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Mississippi Duty to Inform Police Laws (2026)
Conditional: 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).
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.)
Official source: billstatus.ls.state.ms.us →
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Duty to Inform Police in states bordering Mississippi
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaConditional
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.
Verified Jul 18, 2026 · Source: arc-sos.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
- ArkansasConditional
No duty to tell an officer unprompted. If you carry on an Arkansas concealed handgun license and an officer asks for your ID, you must show the license and tell the officer you hold it and have a handgun. Whether this binds out-of-state license holders is not stated, so treat it as applying. No such duty is stated for people carrying without a license.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: dps.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- LouisianaConditional
Yes. If an officer approaches you in an official manner or with an identified official purpose, a permit holder or permitless carrier must tell the officer they have a weapon on them, submit to a pat-down, and allow the officer to temporarily disarm them. A permit holder who fails to comply gets a six-month permit suspension. A permitless carrier faces a fine of up to $500, up to six months in jail, or both. In the French Quarter Management District the fine is $500 to $1,000.
Verified Oct 12, 2026 · Source: legis.la.gov · Full Louisiana 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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