Concealed Carry in North Dakota

Yes. 'An individual who is not otherwise precluded from possessing a class 2 firearm and dangerous weapon license under this chapter and who possesses a valid driver's license or nondriver identification card issued by the department of transportation or by the individual's state or territory of residence may carry a firearm concealed.' The class 2 license requires an applicant to be 'at least eighteen years of age' and not barred under § 62.1-02-01 or federal law, and the Attorney General's constitutional-carry page states the requirement as 'Must be at least 18 years of age' (it adds: 'Must be 21 to purchase a handgun, but may possess at 18 in North Dakota'). A permitless carrier must tell an officer about the concealed firearm 'if the officer inquires' and must show the driver's license or ID on request (failure is a noncriminal offense with a $20 fee).

License to carry a firearm or dangerous weapon concealed, issued by the director of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (Attorney General). Two classes: Class 1 firearm license — applicant 'at least twenty-one years of age', meets extra criminal-history criteria, and completes classroom instruction on weapon safety and North Dakota deadly-force law, an open-book test, and an actual shooting or certified proficiency exercise; Class 2 firearm and dangerous weapon license — applicant 'at least eighteen years of age' and passes the open-book test. 'The rights and privileges conveyed by a class 1 or class 2 firearm and dangerous weapon license within the state are identical'; the classes differ only in reciprocity elsewhere. The test administrator may charge 'up to one hundred dollars'. Application fee (AG manual): '$60'. BCI must decide 'within sixty days of receipt of the properly completed application.' 'The license is valid for five years.' Nonresidents may apply if they hold a license from their home state that has reciprocity with North Dakota.

Reciprocal: a valid license from another state 'whose state grants to residents of this state the right to carry a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon without requiring a separate license' is valid in North Dakota. The Attorney General: 'North Dakota will honor a valid concealed carry license/permit (resident and non-resident) issued by a state that has agreed to recognize a North Dakota license.' States the AG lists as recognizing the ND Class 1 license: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming. Separately, nonresidents may carry concealed without a license with a valid driver's license or ID from their home state if not barred from a class 2 license (§ 62.1-04-02(2)).

No one may possess a firearm or dangerous weapon at 'A school or school-sponsored event on school property', 'A church or other place of worship', or 'A publicly owned or operated building' (a noncriminal offense, $100 fee). Exceptions include a firearm 'carried in a temporary residence or motor vehicle', state or federal parks, public rest areas, licensees or reciprocity holders in a place of worship whose leader or governing body approves, and school armed first responders. Possessing a firearm in the part of an establishment set aside for the retail sale and consumption of alcohol, or a bingo gaming site, is an infraction (the restaurant part is exempt if people under 21 are allowed there).

'An individual may not keep or carry a loaded firearm in or on any motor vehicle, including an off-highway vehicle or snowmobile' (an infraction), but this does not apply to: concealed weapons licensees or people with reciprocity (handguns, and rifles or shotguns when not hunting); any adult with a handgun who is 'not otherwise precluded from possessing a class 2 firearm and dangerous weapon license' and has a valid driver's license or ID; such a person with a rifle or shotgun when not in the field hunting or trapping; and other listed exceptions. A firearm under the person's control in a vehicle, such as 'beneath the seat or in a glove compartment', is concealed; one 'Locked in a closed trunk or luggage compartment' is not, and an unloaded handgun, rifle or shotgun carried in a motor vehicle is not considered concealed.