This is not legal advice.Concealed-carry reciprocity changes frequently and carries serious legal consequences. Verify current law with the destination state's official source before you carry.

Concealed Carry Permit Requirements by State

50 of 51 jurisdictions issue a concealed-carry permit. Application fees run $10 to $200, and 42 require training before they will issue. Select a state for its full requirements — fees, training, fingerprints, processing time and renewal.

Concealed-carry permit fee, training requirement and minimum age by state, sorted alphabetically
State	Permit	Fee	Training	Min age	Fingerprints
Alabama	CCP	Varies	Not required	19	Not required
Alaska	ACHP	$99	Required	21	Required
Arizona	CWP	$60	Required	21	Required
Arkansas	CHCL	$50	Required	21	Required
California	CCW	$150	16 hrs	21	Required
Colorado	CHP	$52.5	Required	21	Required
Connecticut	Pistol Permit	$70	Required	21	Required
Delaware	CCDW	$65	Required	21	Required
District of Columbia	CCL	$75	16 hrs	21	Required
Florida	CWFL	$97	Required	21	Required
Georgia	WCL	$30	Not required	21	Required
Hawaii	License to Carry	Varies	Required	21	Required
Idaho	CWL	$20	Required	21	Required
Illinois	CCL	$150	16 hrs	21	Not required
Indiana	LTCH	$0	Not required	18	Required
Iowa	PCW	$50	Required	18	Not required
Kansas	CCHL	$132.5	8 hrs	21	Required
Kentucky	CCDW	$60	Required	21	Not required
Louisiana	CHP	$125	Required	21	Required
Maine	CHP	$35	Required	18	Not required
Maryland	HWCP	$125	16 hrs	21	Required
Massachusetts	LTC	$100	Required	21	Required
Michigan	CPL	$100	8 hrs	21	Required
Minnesota	PTC	$100	Required	21	Not required
Mississippi	SFP	$100	Not required	21	Required
Missouri	CCW	$100	8 hrs	19	Required
Montana	CWP	$25	Required	18	Not required
Nebraska	CHP	$100	Required	21	Not required
Nevada	CCW	$60	Required	21	Required
New Hampshire	License to Carry	$10	Not required	18	Not required
New Jersey	PTC	$200	Required	21	Required
New Mexico	CHL	$56	Required	21	Required
New York	CCW	Varies	16 hrs	21	Required
North Carolina	CHP	$80	Required	21	Required
North Dakota	CWL	$60	Required	18	Not required
Ohio	CHL	$67	8 hrs	21	Required
Oklahoma	SDA	$100	Required	21	Required
Oregon	CHL	$65	Required	21	Required
Pennsylvania	LTCF	$20	Not required	21	Not required
Rhode Island	LTC	$40	Required	21	Required
South Carolina	CWP	$0	Required	18	Required
South Dakota	CPP	$10	Not required	18	Not required
Tennessee	HCP	$100	8 hrs	21	Required
Texas	LTC	$40	4 hrs	21	Required
Utah	CFP	$52	Required	21	Required
Vermont	No permit issued — permitless carry only
Virginia	CHP	$50	Required	21	Not required
Washington	CPL	$36	Not required	21	Required
West Virginia	CHL	$75	Required	21	Required
Wisconsin	CWL	$40	Required	21	Not required
Wyoming	CFP	$64	Required	21	Required

Fees shown are the single canonical application fee; several states add separate fingerprinting or background-check charges. Where a state issues more than one class of permit, the figures above describe its standard class — see the state page for the full set.