Resident permit · DE → OH
Is a Delaware Resident Permit Valid in Ohio?
Yes — and Ohio would let you carry even without the permit. The state honors Delaware resident permits and allows permitless carry for adults 21+ for anyone who may legally possess a handgun.
Why
- Ohio recognizes valid carry permits from every US state.
- Ohio allows permitless carry for eligible adults 21+, which extends to visitors who may legally possess a handgun.
Since March 23, 2015 Ohio recognizes a valid concealed handgun license issued by ANY other state regardless of reciprocity agreement, but only while the holder is NOT an Ohio resident and is temporarily in Ohio (R.C. 2923.126). The statute does not require the holder to be a resident of the issuing state. Ohio residents must use an Ohio license or permitless carry.
The permit (Delaware)
- Permit
- License to Carry a Concealed Deadly Weapon (CCDW)
- Issued by
- Superior Court of the applicant's county of residence (application filed with the Prothonotary; Delaware DOJ reviews)
- Issue policy
- May-issue
The destination (Ohio)
- Recognition policy
- Honors permits from all states
- Permitless carry
- Yes (21+)
- Duty to inform
- No (present permit on demand)
- Magazine limit
- No state limit
Carry rules in Ohio
Carry law is state law. From the moment you enter Ohio, these rules replace the ones you know from Delaware.
- SB 215 (2022) removed the duty to promptly notify; a person stopped by law enforcement is no longer required to volunteer that they are carrying but must answer truthfully if the officer asks (R.C. 2923.12).
- Ohio sets no state magazine-capacity limit for handguns.
- Ohio allows permitless concealed carry from age 21 for people who may legally possess a handgun, including eligible visitors.
- A licensee or qualifying adult (21+) may carry a loaded concealed handgun in a motor vehicle; pre-2022 vehicle notification and handling restrictions were repealed by SB 215.
Off-limits places in Ohio
Ohio bans carry in 6 kinds of places. The first on the list:
- Police stations, sheriff's offices and highway patrol posts
- Correctional institutions, jails and detention facilities
Delaware vs Ohio: what changes at the state line
Crossing from Delaware into Ohio changes 3 rules: permitless carry (No → Yes (21+)); magazine limit (17 rounds → None); out-of-state permits honored (21 states → All states).
| Rule | Delaware | Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Permitless carry | No | Yes (21+) |
| Duty to inform police | No | No |
| Magazine limit | 17 rounds | None |
| Out-of-state permits honored | 21 states | All states |
Going the other way, an Ohio resident permit in Delaware: recognized — carry with your permit.
Driving on from Ohio
How a Delaware resident permit fares in the states bordering Ohio:
- Indiana — Recognized — and permitless carry applies
- Kentucky — Recognized — and permitless carry applies
- Michigan — Recognized — carry with your permit
- Pennsylvania — Not recognized
- West Virginia — Recognized — and permitless carry applies
Frequently asked questions
- Does Ohio honor a Delaware non-resident permit?
- Delaware does not issue non-resident carry permits (no standard non-resident license. The Attorney General may issue a temporary 30-day license to a non-resident with a short-term, employment-related need to carry (11 Del. C. 1441(k); maximum 3 such licenses)), so the question does not arise.
- Can an Ohio resident permit holder carry in Delaware?
- Recognized — carry with your permit. Reciprocity is decided by the destination state, so the answer in this direction depends on Delaware's law, not Ohio's.
- Where does Ohio publish its official reciprocity list?
- Ohio 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
- Ohio Revised Code 2923.126 — Duties of licensed individual (out-of-state license recognition) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Ohio Revised Code 2923.125 — Application and licensing process — accessed 2026-08-08
- Ohio Revised Code 2923.111 — Concealed carry by a qualifying adult — accessed 2026-08-08
- Ohio Legislature — SB 215 (134th GA), effective June 13, 2022 — accessed 2026-08-08
- Geauga County Sheriff's Office — CCW Applications (fees, training, expiration) — accessed 2026-09-27
- Lucas County Sheriff's Office — CCW Permits (fee schedule, training) — accessed 2026-09-27
- Delaware DOJ (Attorney General) - Concealed Carry Deadly Weapons (CCDW) and reciprocity list — accessed 2026-08-08
- 11 Del. C. c.5 subch. VII - 1441 (license), 1442 (carrying concealed), 1457/1457A (safe zones), 1468-1469 (large-capacity magazines) — accessed 2026-08-08
- 1 Del. C. 701 - Age of majority (definition of 'full age' = 18) — accessed 2026-08-08
- Delaware Superior Court — Weapons (CCDW) application rules and instructions — accessed 2026-09-27
- Delaware Supreme Court docket — Brooks v. State, Appellant's Opening Brief (open-carry discussion, cites Doe v. Wilmington Hous. Auth. and Griffin v. State) — accessed 2026-09-27