I applied for renewal one month before the expiration date. I already had a license, so renewing it should be as simple as a quick background check and print. I followed their instructions precisely, including uploading my DD-214. If the state was a company, I would no longer do business with them. I'd find somebody who was more customer oriented. Nothing hurts customer service more than a monopoly. A renewal shouldn't take more than a week to get in the mail - two weeks max.

Thanks. Should have looked that up myself.

I applied for renewal a while back but have not yet received it. The state website is devoid of any useful information regarding the status of my renewal.

Am I required to stop carrying until I have the new CHL in hand? Or am I ok to carry since I have applied for renewal?