Idaho Carry Laws

Prohibited Places - Where You Cannot Carry

Idaho: licensees and permitless carriers may not carry a concealed weapon in a courthouse, juvenile detention facility, or jail (Idaho Code 18-3302C, misdemeanor), and possessing a firearm on public or private school property, school transport, or school-activity venues is a misdemeanor (18-3302D); at public colleges and universities only enhanced-license holders (18-3302K) may carry, and even they are barred from student dormitories and from posted 1,000+-seat public entertainment facilities (18-3309(2)(a)); carrying concealed while intoxicated is separately prohibited (18-3302B) - Idaho has no state ban for bars, hospitals, churches, or polling places.

PROHIBITED PLACES - WHERE YOU CANNOT CARRY
Idaho

Idaho: licensees and permitless carriers may not carry a concealed weapon in a courthouse, juvenile detention facility, or jail (Idaho Code 18-3302C, misdemeanor), and possessing a firearm on public or private school property, school transport, or school-activity venues is a misdemeanor (18-3302D); at public colleges and universities only enhanced-license holders (18-3302K) may carry, and even they are barred from student dormitories and from posted 1,000+-seat public entertainment facilities (18-3309(2)(a)); carrying concealed while intoxicated is separately prohibited (18-3302B) - Idaho has no state ban for bars, hospitals, churches, or polling places.

Authority: Idaho Code 18-3302C (courthouse/juvenile detention/jail); Idaho Code 18-3302D (schools); Idaho Code 18-3309 (colleges); Idaho Code 18-3302B (under the influence).

Constitutional Carry - No Permit Required (18+ U.S. Citizens, Residents and Non-Residents)

Idaho allows permitless concealed carry statewide, including inside city limits, for any U.S. citizen (or current armed-forces member) over 18 who is not disqualified from licensure — non-residents included since HB 516 (2020). Open carry is legal; enhanced and standard CCW licenses remain available for reciprocity (Idaho Code 18-3302(4)(f), 18-3302K).

CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY - NO PERMIT REQUIRED (18+ U.S. CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS)
Idaho

Idaho allows permitless concealed carry statewide, including inside city limits, for any U.S. citizen (or current armed-forces member) over 18 who is not disqualified from licensure — non-residents included since HB 516 (2020). Open carry is legal; enhanced and standard CCW licenses remain available for reciprocity (Idaho Code 18-3302(4)(f), 18-3302K).

Authority: Idaho Code § 18-3302(4)(f) (permitless carry: 18+, U.S. citizen or armed-forces member, statewide — expansion to all U.S. citizens 18+ inside city limits enacted 2020, HB 516).

Duty to Inform - No Statutory Duty

Idaho: No statutory duty to tell an officer you are carrying, to answer about it, or to show a license on demand — Idaho Code § 18-3302 imposes no disclosure or display requirement (lying to police can still violate general obstruction laws).

DUTY TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT
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Idaho: No statutory duty to tell an officer you are carrying, to answer about it, or to show a license on demand — Idaho Code § 18-3302 imposes no disclosure or display requirement (lying to police can still violate general obstruction laws).

Authority: Idaho Code § 18-3302 (current version effective until Jan. 1, 2027; last am. 2026, ch. 79) — contains no inform/disclose/display duty.

No Magazine Capacity Limit

Idaho has no state-level magazine capacity restrictions. Standard and extended magazines are legal.

NO MAGAZINE CAPACITY LIMIT
Idaho

Idaho has no state-level magazine capacity restrictions. Standard and extended magazines are legal.

Authority: Exhaustive review of Idaho Code tit. 18, ch. 33 (complete section list 18-3301 to 18-3327) - no capacity provision; Idaho Code § 18-3302J (preemption); Giffords state page.

No Red Flag Law

Idaho: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

RED FLAG / EXTREME RISK LAW
Idaho

Idaho: No red flag (ERPO) law is in effect as of February 2026.

Authority: no extreme-risk (ERPO) statute in the state code as of February 2026; Johns Hopkins National ERPO Resource Center state tracker.

No-Carry Signs - Not Criminal to Ignore

Idaho: no statute gives private 'no firearms' signs force of law; on premises open to the public trespass liability requires being asked to depart and refusing (Idaho Code 18-7008), while courthouses, jails, juvenile detention facilities, and schools are off-limits by statute (18-3302C, misdemeanor) regardless of signs.

"NO FIREARMS" SIGN LAW
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Idaho: no statute gives private 'no firearms' signs force of law; on premises open to the public trespass liability requires being asked to depart and refusing (Idaho Code 18-7008), while courthouses, jails, juvenile detention facilities, and schools are off-limits by statute (18-3302C, misdemeanor) regardless of signs.

Authority: Idaho Code 18-7008 (criminal trespass; premises open to the public require personal revocation) and 18-3302C (courthouses, detention facilities, schools — misdemeanor regardless of signs).

Stand Your Ground - No Duty to Retreat

Idaho: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.

STAND YOUR GROUND - NO DUTY TO RETREAT
Idaho

Idaho: Stand Your Ground state. No duty to retreat before using force in self-defense anywhere you have a legal right to be.
Authority: Idaho Code § 19-202A(3) (no-retreat / stand-your-ground, codified 2018).

Vehicle Carry - Loaded Firearms Allowed

Idaho: Constitutional carry state. Adults may carry loaded firearms in vehicles without permit.

VEHICLE CARRY - LOADED FIREARMS ALLOWED
Idaho

Idaho: Constitutional carry state. Adults may carry loaded firearms in vehicles without permit.

Authority: Idaho Code 18-3302(3), (4)(c), (4)(f).