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Alabama Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Conditional: Alabama has no proactive duty to inform, but if an on-duty officer asks whether you are armed, anyone carrying a concealed pistol — on the person or in an occupied vehicle — must immediately answer that they possess it (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95, Act 2022-133).
Alabama has no proactive duty to inform, but if an on-duty officer asks whether you are armed, anyone carrying a concealed pistol — on the person or in an occupied vehicle — must immediately answer that they possess it (Ala. Code § 13A-11-95, Act 2022-133). A vehicle occupant with a loaded handgun also may not touch it during a stop except as the officer directs (a Class A misdemeanor). The rule applies to permitless carriers and permit holders alike.
Official source: arc-sos.state.al.us →
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Duty to Inform Police in states bordering Alabama
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- FloridaConditional
Florida has no duty to announce that you are armed, but every concealed carrier must carry valid identification and display it when an officer demands it — permitless carriers under F.S. 790.013(1) (the 2023 permitless-carry law) and licensees under F.S. 790.06(1)(c). Violation is a $25 noncriminal infraction.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: flsenate.gov · Full Florida rule →
- GeorgiaInfo
Georgia has no duty to inform — no statute requires a carrier to tell an officer they are armed or to present a license on demand — and since SB 319 (effective April 12, 2022) any "lawful weapons carrier" may carry concealed without a license at all. Licenses remain available mainly for reciprocity travel.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: legis.ga.gov · Full Georgia rule →
- MississippiConditional
Mississippi has no proactive duty to inform, but a licensee must carry the license with a valid ID whenever armed and display both when an officer demands them (Miss. Code § 45-9-101(1)(b), a $25 noncriminal offense). Permitless carry in a holster or a case under § 45-9-101(24) carries no display duty. (Code text via the Legislature's official reprint; the Mississippi Code publishes only through LexisNexis.)
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us · Full Mississippi rule →
- TennesseeConditional
Tennessee law does not require you to tell an officer you are armed. A Tennessee permit holder must keep the permit on them and show it when an officer demands it. An out-of-state permit holder must also have the permit on them.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
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