Reciprocity Guidelines for Pennsylvania

January 11, 2016

Pennsylvania is a Shall Issue state that honors resident and non-resident permits issued by the following states: Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Utah and Virginia, only resident permits are accepted by Pennsylvania. While for North Dakota, only Class 1 Permits are honored by the state of Pennsylvania.

18-6109. (k) Reciprocity.
The Attorney General of Pennsylvania may enter into a reciprocity agreement with another state if there is a mutual recognition of the carry permits issued by the Commonwealth and carry permits from another state.

After the reciprocity agreement, the attorney general must report to the General Assembly within 180 days and annually.