Duty To Notify Law Enforcement

Some states have specific laws in place that require you inform an officer if you have a concealed carry permit and/or gun.

Blue = If Asked
Green = No duty
Red = Required to Notify
Yellow = Varies by City or County

Summary for Duty to Notify Law Enforcement
Alabama:   Only when asked by the officer
Alaska:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
Arizona:   Only when asked by the officer
Arkansas:   Rule 3.2 Contact With Law Enforcement (b) In any official contact with law enforcement, if the licensee is in possession of a handgun, when the officer asks the licensee for identification (driver’s license, or personal information, such as name and date of birth), the licensee shall notify the officer that he or she holds a concealed handgun carry license and that he or she has a handgun in his or her possession.
California:   Varies by county or city
Colorado:   Only when asked by the officer
Connecticut:   Only when asked by the officer
Delaware:   Only when asked by the officer
District of Columbia:   Required to notify immediately upon official contact
Florida:   Only when asked by the officer
Georgia:   No duty to inform
Hawaii:   If actively carrying you "shall immediately disclose" that you are carrying and identify the specific location of the firearm and present your license to carry.
Idaho:   Only when asked by the officer
Illinois:   Only when asked by the officer
Indiana:   No Duty
Iowa:   Only when asked by the officer
Kansas:   Only when asked by the officer
Kentucky:   Only when asked by the officer
Louisiana:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
Maine:   If permitted there is no duty to notify until asked. If carrying under constitutional carry one must notify upon official contact.
Maryland:   Only when asked by the officer
Massachusetts:   Only when asked by the officer
Michigan:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
Minnesota:   Only when asked by the officer
Mississippi:   Only when asked by the officer
Missouri:   Only when asked by the officer
Montana:   Only when asked by the officer
Nebraska:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
Nevada:   Only when asked by the officer
New Hampshire:   No
New Jersey:   If stopped or detained by law enforcement you must immediately disclose that you are carrying a handgun or that a handgun is stored in the vehicle and display the permit
New Mexico:   Only when asked by the officer
New York:   Varies by city/county
North Carolina:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
North Dakota:   No duty to notify unless asked directly
Ohio:   Only when asked
Oklahoma:   Upon request of an officer you must supply a valid form of identification but are not obligated to inform the officer of your firearm or permit upon contact.
Oregon:   Only when asked by the officer
Pennsylvania:   Not required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested.
Rhode Island:   Only when asked by the officer
South Carolina:   No
South Dakota:   Only when asked by the officer
Tennessee:   Only when asked by the officer
Texas:   Required by law to notify the officer upon official contact or when ID requested
Utah:   Only when asked by the officer
Vermont:   No duty to notify
Virginia:   Only when asked by the officer
Washington:   Only when asked by the officer
West Virginia:   Only when asked by the officer
Wisconsin:   Only when asked by the officer
Wyoming:   Only when asked by the officer
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