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Georgia Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)

Info: Georgia has no duty to inform — no statute requires a carrier to tell an officer they are armed or to present a license on demand — and since SB 319 (effective April 12, 2022) any "lawful weapons carrier" may carry concealed without a license at all.

InfoVerified Jul 18, 2026

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Georgia has no duty to inform — no statute requires a carrier to tell an officer they are armed or to present a license on demand — and since SB 319 (effective April 12, 2022) any "lawful weapons carrier" may carry concealed without a license at all. Licenses remain available mainly for reciprocity travel.

Official source: legis.ga.gov →

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Duty to Inform Police in states bordering Georgia

The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.

AlabamaConditional
Alabama has no proactive duty to inform, but if an on-duty officer asks whether you are armed, anyone carrying a concealed pistol — on the person or in an occupied vehicle — must immediately answer that they possess it (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95, Act 2022-133). A vehicle occupant with a loaded handgun also may not touch it during a stop except as the officer directs (a Class A misdemeanor). The rule applies to permitless carriers and permit holders alike.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
FloridaConditional
Florida has no duty to announce that you are armed, but every concealed carrier must carry valid identification and display it when an officer demands it — permitless carriers under F.S. 790.013(1) (the 2023 permitless-carry law) and licensees under F.S. 790.06(1)(c). Violation is a $25 noncriminal infraction.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: flsenate.gov · Full Florida rule →
North CarolinaConditional
North Carolina has a duty to inform. When an officer approaches or addresses you, you must disclose that you hold a valid permit and are carrying a concealed handgun. Carry your permit and valid identification at all times and show both when an officer asks. Treat this as applying to out-of-state permit holders too.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: ncleg.gov · Full North Carolina rule →
South CarolinaInfo
South Carolina has no current duty to inform — the 2024 permitless-carry law removed it. H.3594 (Act 111, effective March 7, 2024) rewrote § 23-31-215, and the former subsection (K) duty to inform and present the permit when an officer requests identification no longer exists; today's subsection (K) only requires reporting a lost or stolen permit card to South Carolina's SLED within 48 hours. Anyone 18 and older who is not prohibited may carry openly or concealed.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: scstatehouse.gov · Full South Carolina rule →
TennesseeConditional
Tennessee law does not require you to tell an officer you are armed. A Tennessee permit holder must keep the permit on them and show it when an officer demands it. An out-of-state permit holder must also have the permit on them.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →

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