Permits

Permits, Taxi, Wrecker Unit

DeKalb County Police Department
Permits, Taxi, Wrecker Unit
3630 Camp Circle
Decatur, GA 30032   MAP
(404) 297-3934

Hours of Operation

Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(last application is taken
at 3:45 p.m.)
Closed on Government Holidays

Appointment only, please check the link below for availability:

PTW Calendar

 

Permit Applications:
Individuals seeking permits must fill out one of the below DeKalb County Police Department Permits Unit Applications except those seeking firearm/gun permits.  Please click on Permits Application or Canvassing Other Application for the appropriate document. A Permits Application must be submitted 48 hours prior to your appointment. If your application has not been received your appointment will be canceled. Please submit your application to DKPDPermitsTaxiWreck@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Required Identification:
There are NO exceptions and copies are NOT accepted. Social Security Cards are NOT accepted.

First Time Applicants (not Firearms) - you will need One Primary ID and One Secondary ID:

• Current Valid State-issued Driver’s License
• Current Valid State-issued ID Card

  AND one of the following:

• U.S. Passport
• U.S. Military Card
• U.S. Birth Certificate
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Resident / Employment Authorization Card

 Renewal ONLY - you will need one of the following:

• Current Valid State-issued Driver’s License
• Current Valid State-issued ID Card

Types of Permits Issued:

Regulated business permits for:

• Alcohol Sales Establishments:
  (restaurants, nightclubs, package stores, etc.)

• Adult Entertainment Establishments:
      a) entertainers/dancers
      b) alcohol servers/bartenders
      c) all other employees

Private parties where alcohol is being sold require a permit.

You are ineligible for an alcohol permit if any of the following apply to you:

• Felony conviction within the last 10 years
• Felony probation within the last 5 years
• Misdemeanor conviction involving moral turpitude within the last 10 years
• 2nd DUI conviction within 5 years of the first conviction
• Under 18 years of age.

Regulated business permits for:

• Carnival Operators

• Escort / Dating

• Pawn Shops

• Precious Metal Dealers / Employees

• Door-to-Door Sales

• Vehicle Immobilization (Booting)

To obtain an immobilization business or operator permit, you must have the following:

• Business License
• Permit application (white form obtained from the DeKalb Police Permits, Taxi, Wrecker Unit)
• Business application (white form obtained from the DeKalb Police Permits, Taxi, Wrecker Unit)
• Owner's identification (primary and secondary needed)
• Company fee schedule 
• Body camera type
• Company certificate of insurance
• List of employees who will be booting
• List of all addresses in DeKalb where booting will take place

Firearm Permits require the following:

• Current valid State-issued driver’s License, current valid state-issued ID, or US Passport
• U.S. citizens born abroad and applicants who are naturalized U.S. citizens must provide a U.S. passport, certificate of naturalization, or resident alien card, in addition to their state-issued driver’s license or state-issued ID
• Probate Court Application and exactly $5.00 cash (no coins). 

Miscellaneous Fingerprints require the following:

We provide fingerprinting for Firearm/Gun permits and manual fingerprints on cards for other miscellaneous reasons (employment purposes, job applications, private adoptions, etc.).  We DO NOT provide fingerprinting for U.S. Immigration, passports, or for items pertaining to the Department of Human Resources (Adult Care, Child Care, State Adoptions, etc.).  If you need manual prints on cards, you must supply your own cards.

• Current valid State-issued driver’s license, current valid state-issued ID, or US Passport
• The top portion of the card must be filled out by you or the company (business) for which you are getting fingerprints for.
• The card has to be accompanied by either the location's ORI number or you will need to bring in paperwork associated with what you are getting fingerprinted for. 

For all manual prints, you must arrive at the Permits Office with your cards completed and checked in before 3:45 p.m.

NOTE:  All Firearm/Gun Permits must be applied for at the DeKalb County Probate Court before arriving at the Permit Office.  The Probate Application is located in Probate Court.

DeKalb County Probate Court
556 N. McDonough Street
Decatur, GA 30030   MAP
Phone:  (404) 371-2601

Fees: 

ALL FEES OVER $50.00 MUST BE PAID BY CASHIERS CHECK OR MONEY ORDER.

FEES $50.00 AND UNDER MAY BE PAID BY CASH, MONEY ORDER, OR DEBIT/CREDIT CARD (MASTERCARD/VISA).  WHEN PAYING IN CASH, EXACT CHANGE IS PREFERRED.

NO PERSONAL OR BUSINESS CHECKS OR COINS ARE ACCEPTED. 

PERMIT TYPES FEES ALCOHOL SALES ESTABLISHMENTS: (restaurants, nightclubs, package stores, etc.)  $35.00  ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS 1. ENTERTAINERS/DANCERS 2. ALCOHOL SERVERS/BARTENDERS 3. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES   $300.00  $200.00  $200.00  CARNIVAL OPERATORS $50.00  ESCORT/DATING $300.00 PAWN SHOP $200.00 PRECIOUS METALS DEALERS $300.00 PRECIOUS METALS EMPLOYEES   $50.00 DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES  $100.00 VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION BUSINESS PERMIT  $100.00 VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION OPERATOR’S PERMIT  $100.00

FINGERPRINTING FEES FIREARMS LICENSE APPLICANTS $5.00 (NO COINS) MISCELLANEOUS FINGERPRINTS $5.00 PER CARD

BUSINESS LICENSE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS (per applicant)  FEES ALCOHOL SALES ESTABLISHMENTS  $50.00 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS  $50.00 MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS $50.00  PAWN SHOPS  $35.00  SECURITY/PRIVATE DETECTIVE BUSINESSES  $35.00  LOCKSMITH BUSINESSES  $35.00  TAXI/LIMOUSINE BUSINESSES  $35.00  FIREARMS DEALERS  $100.00  POOL ROOM ESTABLISHMENTS  $100.00  ESCORT/DATING SERVICES  $1,000.00

CONTRACTED WRECKER/TOW COMPANIES:

Brown & Brown Wrecker Service

3854 North Peachtree Road
Chamblee, GA 30341
(770) 457-3879
ALL TOWS FOR DKPD NORTH/CENTRAL PRECINCT

S&W Towing

2158 Tucker Industrial Road
Tucker, GA 30084
(770) 493-9083
ALL TOWS FOR DKPD TUCKER PRECINCT
**ALL LARGE VEHICLE TOWS (VEHICLES WITH OVER SIX (6) WHEELS) ALL PRECINCTS

Statewide Wrecker Service

6995 Covington Hwy.
Lithonia, GA 30058
(770) 322-9688
ALL TOWS FOR DKPD EAST PRECINCT

South DeKalb Transport & Storage

7043 Rogers Lake Road
Lithonia, GA 30058
(404) 508-0246
ALL TOWS FOR DKPD SOUTH PRECINCT

To file a complaint against any of the contracted wrecker/tow companies, please contact the Permits Office at DKPDPermitsTaxiWreck@dekalbcountyga.gov.

Q:  Do you perform criminal background checks?

A:  No.  Police Records, located at Police Headquarters, processes criminal background checks.   MAP

Q:  What is the difference between a business license and an alcohol permit?

A:  A business license is obtained from the Business License Unit in Decatur for the start-up and duration of a business.  An alcohol permit is for persons working in an establishment serving alcohol and is obtained at the Permits Unit at 3630 Camp Circle, Decatur, GA 30032.   MAP

Q:  Where do I get a business license?

A:  At the Business and Alcohol Licensing office located at 330 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Decatur, GA 30030.   MAP

If you have questions about permits, please contact us at (404) 297-3934.