Concealed Pistol License Reciprocity | Washington State
State | Reciprocity | Reason for Status | |||
Alabama | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. No mandatory fingerprint-based criminal background check. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
Alaska | No | Mental health background check does not meet Washington standards. | |||
Arizona | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Arkansas | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
California | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Colorado | No | Allows person under 21-years old to obtain a license. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
Connecticut | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Delaware | No | Washington does not mandate the training required by Delaware for reciprocity. Allows persons under 21-years old to have a license. Insufficient criminal and mental health background check. | |||
District of Columbia | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Florida | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Georgia | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Hawaii | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Idaho | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. *Idaho Enhanced Permit only.* | |||
Illinois | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Indiana | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Iowa | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Kansas | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. | |||
Kentucky | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based criminal background check. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
Louisiana | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. | |||
Maine | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Maryland | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Massachusetts | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Michigan | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. *Michigan does not recognize non-resident concealed pistol licenses issued by Washington.* | |||
Minnesota | No | Washington does not mandate the training required by Minnesota for reciprocity. No mandatory finger-print based background check. Mental health background check does not meet Washington standards. | |||
Mississippi | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. No mandatory finger-print based background check. | |||
Missouri | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Montana | No | No mandatory finger-print based background check. Mental health background check does not meet Washington standards. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Nebraska | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Washington does not mandate the training required by Nebraska for reciprocity. | |||
Nevada | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
New Hampshire | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. No mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
New Jersey | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
New Mexico | No | No mandatory mental health background-check. Washington does not mandate the training required for New Mexico to recognize Washington’s license. | |||
New York | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
North Carolina | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. | |||
North Dakota | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. *Class 1 North Dakota permits only.* | |||
Ohio | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. | |||
Oklahoma | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Oregon | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. | |||
Pennsylvania | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. Does not recognize WA license. | |||
Rhode Island | No | Does not recognize out-of-state licenses. No mandatory finger-print based criminal background check. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
South Carolina | No | Washington does not mandate the training required by South Carolina for reciprocity. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
South Dakota | Yes | Meets Washington requirements *South Dakota Enhanced Permit only.* (Does not include: “Restricted 18 to 20 year old Enhanced Permit”) | |||
Tennessee | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Texas | No | Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Utah | Yes | Meets Washington requirements. *Utah Provisional Concealed Firearm Permit is not recognized because the permit is issued to individuals under the age of 21* | |||
Vermont | No | Does not have a concealed weapons law. Does not issue licenses. | |||
Virginia | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
West Virginia | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based background check. No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. | |||
Wisconsin | No | No mandatory fingerprint-based criminal background check. No mandatory mental health background check. | |||
Wyoming | No | No mandatory mental health background check. Allows persons under 21-yrs-old to have a license. |