Where is my Rhode Island concealed carry permit honored?
If you carry under a Rhode Island concealed-carry permit, here's where it is currently recognized, where you should verify before you carry, and where it is not honored.
Reciprocity can change — always verify before you carry.
Honored in (21)
- Alabamapermitless
- Alaskapermitless
- Arizonapermitless
- Arkansaspermitless
- Idahopermitless
- Iowapermitless
- Kansaspermitless— non-residents only
- Kentuckypermitless
- Michigan— recognizes resident out-of-state permits
- Minnesota— "similar law" states only
- Mississippipermitless
- Missouripermitless
- North Carolina
- Ohiopermitless
- Oklahomapermitless
- South Dakotapermitless
- Tennesseepermitless
- Texaspermitless
- Utahpermitless
- Virginia— 21+, photo ID required
- West Virginiapermitless
Honored with conditions — verify (5)
- Indianapermitless— no official list
- New Hampshirepermitless— permitless
- South Carolinapermitless— + official list; verify
- Vermontpermitless— issues no permit
- Wisconsin— ~42 states; excludes ME/NJ/OR; verify
Permitless carry — not recognized, but allowed without a permit (8)
These states do not recognize your Rhode Island concealed-carry permit through reciprocity. However, each of them allows permitless (constitutional) carry, so you may still carry concealed without a permit if you qualify — typically at least 21 years old and legally allowed to possess a firearm. Some states limit permitless carry to residents or attach other conditions, so verify the destination state's current rules before you carry.
NOT honored in (16)
Do not carry on your Rhode Island permit in these states — they require a recognized permit and do not allow permitless carry.
- California
- Colorado— resident permits only
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Washington— 21+, fingerprint + mental-health check; non-resident only