Kentucky Concealed Deadly Weapon (CDW)
Licensing Course Examination
Question 1. Under KRS 237.110, what is the minimum age required to obtain a Kentucky Concealed
Carry Deadly Weapon (CCDW) license?
A) 18 years
B) 19 years
C) 20 years
D) 21 years
Answer: D
Rationale: Kentucky law sets the minimum age at 21 for a CCDW license; applicants younger than 21 are
ineligible .
Question 2. Which entity is primarily responsible for issuing CCDW licenses in Kentucky?
A) Kentucky Department of Education
B) Kentucky State Police (KSP)
C) Kentucky Department of Revenue
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Answer: B
,Rationale: The Department of Kentucky State Police is authorized to issue and renew licenses to carry
concealed firearms or other deadly weapons .
Question 3. How long is a Kentucky CCDW license valid before renewal is required?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Unless revoked as provided by law, the license is valid for a period of five years from the date
of issuance .
Question 4. What is the required passing score on the written examination for the CCDW course?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 70%
D) 75%
Answer: C
Rationale: A student shall be issued a certificate of completion if they have answered at least seventy
(70) percent of the written examination questions correctly .
,Question 5. How many rounds must be fired during the range qualification portion of the CCDW course?
A) 10 rounds
B) 15 rounds
C) 20 rounds
D) 25 rounds
Answer: C
Rationale: The range firing consists of not more than twenty (20) rounds at a full-size silhouette target .
Question 6. How many rounds must hit the silhouette portion of the target to pass the range
qualification?
A) 7 out of 20
B) 9 out of 20
C) 11 out of 20
D) 15 out of 20
Answer: C
Rationale: During range firing, not less than eleven (11) rounds must hit the silhouette portion of the
target .
, Question 7. Who is exempt from the training requirement for CCDW licensure?
A) All military veterans
B) Currently certified Kentucky peace officers
C) Anyone over age 50
D) All state government employees
Answer: B
Rationale: Peace officers who are currently certified as peace officers by the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Council are deemed to have met the training requirement .
Question 8. Under KRS 237.110, what is the application fee for a Kentucky CCDW license?
A) $40
B) $50
C) $60
D) $75
Answer: C
Rationale: The completed application and accompanying material must include an application fee or
renewal fee of sixty dollars ($60) .
Licensing Course Examination
Question 1. Under KRS 237.110, what is the minimum age required to obtain a Kentucky Concealed
Carry Deadly Weapon (CCDW) license?
A) 18 years
B) 19 years
C) 20 years
D) 21 years
Answer: D
Rationale: Kentucky law sets the minimum age at 21 for a CCDW license; applicants younger than 21 are
ineligible .
Question 2. Which entity is primarily responsible for issuing CCDW licenses in Kentucky?
A) Kentucky Department of Education
B) Kentucky State Police (KSP)
C) Kentucky Department of Revenue
D) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Answer: B
,Rationale: The Department of Kentucky State Police is authorized to issue and renew licenses to carry
concealed firearms or other deadly weapons .
Question 3. How long is a Kentucky CCDW license valid before renewal is required?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years
C) 5 years
D) 10 years
Answer: C
Rationale: Unless revoked as provided by law, the license is valid for a period of five years from the date
of issuance .
Question 4. What is the required passing score on the written examination for the CCDW course?
A) 60%
B) 65%
C) 70%
D) 75%
Answer: C
Rationale: A student shall be issued a certificate of completion if they have answered at least seventy
(70) percent of the written examination questions correctly .
,Question 5. How many rounds must be fired during the range qualification portion of the CCDW course?
A) 10 rounds
B) 15 rounds
C) 20 rounds
D) 25 rounds
Answer: C
Rationale: The range firing consists of not more than twenty (20) rounds at a full-size silhouette target .
Question 6. How many rounds must hit the silhouette portion of the target to pass the range
qualification?
A) 7 out of 20
B) 9 out of 20
C) 11 out of 20
D) 15 out of 20
Answer: C
Rationale: During range firing, not less than eleven (11) rounds must hit the silhouette portion of the
target .
, Question 7. Who is exempt from the training requirement for CCDW licensure?
A) All military veterans
B) Currently certified Kentucky peace officers
C) Anyone over age 50
D) All state government employees
Answer: B
Rationale: Peace officers who are currently certified as peace officers by the Kentucky Law Enforcement
Council are deemed to have met the training requirement .
Question 8. Under KRS 237.110, what is the application fee for a Kentucky CCDW license?
A) $40
B) $50
C) $60
D) $75
Answer: C
Rationale: The completed application and accompanying material must include an application fee or
renewal fee of sixty dollars ($60) .
