Attorney General Stenehjem recognizes the importance of concealed weapon (concealed carry) reciprocity to North Dakota residents and visitors to our great state; he is committed to maintaining reciprocity with as many states as possible.
Reciprocity is a two-way agreement, requiring both states to recognize each other's licenses. Reciprocity with North Dakota is at the discretion of the other state. Generally, a state will agree to reciprocity only if ND's laws are "substantially similar" to that state's laws. Reciprocity may be conditional; for example, if the other state has a residency requirement, that state may recognize ND licenses held by ND residents but not those held by non-residents.
It is up to the license holder to review the laws of both the issuing state and reciprocal state to ensure full compliance.
Updates are made only when there is a change to North Dakota's license reciprocity with other states. Regardless of the date of the last update, the following information is current.
North Dakota recognizes concealed weapon
licenses from any state which recognizes the ND license. The following
tables show how each state treats the North Dakota license.The "key" is at the end of the page, below.
| STATES WITH WHICH ND HAS RECIPROCITY | STATES DECLINING RECIPROCITY WITH ND | |||
| Alabama | C | California | F | |
| Alaska | A | Connecticut | F | |
| Arizona | B | Hawaii | F | |
| Arkansas | B | Illinois | F | |
| Colorado | D | Maryland | F | |
| Delaware | A | Massachusetts | F | |
| Florida | D | Minnesota | E | |
| Georgia | A | Mississippi | E | |
| Idaho | A | New Jersey | F | |
| Indiana | A | New York | F | |
| Iowa | A | Nevada | G | |
| Kansas | B* | Oregon | F | |
| Kentucky | A | Rhode Island | F | |
| Louisiana | A | |||
| Maine | B | |||
| Michigan | D | |||
| Missouri | A | |||
| Montana | A | |||
| Nebraska | D | |||
| New Hampshire | D | |||
| New Mexico | B* | |||
| North Carolina | D | |||
| Ohio | B | |||
| Oklahoma | A | |||
| Pennsylvania | A | |||
| South Carolina | B | |||
| South Dakota | A | |||
| Tennessee | A | |||
| Texas | A | |||
| Utah | A | |||
| Vermont | A | |||
| Virginia | B | |||
| Washington | B | |||
| West Virginia | B | |||
| Wisconsin | D | |||
| Wyoming | B | |||
| KEY: | |
| A | Full reciprocity for all ND concealed weapon license holders, no restrictions or conditions. |
| B | Reciprocity only for ND Class 1 license holders. |
| C | This state imposes restrictions on the type of weapons that may be carried. |
| D | Conditional reciprocity. This state has imposed certain conditions or restrictions which prohibit reciprocity for some ND license holders. To ensure full compliance, check with this state. |
| E | This state excludes certain classes of applicants (e.g. those convicted of any drug/alcohol offense) and has determined ND's laws are not as restrictive as its laws; therefore reciprocity is not possible. |
| F | With the possible exception of qualified law enforcement officers as permitted by federal law, this state's laws do not permit recognition of any concealed weapon licenses issued by other states; therefore reciprocity is not possible. |
| G | Request for reciprocity declined - no reason provided. |
| * | This state’s law provides for "recognition" rather than reciprocity. |