After completing my LTC renewal at the local PD in June I began the wait like everyone else. In September, I began to wonder how long it was actually going to take to get my new one but the officer who processed my application said it would be at least 10 weeks based on what he had seen recently.
A month or so later, in my mailbox, I found an envelope from the post office indicating that the contents inside were found "Loose in the mail". That and I owed them 46 cents. I opened it up and, you guessed it, there was my LTC. This is when the anger started. So the state can't be bothered to properly seal an envelope containing my personal information? WTF?
A couple of weeks later I happened to mention this to a police officer friend. He told me two things that I didn't know. First, the LTC was supposed to be mailed to the police department, where the Chief or issuing officer activates it, prints your new pin number and then mails it to the recipient. Had I tried to use it for a purchase, I would have been denied.
The second, and more ridiculous thing is that this has happened several times in the past. In those cases, the post office employees waited until an officer stopped in, then gave them a small stack of LTC's that were loose in the mail. The Chief notified the state, but obviously that didn't work.
The fix was easy, I brought in the LTC, the Chief activated it and gave me a new pin. Apparantly the state won't let you carry over your old pin. Luckily since we're a small town the Chief was going to contact anyone else who renewed at the same time as me to find out if they had recieved their new LTC's the same way so that they could be processed properly.
Thought I'd post this as a heads up for anyone else who's waiting, or got theirs in a postage due envelope.
A month or so later, in my mailbox, I found an envelope from the post office indicating that the contents inside were found "Loose in the mail". That and I owed them 46 cents. I opened it up and, you guessed it, there was my LTC. This is when the anger started. So the state can't be bothered to properly seal an envelope containing my personal information? WTF?
A couple of weeks later I happened to mention this to a police officer friend. He told me two things that I didn't know. First, the LTC was supposed to be mailed to the police department, where the Chief or issuing officer activates it, prints your new pin number and then mails it to the recipient. Had I tried to use it for a purchase, I would have been denied.
The second, and more ridiculous thing is that this has happened several times in the past. In those cases, the post office employees waited until an officer stopped in, then gave them a small stack of LTC's that were loose in the mail. The Chief notified the state, but obviously that didn't work.
The fix was easy, I brought in the LTC, the Chief activated it and gave me a new pin. Apparantly the state won't let you carry over your old pin. Luckily since we're a small town the Chief was going to contact anyone else who renewed at the same time as me to find out if they had recieved their new LTC's the same way so that they could be processed properly.
Thought I'd post this as a heads up for anyone else who's waiting, or got theirs in a postage due envelope.
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