Reciprocity
Nebraska Now Honoring South Dakota Enhanced Permits
Delaware has begun to honor South Dakota enhanced concealed carry permits. So, for you SD residents who go to Delaware all the time this is great news!
February 16, 2016
Delaware has begun to honor South Dakota enhanced concealed carry permits. So, for you SD residents who go to Delaware all the time this is great news!
Delaware has begun to honor South Dakota enhanced concealed carry permits. So, for you SD residents who go to Delaware all the time this is great news!
Back in December 2015 the Virginia Attorney General announced that they would cease honoring the permits from 25 states that they previously did honor. Now it seems that the legislature has come to an agreement between parties to pass a new law that would have the effect of…
With that said, Georgia has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Georgia resident permit.
As previously reported, a change to Maine’s law allows that they will honor any resident permit from any state where that state also honor’s the Maine permit. With that said Florida has begun to honor the Maine resident permit and thus Maine now honor’s the Florida resident permit.
As previously reported, Maine passed a new law in 2015 that granted reciprocity to any resident permit from a state that also honors the Maine permit. New Hampshire has moved forward with recognizing the Maine permit and so naturally in turn Maine will honor the New Hampshire permit.
Last week the Attorney General in Virginia made national headlines when he announced that on Feb 1st, 2016 Virginia will stop honoring permits from 25 states. The purpose of this article to to clarify those implications more completely.
Recently Delaware has added New Mexico to the list of states whose permit they will honor. New Mexico concealed carry permit holders can now continue to carry pursuant to Delaware law when visiting the state.
Nevada has amended their official list of what state permits they will honor by adding the state of Michigan. Michigan has stood up to the requirements of requiring training and of requiring both a clean criminal and mental background.
We have been informed that Maine and Pennsylvania will no longer honor each other’s concealed carry permits. You may recall that recently Maine had two new laws go into effect that instituted constitutional carry in the state and extended reciprocity to any out of state permit whose state also honored Maine’s permit.
On June 19th we reported on the effects of Nevada SB 175 in changing the requirements in Nevada for honoring other state’s permits. At that time Nevada started to honor permits from twelve additional states. Now you can add a thirteenth state to that list.
On June 5th, 2015 Legislative Document 868 was signed into law by Governor Paul LePage of Maine. Described as “An Act To Remove Limitations on Reciprocity for Concealed Handguns Permits” the change removes the power from the state police to enter into reciprocity agreements and instead forces Maine to recognize any resident permit from any state that also honors the Maine Concealed Handgun permit.
Good news for Idaho residents who have the Idaho Enhanced Concealed Carry permit. It is now valid and recognized in Delaware. Additional information about Delaware and the states with whom they have reciprocity visit the site below.
In the 2015 legislative session in Minnesota a law passed that changed the requirement for permit reciprocity from the phrase “Substantially similar” to “similar.” Due to this change the Department of Public Safety has re-evaluated the state permits it will honor and has made some significant changes.
On August 5th 2015 the Attorney General of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, announced that it has formally entered into a reciprocity agreement with the State of Nevada