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90 Day Grace Period
To qualify for the 90 day grace period following the expiration of a License To Carry (LTC), the holder of the license MUST submit his or her renewal application BEFORE the expiration date on the LTC. Below is the citation from current Massachusetts law. Note that all new LTCs are currently valid for 6 years.

Chapter 140
Section 131 (i)
Text (below) effective September 29, 2004

(i) A license to carry or possess firearms shall be valid, unless revoked or suspended, for a period of not more than 6 years from the date of issue and shall expire on the anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring not less than 5 years but not more than 6 years from the date of issue, except that if the licensee applied for renewal before the license expired, the license shall remain valid for a period of 90 days beyond the stated expiration date on the license, unless the application for renewal is denied. Any renewal thereof shall expire on the anniversary of the licensee's date of birth occurring not less than 5 years but not more than 6 years from the effective date of such license. Any license issued to an applicant born on February 29 shall expire on March 1. The fee for the application shall be $100, which shall be payable to the licensing authority and shall not be prorated.