Missouri Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)

Duty to Inform Police in states bordering Missouri

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

• ArkansasConditional

  No duty to tell an officer unprompted. If you carry on an Arkansas concealed handgun license and an officer asks for your ID, you must show the license and tell the officer you hold it and have a handgun. Whether this binds out-of-state license holders is not stated, so treat it as applying. No such duty is stated for people carrying without a license.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →

• IllinoisConditional

  You do not have to announce that you are armed. …

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: ilga.gov · Full Illinois rule →

• IowaInfo

  Iowa has no law requiring you to tell an officer that you are armed. However, if your behavior gives an officer reasonable suspicion that you are a danger to yourself or others, you must cooperate with the officer's investigation.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: legis.iowa.gov · Full Iowa rule →

• KansasInfo

  Kansas has no statutory duty to inform: the Kansas Attorney General's official FAQ confirms that a carrier is not required to volunteer that they have a license or a concealed handgun when stopped, and is not even required to have the license on their person in Kansas — both are recommended only. Kansas allows permitless concealed carry for eligible persons 21 and older.

  Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: ag.ks.gov · Full Kansas rule →

• KentuckyInfo

  No. Kentucky has no duty to tell an officer you are armed, and no permit is needed at 21 or older. A license holder must carry the license whenever carrying concealed and show it if an officer asks; a violation is a $25 noncriminal penalty. The statute does not say whether this reaches out-of-state licenses, so the cautious reading is that it does.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: apps.legislature.ky.gov · Full Kentucky rule →

• NebraskaConditional

  Nebraska has a duty to inform that covers everyone carrying a concealed handgun, with or without a permit. If a peace officer or emergency services worker contacts you, you must immediately tell them you are carrying. The officer may secure the handgun during the contact. The exception is a handgun in a motor vehicle that is unloaded, kept separate from ammunition, and in a case. A first violation is a Class III misdemeanor, a second is a Class I misdemeanor, and a third or later is a Class IV felony.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: nebraskalegislature.gov · Full Nebraska rule →

• OklahomaConditional

  Yes. If you carry on an out-of-state permit, tell any Oklahoma peace officer you contact that you are armed, without waiting to be asked. If you carry here on a permitless home state's law, tell any officer who instructs you to. All other carriers must say so when an officer demands it during an arrest, detention or routine traffic stop (citation up to $100). Keep a valid handgun license, military ID, driver license or state photo ID on you and show it on demand.

  Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: oscn.net · Full Oklahoma 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 →