Where is my Arkansas concealed carry permit honored?

Honored in (33)

• Alabamapermitless— Honors a license from any state, but "only while the license holder is not a resident of this state" (Ala. Code 13A-11-85(a)). Alabama residents must use an Alabama permit. Third-state non-resident permits ARE honored. Permitless carry 19+; permits issued at 18 for military/veterans/LE. WATCH: SB267 (2026 RS) would repeal permitless carry and amend 13A-11-85 — passage status unconfirmed.
• Alaskapermitless— Recognizes permits from any state (AS 18.65.748), but there is a hard 21 floor: Alaska DPS states there is "no exception to the minimum age requirement, regardless of the permit status of another state." An 18-20 year old holding a valid ID, IN or AL permit may NOT carry concealed here. Permitless carry is 21+, so recognition is largely moot for adults.
• Arizonapermitless— Recognizes any state's permit if valid in the issuing state and the holder is legally present and not prohibited (ARS 13-3112(Q)). HARD 21 FLOOR: ARS 13-3112(S) — "a person with a concealed weapons permit from another state may not carry a concealed weapon in this state if the person is under twenty-one years of age." No photo-ID requirement in current text.
• Colorado— Resident permits only: holder must be a resident of the issuing state, carry a matching state-issued driver license or ID, and be 21 or older. Colorado recognizes no permit issued by any state to a non-resident of that state (C.R.S. 18-12-213).
• Delaware— Resident & non-resident permits both recognized. ID Enhanced, ND Class 1, SD Enhanced permits only.
• Floridapermitless— Permitless carry is 21+ by statute (790.01(1)(b), incorporating 790.06(2)(a)-(f)); US citizens and lawful permanent residents only. WATCH: Eubanks v. State, Fla. 4th DCA, 6/17/2026, held the age-21 criterion "facially unconstitutional as it relates to 18- to 20-year-olds" — but the opinion is NOT FINAL pending rehearing, and binds one district. An 18-20 year old carrying in Florida today is relying on a non-final decision. Publish 21.
• Georgiapermitless— some only if 21+
• Idahopermitless— CITIZENSHIP BAR: Idaho permitless carry requires a US CITIZEN or active US military (18-3302(4)(f)(ii)) — a lawful permanent resident relying on permitless carry here is committing a crime. RECOGNITION is genuinely universal and has no such bar: ISP — "Idaho honors all other states' validly issued and current concealed weapons licenses/permits." 18-3302(5)(g) requires physical possession of the license.
• Indianapermitless— Honors all out-of-state and foreign licenses "according to the terms thereof, but only while the holders are not residents of Indiana" (IC 35-47-2-21(b)). Restrictions printed on the issuing license travel with it. Third-state non-resident permits ARE honored. Indiana is permitless carry 18+ since 7/1/2022 (HEA 1296-2022) with no residency requirement, so recognition rarely controls for a visitor.
• Iowapermitless— Permitless carry is 18+ since HF 924 (2025 Acts ch.27), eff. 7/1/2025 — Iowa Code 724.22 was retitled from "Persons under twenty-one" to "Persons under eighteen". Covers non-residents. RECOGNITION: honors another state's permit issued "to any nonresident of this state" (724.11A) — Iowa residents must use an Iowa permit. Third-state non-resident permits ARE honored. An out-of-state permit does NOT satisfy 724.15 (acquisition).
• Kansaspermitless— Honors any jurisdiction's license "but only while the holder is not a resident of Kansas" (K.S.A. 75-7c03(c)(1)); recognition runs to 18+. K.S.A. 75-7c04 expressly disregards "any residency requirement of the issuing jurisdiction," so Utah-style third-state non-resident permits ARE valid. HARD GAP: an 18-20 year old NON-RESIDENT cannot use permitless carry (21+) and cannot obtain the Kansas provisional license (residents only, 75-7c04(a)(1)) — lawful only with a recognized out-of-state permit.
• Kentuckypermitless— Honors another state's license only for "a person who is not a resident of Kentucky" (KRS 237.110(20)(a)). New residents arriving from a state with a written reciprocity agreement keep validity 120 days if they file the required form within 60 days (KRS 237.110(20)(b)). Third-state non-resident permits ARE honored.
• Louisianapermitless— Out-of-state permits honored only for holders age 21+ (R.S. 40:1379.3(T)(2)). LA permitless carry (18+) is a separate legal basis.
• Michigan— CRITICAL: Michigan recognizes ONLY a permit issued by the holder's OWN state of residence (MCL 28.432a(h)). A third-state NON-RESIDENT permit — Utah, Arizona, Florida, Texas NR — is NOT valid in Michigan. Michigan has no permitless carry; unlawful concealed carry is a 5-year felony (MCL 750.227). Michigan residents must hold a Michigan CPL (AG Op. 7304, 6/19/2018).
• Minnesota— "Similar law" list, reviewed annually by DPS. ID/MS/MT/SD/TN: enhanced permits only; ND: Class 1 only; CO/MA: only permits issued or renewed on/after 8/1/2024.
• Mississippipermitless— AGE UNDER REVIEW — we publish 21 conservatively, but Miss. Code 45-9-101(24) (the permitless provision) contains NO age and NO residency element; the real floor appears to be 18 via 97-37-14 and 18 U.S.C. 922(x). The 21 figure is the LICENSE age. Not corrected pending a currency check — the MS Legislature site fails TLS verification and MS DPS pages predate 2023. RECOGNITION: honors a license "issued in another state" (45-9-101(19)); carry license and ID, display on demand. TRAP: an out-of-state permit is not "licensed under 45-9-101" and so almost certainly does NOT confer enhanced-carry privileges (97-37-7(2)).
• Missouripermitless— Genuinely universal: RSMo 571.030.4 exempts any holder of a permit or endorsement "issued by another state or political subdivision of another state." Missouri AGO: recognition extends to "every state that issues them." No residency condition, no age floor on recognition. Permitless carry 19+.
• Montanapermitless— Recognition requires all three: the issuing state must require a criminal-records background check, the permit must be in your immediate possession, and you must carry photo ID (MCA 45-8-329). Montana does NOT recognize DE, DC, HI, ME, NH or RI permits (no express background-check requirement); Vermont issues no permit. Permitless carry is allowed for anyone eligible to possess a firearm, but a valid Montana permit is still required to carry concealed in a state government office or building.
• Nevada— ID/MS/SD Enhanced permits only; ND Class 1 only (official 2026 recognition list, effective July 1, 2026). A recognized out-of-state permit stops being valid once you become a Nevada resident unless you obtain a county permit within 60 days (NRS 202.3688).
• New Mexico— Recognition applies to NON-New-Mexico-residents only — a New Mexico resident may not carry on another state's permit. Only one concealed handgun at a time. Not valid on tribal land, in courts, schools or universities, preschools, public buses, airport security zones, or federal property. Several states that honor New Mexico permits are NOT reciprocated (AK, ID, MN, MT, TN, WV, WI) — recognition is one-way.
• North Carolina— Honors all out-of-state permits (N.C.G.S. 14-415.24) — no residency qualifier, no stated minimum recognition age. DUTY TO INFORM: 14-415.11(a) requires affirmative disclosure when approached or addressed by an officer. Carry the permit plus valid ID; zero-tolerance alcohol rule. WATCH: SB 50 (permitless carry) was vetoed 6/20/2025 and the Senate overrode 30-19 on 7/29/2025; the House has calendared and withdrawn the override ten times without voting, most recently 4/6/2026. It stays live through the 2025-26 biennium and would take effect with no further gubernatorial action and no advance notice.
• North Dakotapermitless— NON-RESIDENTS ARE COVERED — the 30-day residency requirement was removed by HB 1339 (2023); most secondary sources are still wrong about this. Two affirmative duties: you must carry a driver's license or non-driver ID from YOUR state of residence on your person, AND you must affirmatively inform an officer of the firearm on in-person contact — silence is the violation (62.1-04-02(2)). Permitless carry 18+.
• Ohiopermitless— Permitless carry 21+ (ORC 2923.111(A)(2)); EXCLUDES nonimmigrant-visa holders. RECOGNITION branches on residency: non-residents "temporarily in this state" (undefined) — all states honored per ORC 109.69; Ohio RESIDENTS — indefinite only if the issuing state has a written agreement, otherwise 6 months from becoming a resident. UNRESOLVED CONFLICT: ORC 2923.11(N)(2) (eff. 3/28/2019, later than the 2015 amendment) defines out-of-state license as "only" one from an agreement state. States absent from the AG directory sit in that gap.
• Oklahomapermitless— Honors all out-of-state permits. DUTY TO INFORM: 21 O.S. 1290.26(B) requires a permit holder to disclose, unprompted, on ANY contact with a peace officer — covers concealed and unconcealed carry. (Permitless carriers under subsection (C) disclose only when instructed.) No stated minimum recognition age; the 21 in subsection (D) governs applying for an Oklahoma license, not recognition.
• Pennsylvania— Resident permits only, and holder must be 21+ with matching state-issued ID. License-type limits: Idaho Enhanced only (Idaho Regular NOT honored); North Dakota Class 1 only; Utah and West Virginia Provisional licenses not honored. Non-resident permits (common for FL/UT) are not recognized.
• South Dakotapermitless— South Dakota has NO blanket recognition statute — SDCL 23-7-7.4 was REPEALED (SL 2022 ch.69 sec.3). The permissive result comes from permitless carry (SDCL 23-7-7), which covers residents and non-residents alike at 18+. Surviving SDCL 23-7-7.3 is agreement-based only. The SD Secretary of State handbook still prints the repealed language, and the SOS reciprocity grid is OUTBOUND (states honoring SD) — routinely misread as inbound.
• Tennesseepermitless— PERMITLESS CARRY IS 21+, not 18+. The 18 floor applies ONLY to active military and honorably discharged or retired veterans (TN 39-17-1307(g), Public Chapter 108 of 2021). The common "Tennessee is 18 now" claim misreads Public Chapter 356 of 2025, which lowered the age for the PERMIT (39-17-1351(b)), not for permitless carry. RECOGNITION: honors other statesّ permits "according to their terms" (39-17-1351(r)(1)) — HANDGUNS ONLY, permit must be in your physical possession at all times, and you must convert to a TN permit within 6 months of establishing residency or taking regular TN employment. Subsections (r)(2)-(3) unverified since Oct 2025.
• Texaspermitless— Recognizes ALL out-of-state licenses — but only since SB 706 (2025 c.483), eff. 9/1/2025, which repealed the old AG-proclamation machinery. Tex. Gov't Code 411.173(b): "A valid license to carry a handgun issued by any other state is recognized in this state." No residency qualifier. UNRESOLVED for 18-20 year olds: the Penal Code exemption (46.15(b)(6)) is tied to a license "issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411" — i.e. a Texas license. Do not assume under-21 out-of-state holders are covered. The DPS reciprocity chart (dated 9/11/2020) is OUTBOUND and legally superseded — do not use it as an inbound source.
• Utahpermitless— Recognizes a permit "issued by or in another state" (Utah Code 53-5a-102.2(1)(c)) at 18+. CARVE-OUT: a holder of ONLY an out-of-state permit may NOT carry at K-12 schools or daycares (53-5a-102.2(2)(d)(ii)) — a Utah permit holder may. NOTE: the commonly cited Utah Code 76-10-523 no longer exists; renumbered by HB 84 (2026 c.171), eff. 5/6/2026.
• Virginia— Not blanket recognition. Requires 21+, a government-issued PHOTO ID carried and displayed on demand, an instantaneous-verification condition, and no prior Virginia permit revocation (Va. Code 18.2-308.014). CHANGING: SB 115 / 2026 c.879 — Superintendent re-reviews all reciprocity by 7/1/2026 and revokes non-qualifying states by 12/1/2026; from 7/1/2027 only states on the VSP substantially-similar registry are recognized AND Virginia residents may no longer carry on an out-of-state permit (active-duty military and spouses excepted).
• West Virginiapermitless— NOT blanket recognition. W. Va. Code 61-7-6a requires ALL of: holder is 21+; permit in immediate possession; holder is NOT a WV resident; AND the issuing state has notified the WV Attorney General or signed a written agreement. The WV State Police inbound list could not be retrieved from a primary source — treat as unverified. Most visitors are covered instead by permitless carry, dropped to 18+ on 6/12/2026 (HB 4106). Note the WV AG booklet (July 2024) still prints the repealed 61-7-6(a)(8) and a 21 floor.
• Wisconsin— Official WI DOJ list (Wis. Stat. 175.60(1)(f), 165.25(16); Jus 17.13(5)) — 47 jurisdictions incl. Puerto Rico. Holder must be 21+ and NOT a Wisconsin resident. VA and FL: NON-RESIDENT license only (resident licenses are not recognized). ID: regular or enhanced only, not emergency. WV: resident or non-resident, not provisional. MO: regular only, not provisional. Not honored: GU, ME, NJ, OR, VI. WI publishes no revision date — re-verify on a schedule.
• Wyomingpermitless— Wyoming HB 96 (Laws 2026 ch. 87, eff. 7/1/2026) lowered the age for a Wyoming-ISSUED concealed carry permit to 18. Whether carrying WITHOUT a permit is also allowed at 18, or still requires 21, is unsettled in our sources — if you are under 21, verify with Wyoming DCI before carrying without a permit. Wyoming otherwise honors permits from states that honor Wyoming's.

Honored with conditions — verify (4)

• Nebraskapermitless— No permit needed: since LB77 (2023) any non-prohibited person 21+ may carry concealed in Nebraska, resident or visitor (18-20 only for armed-forces members/peace officers). Nebraska's published 36-state list is used ONLY to waive the 180-day residency requirement when applying for a Nebraska permit — it is not a travel-recognition list. Place restrictions and private-property prohibitions still apply.
• New Hampshirepermitless— No permit required — New Hampshire does not require a license to carry, openly or concealed, for residents or non-residents, so long as you are not otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm (RSA 159:6, III). New Hampshire publishes no recognition list; a New Hampshire license is voluntary. The 18+ figure is the federal handgun minimum, not a New Hampshire statutory age.
• South Carolinapermitless— Official SLED list; verify. Permitless carry at 18+ applies to any lawful, non-prohibited person including visitors (H. 3594, signed March 7, 2024). Out-of-state permits are honored only for residents of reciprocal states, and only for handguns. Many locations remain off-limits.
• Vermontpermitless— Vermont issues no carry permit and requires none. The 18+ figure reflects federal handgun-possession law (18 U.S.C. 922(x)); Vermont's own statutory floor is 16 (13 V.S.A. 4008).

Permitless carry — not recognized, but allowed without a permit (1)

These states do not recognize your Arkansas concealed-carry permit through reciprocity. However, each of them allows permitless (constitutional) carry, so you may still carry concealed without a permit if you qualify — typically at least 21 years old and legally allowed to possess a firearm. Some states limit permitless carry to residents or attach other conditions, so verify the destination state's current rules before you carry.

• Mainepermitless— Resident permits only. AK/AZ/IA/KS/NE/ND/VA permits: holder must be 21+; VA also requires government-issued ID.

NOT honored in (12)

Do not carry on your Arkansas permit in these states — they require a recognized permit and do not allow permitless carry.

• California
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Hawaii
• Illinois
• Maryland
• Massachusetts— Massachusetts has no reciprocity with any state. Non-residents must obtain a Massachusetts non-resident License to Carry from the Firearms Records Bureau. The former narrow non-resident exemption (M.G.L. c.140 s.131G) was repealed in 2024.
• New Jersey— New Jersey has no reciprocity with any state — you must obtain a New Jersey Permit to Carry a Handgun (there is no separate non-resident permit; out-of-state training does not substitute). Federal interstate transport (18 U.S.C. 926A) allows unloaded, locked transport only — not carry.
• New York— New York recognizes no out-of-state carry licenses. Even a New York license issued by an upstate county is not valid in New York City without a special permit from the NYC police commissioner. A narrow exemption covers non-residents transporting handguns unloaded in a locked opaque container to or from an approved competition (Penal Law 265.20(a)(13)).
• Oregon
• Rhode Island— Rhode Island honors no out-of-state permit, with one narrow exception: an out-of-state permit holder merely transporting a firearm through the state, with no intent to remain. Stopping over or conducting business in RI ends that exception; penalty is 1 to 10 years.
• Washington— 10 states, several enhanced-type permits only; 21+, fingerprint + mental-health check; non-resident only