Non-Resident permit · NH → MN
Is a New Hampshire Non-Resident Permit Valid in Minnesota?
Not recognizedVerified 2026-08-08
No reciprocity exists on this route. Minnesota honors neither your permit nor any permitless claim by a visitor. Concealed carry there requires a permit Minnesota itself recognizes.
Why
- New Hampshire is not on Minnesota's official reciprocity list.
DPS publishes the recognized-state list annually (Minn. Stat. 624.714 subd. 16); the statute recognizes 'a person holding a carry permit' from a qualifying state without requiring residency in the issuing state. NOT recognized (2026 list): Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Several states are recognized only conditionally — see overrides.
The permit (New Hampshire)
- Permit
- New Hampshire Pistol/Revolver License
- Issued by
- Local chief of police, selectmen or mayor (residents); NH State Police (non-residents)
- Issue policy
- Shall-issue
- Issued to non-residents?
- Yes — Non-resident licenses are issued by the NH State Police Permits and Licensing Unit ($100, 5 years); resident licenses by the local licensing authority ($10). RSA 159:6 sets no minimum age — federal law governs handgun possession by minors. NH-issued non-resident licenses are valid only in NH or states that recognize them.
The destination (Minnesota)
- Recognition policy
- Honors a named list of 33 states
- Permitless carry
- No
- Duty to inform
- No (present permit on demand)
- Magazine limit
- No state limit
Carry rules in Minnesota
Recognition is only half the question. Once you're inside Minnesota, its carry rules apply to you exactly as they do to locals.
- No proactive duty: the permit card and ID must be displayed upon lawful demand, and the holder must disclose whether they are carrying only upon a peace officer's request (Minn. Stat. 624.714 subd. 1b).
- Minnesota sets no state magazine-capacity limit for handguns.
- Minnesota is not a permitless-carry state: concealed carry there requires a permit Minnesota recognizes.
- A permit is required to carry a loaded pistol in a motor vehicle; without a permit, pistols must be transported unloaded and cased under the Minn. Stat. 624.714 transport exceptions.
Off-limits places in Minnesota
- School property, except in a vehicle or placing/retrieving from the trunk (Minn. Stat. 609.66 subd. 1d)
- Courthouse complexes, unless the permit holder has notified the sheriff (Minn. Stat. 609.66 subd. 1g)
- State correctional facilities (Minn. Stat. 243.55)
- Private establishments that have posted or personally requested no guns (Minn. Stat. 624.714 subd. 17)
- Federal facilities and other places prohibited by federal law
Frequently asked questions
- Is a New Hampshire non-resident permit valid in Minnesota?
- No reciprocity exists on this route. Minnesota honors neither your permit nor any permitless claim by a visitor. Concealed carry there requires a permit Minnesota itself recognizes.
- Do I have to tell police in Minnesota that I am carrying?
- No proactive duty: the permit card and ID must be displayed upon lawful demand, and the holder must disclose whether they are carrying only upon a peace officer's request (Minn. Stat. 624.714 subd. 1b).
- Does Minnesota limit magazine capacity?
- Minnesota sets no state magazine-capacity limit for handguns.
- Where does Minnesota publish its official reciprocity list?
- Minnesota publishes its recognition policy on an official state page, linked in the sources on this page. That page is the authority — check it shortly before travel, because recognition lists change without much notice.
Official sources
- Minnesota DPS/BCA — Permit to Carry reciprocity (annual recognized-state list) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Minn. Stat. 624.714 — permit to carry a pistol (issuance, non-residents, disclosure, recognition) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Minn. Stat. 609.66 — dangerous weapons (school property, courthouse complexes) — accessed 2026-08-08
- NH RSA Chapter 159 — Pistols and Revolvers (159:4 repealed, 159:6, 159:6-d, 159:19) — accessed 2026-08-08
- NH State Police — Pistol and Revolver Licensing (incl. outbound reciprocity list) — accessed 2026-08-08