NH is not bad for turn around time and the State Police are vary nice about every thing. I live in NH so i got mine back in about a week and half. But i would so so love to have the hard plastic permit you our of state people get. This paper thing is not going to hold up for four years in my wallet. Any ideas would be great. I called my police department and they said i should have the real one on me. But there is no laws on the books that i can find stating is as a law. I put a call into the state police and i am waiting to hear back.