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Missouri Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Conditional: No proactive duty — a permit holder must carry the permit whenever carrying concealed and display it with photo ID UPON THE REQUEST of any peace officer (RSMo 571.121.1); noncompliance is expressly noncriminal (citation up to $35).
No proactive duty — a permit holder must carry the permit whenever carrying concealed and display it with photo ID UPON THE REQUEST of any peace officer (RSMo 571.121.1); noncompliance is expressly noncriminal (citation up to $35). The duty attaches only to permit holders — Missouri permitless carriers have no inform or display duty.
Official source: revisor.mo.gov →
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