Wyo. Stat. § 6-8-104 (2026)

exceptions; permits.

     (a) A person who wears or carries a concealed deadly
weapon is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not
more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), imprisonment in
the county jail for not more than six (6) months, or both for a
first offense, or a felony punishable by a fine of not more than
two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), imprisonment for not more than
two (2) years, or both, for a second or subsequent offense,
unless:

           (i)    The person is a peace officer;

           (ii)    The person possesses a permit under this
section;

          (iii) The person holds a valid permit authorizing him
to carry a concealed firearm authorized and issued by a
governmental agency or entity in another state that recognizes
Wyoming permits and is a valid statewide permit; or

          (iv) The person does not possess a permit issued
under this section, but is a resident of the United States and
otherwise meets the requirements specified in paragraphs (b)(ii)
through (vi), (viii) and (ix) of this section and possession of
the firearm by the person is not otherwise unlawful.

     (b) The attorney general is authorized to issue permits to
carry a concealed firearm to persons qualified as provided by
this subsection. The attorney general shall promulgate rules
necessary to carry out this section no later than October 1,
1994. Applications for a permit to carry a concealed firearm
shall be made available and distributed by the division of
criminal investigation and local law enforcement agencies. The
permit shall be valid throughout the state for a period of five
(5) years from the date of issuance. The permittee shall carry
the permit, together with valid identification at all times when
the permittee is carrying a concealed firearm and shall display
both the permit and proper identification upon request of any
peace officer. The attorney general through the division shall
issue a permit to any person who:

          (i) Is a resident of the United States and has been a
resident of Wyoming for not less than six (6) months prior to
filing the application. The Wyoming residency requirements of
this paragraph do not apply to any person who holds a valid
permit authorizing him to carry a concealed firearm authorized
and issued by a governmental agency or entity in another state
that recognizes Wyoming permits and is a valid statewide permit;

          (ii)    Is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

          (iii) Does not suffer from a physical infirmity which
prevents the safe handling of a firearm;

          (iv) Is not ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. section 922(g) or W.S. 6-8-102;

          (v)    Has not been:

               (A) Committed to a state or federal facility for
the abuse of a controlled substance, within the one (1) year
period prior to the date on which application for a permit under
this section is submitted;

               (B) Convicted of a felony violation of the
Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971, W.S. 35-7-1001
through 35-7-1057 or similar laws of any other state or the
United States relating to controlled substances and has not been
pardoned or had his firearm rights restored pursuant to W.S. 7-
13-105(a) or (f); or

               (C) Convicted of a misdemeanor violation of the
Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971, W.S. 35-7-1001
through 35-7-1057 or similar laws of any other state or the
United States relating to controlled substances within the one
(1) year period prior to the date on which application for a
permit under this section is submitted.

          (vi) Does not chronically or habitually use alcoholic
liquor and malt beverages to the extent that his normal
faculties are impaired. It shall be presumed that an applicant
chronically and habitually uses alcoholic beverages to the
extent that his normal faculties are impaired if the applicant
has been involuntarily committed, within the one (1) year period
prior to the date on which application for a permit under this
section is submitted, to any residential facility pursuant to
the laws of this state or similar laws of any other state as a
result of the use of alcohol;

          (vii) Demonstrates familiarity with a firearm. A
legible photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the
courses or classes or a notarized affidavit from the instructor,
school, club, organization or group that conducted or taught the
course or class attesting to the completion of the course or
class by the applicant or a copy of any document which shows
completion of the course or class or evidences participation of
firearms competition, shall constitute evidence of qualification
under this paragraph. Any one (1) of the following activities
listed in this paragraph shall be sufficient to demonstrate
familiarity with a firearm:

               (A) Completion of any certified firearm safety
or training course utilizing instructors certified by the
National Rifle Association or the Wyoming law enforcement
academy;

               (B) Completion of any law enforcement firearms
safety or training course or class offered for security guards,
investigators, special deputies, or any division of law
enforcement or security enforcement;

               (C) Experience with a firearm through
participation in an organized handgun shooting competition or
military service;

               (D) Completion of any firearms training or
safety course or class conducted by a state certified or
National Rifle Association certified firearms instructor;

               (E) Be certified as proficient in firearms
safety by any Wyoming law enforcement agency under procedures
established by that agency; or

               (F) Honorable retirement as a federal or state
peace officer who has a minimum of ten (10) years of service.

          (viii)   Is not currently adjudicated to be legally
incompetent; and

          (ix)   Has not been committed to a mental institution.

     (c) The division may deny a permit if the applicant has
been found guilty of or has pled nolo contendere to one (1) or
more crimes of violence constituting a misdemeanor offense
within the three (3) year period prior to the date on which the
application is submitted or may revoke a permit if the permittee
has been found guilty of or has pled nolo contendere to one (1)
or more crimes of violence constituting a misdemeanor offense
within the preceding three (3) years.
     (d) Except as provided in subsection (cc) of this section,
the application shall be completed, under oath, on a form
promulgated by the attorney general to include:

          (i)   The name, address, place and date of birth of the
applicant;

          (ii) A statement that, to the best of his knowledge,
the applicant is in compliance with criteria contained within
this section;

          (iii) A statement that the applicant has been
furnished a copy of this section and is knowledgeable of its
provisions;

          (iv) A conspicuous warning that the application is
executed under oath and that a materially false answer to any
question or the submission of any materially false document by
the applicant may result in denial or revocation of a permit and
subjects the applicant to criminal prosecution under W.S.
6-5-303.

     (e) The applicant shall submit to the division through the
sheriff's office in the county of the applicant's residence:

          (i) A completed application as described in
subsection (d) of this section or, if applicable, subsection
(cc) of this section;

          (ii) A nonrefundable permit fee of fifty dollars
($50.00), if he has not previously been issued a statewide
permit, or a nonrefundable permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)
for renewal of a permit;

          (iii) A full set of fingerprints of the applicant
administered by a law enforcement agency. The actual cost of
processing the set of fingerprints required in this paragraph
shall be borne by the applicant;

          (iv) A photocopy of a certificate or an affidavit or
document as provided by paragraph (b)(vii) of this section;

          (v) If applicable, the items listed in subsection
(cc) of this section.
     (f) The sheriff's office shall forward items received
under subsection (e) of this section but shall retain ten
dollars ($10.00) of each original permit fee and five dollars
($5.00) of each renewal permit fee. The division, upon receipt
of the items listed in subsection (e) of this section, shall
process the full set of fingerprints of the applicant for any
criminal justice information. The division shall submit a
fingerprint card to the federal bureau of investigation for a
national background check. The cost of processing the
fingerprints shall be payable to the division.

     (g) The sheriff of the applicant's county of residence
shall submit a written report to the division containing any
information that he feels may be pertinent to the issuance of a
permit to any applicant. The written report shall state facts
known to the sheriff which establish reasonable grounds to
believe that the applicant has been or is reasonably likely to
be a danger to himself or others, or to the community at large
as a result of the applicant's mental or psychological state, as
demonstrated by a past pattern or practice of behavior, or
participation in incidents involving a controlled substance,
alcohol abuse, violence or threats of violence as these
incidents relate to criteria listed in this section. The written
report shall be made within thirty (30) days after the date the
sheriff receives the copy of the application. The sheriff of
the applicant's county of residence shall notify the chief of
police, if any, of the applicant's place of residence of the
application for a concealed firearm permit by the applicant.
The chief of police shall submit written comments to the
division under the guidelines prescribed in this section.
Submitted comments shall not be considered a public record.

     (h) The sheriff of the applicant's county of residence
may, at his discretion, submit a written report to the division
recommending immediate issuance of a concealed firearm permit
prior to the mandatory fingerprint processing. The written
recommendation shall specifically state that the sheriff has
personal knowledge that the applicant is qualified to be issued
a permit.

     (j)   Repealed by Laws 2026, ch. 87, § 2.

     (k) An applicant shall pay the cost of fingerprinting
services for one (1) set of fingerprints and shall not be
charged for any additional services necessary to obtain a
legible set of fingerprints.
     (m) The division shall, within sixty (60) days after the
date of receipt of the items listed in subsection (e) of this
section, either:

          (i)   Issue the permit; or

          (ii) Deny the application based on the ground that
the applicant fails to qualify under the criteria listed in this
section or upon reasonable grounds for denial specified under
subsection (g) of this section. If the division denies the
application, it shall notify the applicant in writing, stating
the grounds for denial and informing the applicant of a right to
submit, within thirty (30) days, any additional documentation
relating to the grounds of denial. Upon receiving any additional
documentation, the division shall reconsider its decision and
inform the applicant within twenty (20) days of the result of
the reconsideration. The applicant shall further be informed of
the right to seek review of the denial in the district court
pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S.
16-3-101 through 16-3-115. No person who is denied a permit
under this section shall carry a concealed firearm under a
permit issued in another state, so long as he remains a resident
of this state, and he remains ineligible for a permit in this
state.

     (n) The division shall maintain an automated listing of
permit holders and pertinent information, and the information
shall be available on-line, upon request, at all times to all
Wyoming law enforcement agencies.

     (o) Within thirty (30) days after the changing of a
permanent address, or within thirty (30) days after the loss or
destruction of a permit, the permittee, including any permittee
under paragraph (a)(iii) of this section, shall so notify the
division. Violation of this subsection may result in
cancellation or revocation of the permit.

     (p) In the event that a permit is lost or destroyed, the
permit shall be automatically invalid, and the person to whom
the same was issued may, upon payment of a five dollar ($5.00)
fee to the division, obtain a duplicate, upon furnishing a
notarized statement to the division that the permit has been
lost or destroyed.

     (q) A permit issued under this section shall be revoked by
the division:
          (i) If the permittee becomes ineligible to be issued
a permit under the criteria set forth in this section; or

          (ii) For any conviction of any offense involving a
controlled substance, alcohol abuse while carrying a concealed
weapon or any crime of violence or a plea of nolo contendere to
any of these crimes.

     (r)   Repealed by Laws 1995, ch. 147, § 1.

     (s) The permittee may renew his permit on or before the
expiration date by filing with the sheriff of the applicant's
county of residence the renewal form, a notarized affidavit
stating that the permittee remains qualified pursuant to the
criteria specified in this section, and the required renewal
fee. The permit shall be renewed to a qualified applicant upon
receipt of the completed renewal application, appropriate
payment of fees and the division shall verify that the criminal
history information available to the division does not indicate
that possession of a firearm by the applicant would constitute a
violation of state or federal law. A permittee who fails to file
a renewal application on or before its expiration date shall
renew his permit by paying a late fee of ten dollars ($10.00),
but no late fee shall be charged for permits renewed by deployed
armed force members through the additional renewal period under
subsection (cc) of this section. Subject to subsection (cc) of
this section, no permit shall be renewed six (6) months or more
after its expiration date, and the permit shall be deemed to be
permanently expired. A person whose permit has permanently
expired may reapply for a permit pursuant to subsections (b)
through (e) of this section.

     (t) No person authorized to carry a concealed weapon
pursuant to paragraphs (a)(ii) through (iv) of this section
shall carry a concealed firearm into:

          (i) Any facility used primarily for law enforcement
operations or administration without the written consent of the
chief administrator;

           (ii)   Any detention facility, prison or jail;

           (iii) Any courtroom, except that nothing in this
section shall preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon
or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in the
courtroom;
           (iv)    Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

           (v)    Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

           (vi)    Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

          (vii) Any portion of an establishment licensed to
dispense alcoholic liquor and malt beverages for consumption on
the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily
devoted to that purpose;

           (viii)    Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 85, § 1.

          (ix) Any elementary or secondary school facility if
the person is enrolled as a student at any elementary or
secondary school;

           (x)    Repealed by Laws 2025, ch. 61, § 3.

          (xi) Any place where the carrying of firearms is
prohibited by federal law or regulation or state law.

     (u) All monies collected pursuant to this section shall be
deposited in the general fund.

     (w) All funds received by the sheriff pursuant to the
provisions of this section shall be deposited into the general
fund of the county.

     (y)   As used in this section:

          (i) "Division" means the division of criminal
investigation within the office of the attorney general;

          (ii) "Firearm" means any pistol, revolver or
derringer, designed to be fired by the use of a single hand.

     (z) By March 1 of each year, the division shall submit a
statistical report to the governor and to the joint judiciary
interim committee indicating the number of permits issued,
revoked, suspended and denied.

     (aa) Notwithstanding the provisions of W.S. 1-39-105
through 1-39-112, the attorney general and members of the
division of criminal investigation are immune from personal
liability for issuing, for failing to issue and for revoking any
concealed firearms permit under this section. A sheriff, police
chief, employee of a sheriff or police chief's office shall not
be personally liable for damages in a civil action arising from
any information submitted pursuant to subsections (g) and (h) of
this section. Nothing in this section shall relieve any
governmental entity of any liability pursuant to the Wyoming
Governmental Claims Act.

     (bb) No list or other record maintained by the division or
other law enforcement agency pursuant to this section, which
identifies an individual applicant or permittee shall be
considered a public record. Applications, listings and other
records maintained pursuant to this section which identify an
individual shall be made available to other law enforcement
agencies for purposes of conducting official business. The
statistical report provided pursuant to subsection (z) of this
section shall be a public record.

     (cc) The attorney general shall by rule and regulation
provide a procedure under which a person who is in active
military service outside the state of Wyoming, or who is a
military spouse as defined by rule of the attorney general
residing with a person in active military service outside the
state, but otherwise meets the requirements specified in
subsection (b) of this section may apply for a permit or a
renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm under this
section without appearing in Wyoming. An application for a
permit or renewal under this subsection shall be filed with the
division of criminal investigation and accepted during active
military service outside the state. Members of the armed forces
who are deployed outside the United States and whose permits
expire during their term of deployment shall be permitted to
renew their permits through the deployment period and not later
than six (6) months after returning to the United States after
deployment. An expired permit which is not renewed prior to the
end of the extended period provided in this subsection shall be
deemed to be permanently expired as provided in subsection (s)
of this section. Except as provided in this subsection,
requirements for applications for all renewals under this
subsection shall be the same as those required for non-late
renewals under subsection (s) of this section, together with
verification of active military status, deployment outside the
United States, termination of deployment outside the United
States and marital status, all as applicable and as required by
rule of the attorney general. Applications, other than renewals,
under this subsection shall require:
           (i)    The items listed in subsection (d) of this
section;

          (ii) Proof of residency in a form acceptable to the
attorney general that shows the applicant meets the requirements
specified in subsection (b) of this section;

          (iii) Certification of the applicable person's active
military service outside the state;

          (iv) A notarized affidavit from the applicant
testifying in writing that the statements in the application are
true and accurate. The affidavit required by this paragraph
subjects the applicant to criminal prosecution under W.S.
6-5-303; and

          (v) Any other information required by rule and
regulation of the attorney general, including proof of the
marriage of the military spouse and the person in active
military service outside the state, if applicable.