Missouri firearms lawsDuty to Inform Police

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).

ConditionalVerified Jul 18, 2026

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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