Wyoming Concealed Carry Permit

Wyoming allows permitless carry for non-prohibited adults 18+. A CFP is still available and is what other states recognize.

Permitless carry is legal in Wyoming

A non-prohibited adult aged 18 or older may carry a concealed handgun without a permit (since 2021). YES — permitless (constitutional) carry is legal in Wyoming today. W.S. 6-8-104(a)(iv) exempts from the concealed-weapon offense a person who holds no Wyoming permit but 'is a resident of the United States,' meets the substantive qualification criteria in W.S. 6-8-104(b)(ii) through (vi), (viii) and (ix), and whose possession of the firearm is not otherwise unlawful. DCI's official FAQ states: 'Effective 07/01/2021 the State of Wyoming now allows any U.S. resident that is legally allowed to possess firearms to carry concealed in the State without a concealed firearms permit.' Note the residency limit — the exemption reaches U.S. residents only, so a foreign national/visitor cannot rely on it. Because the cross-referenced paragraph (b)(ii) was lowered from 21 to 18 effective 07/01/2026, the permitless-carry minimum age is now 18. No training is required for permitless carry. Permitless carriers remain bound by the off-limits locations in W.S. 6-8-104(t), and while W.S. 6-8-105(b) (Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act) extends to persons carrying under (a)(ii)-(iv), the additional school/government-meeting privileges in W.S. 6-8-105(c) are limited to holders of a Wyoming-issued permit under (a)(ii).

Getting the permit anyway is still worth it for most people: other states recognize the permit, not your residency, so without one you generally cannot carry across state lines.

W.S. 6-8-104(a)(iv)

There are 12 details on this page we could not confirm from a primary source. Read what they are before relying on this.

Requirements at a glance

Permit name	Concealed Firearm Permit
Issuing authority	Wyoming Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) — applications are submitted through the sheriff's office of the applicant's county of residence
System	shall-issue
Minimum age	18 — 18. W.S. 6-8-104(b)(ii) requires an applicant to be "at least eighteen (18) years of age." This is a recent change: DCI's official FAQ states "Effective 1 July 2026, this includes residents who are at least 18 years of age" — the threshold was 21 before that date. Any source published before July 2026 showing 21 is stale. The same 18-year threshold flows through to permitless carry via the cross-reference in W.S. 6-8-104(a)(iv). Federal law separately bars handgun purchase from a licensed dealer under 21; that is a purchase restriction, not a Wyoming carry restriction.
Training required	Yes
State fee	$64 initial / $45 renewal — the state's own charge, not the total
Valid for	5 years
Processing time	Approximately 60-90 days. DCI's application instructions say "Processing times may take up to 60 - 90 days depending on volume"; the FAQ says approximately 90 days. W.S. 6-8-104(m) directs the division to issue or deny within 60 days after receiving the required items, and the sheriff must submit his written report within 30 days. Status can be checked in real time at wycfp.wyo.gov. The finished permit is sent to the sheriff's office for distribution.
Fingerprints	Required
Non-resident permit	Not available

What it actually costs

The state fee is rarely the whole bill. Fingerprinting is usually charged by a private vendor, training is bought from an instructor, and several states add photographs, notarisation or other requirements on top.

State fee	$64
Fingerprinting	$15–$45 — our estimate; no vendor publishes a rate
Training course	$75–$250 (private instructor)
County sheriff fee	$15 — additional to the DCI fee; $5 at renewal
Realistic total	$169–$374 — includes an estimated component

The government side is nearly complete — $64 to DCI plus $15 to the county sheriff, about $79 out the door — and then fingerprint processing sits outside it unpriced. Wyoming also cannot reconcile its own fee: W.S. 6-8-104(e)(ii) recites $50, DCI collects $64, and no official page explains the difference. Pay what the current form says. Training is required for the permit only, with no hours and no live fire: any one of six activities proves 'familiarity with a firearm', hunter education and military service among them.

Amounts from the official DCI application instructions. DCI fees (money order or cashier's check only, payable to DCI or the WY Attorney General's Office — no cash, credit cards, or personal checks): new application $64; renewal filed up to 6 months BEFORE expiration $45; late renewal filed up to 6 months AFTER expiration $55; duplicate permit $5. County sheriff fees are separate and additional: $15 new, $5 renewal — so realistic out-the-door totals are about $79 new and $50 renewal, plus the applicant-borne cost of fingerprint processing (W.S. 6-8-104(e)(iii), (k)) and any notary fee. CAUTION: the statute itself, W.S. 6-8-104(e)(ii), recites a $50 permit fee for both original and renewal, with the sheriff retaining $10 of an original and $5 of a renewal fee under subsection (f), and a $10 late fee under subsection (s). The published $64/$45/$55 schedule is what DCI actually collects; the difference is not reconciled on any official page (separately payable fingerprint/FBI background-check processing under (e)(iii) and (f) is the likely explanation). Pay the amounts printed on the current DCI application form.

How to apply

Confirm you qualify under W.S. 6-8-104(b) — U.S. resident, Wyoming resident for at least 6 months, at least 18 years old, and not subject to any disqualifier.
Satisfy the firearms-familiarity requirement by any one of the six methods in W.S. 6-8-104(b)(vii) and obtain proof: a completion certificate, a notarized instructor affidavit, a DD-214, or other qualifying documentation.
Download the current Wyoming CFP Initial/Renewal Application from the DCI Concealed Firearm Permits page. Complete it fully but DO NOT sign it — it must be signed under oath before a notary.
Make 3 copies of the completed application and attach your firearms-safety documentation.
Apply in person at the sheriff's office in your county of residence. Sign and have the application notarized there if that office can notarize; otherwise arrange notarization separately (ask about extra fees).
Submit a full set of fingerprints administered by a law enforcement agency. You pay the actual processing cost for one set; you may not be charged for additional services needed to obtain a legible set (W.S. 6-8-104(k)).
Pay the DCI fee by money order or cashier's check made out to DCI or the WY Attorney General's Office ($64 new / $45 renewal / $55 late renewal) — no cash, credit cards, or personal checks — plus the separate sheriff's office fee ($15 new / $5 renewal).
Within 5 days of applying, take the copy the sheriff gives you to a Wyoming DOT Driver's Services office to have your permit photo taken. Do not do this before applying at the sheriff's office. The address on your Wyoming driver's license is the address that will appear on the permit.
DCI processes your fingerprints for state criminal justice information and submits a fingerprint card to the FBI for a national background check. The sheriff files a written report within 30 days and notifies your local chief of police, who may also submit written comments.
Track your application in real time at https://wycfp.wyo.gov/ and allow 60-90 days. If denied, you have 30 days to submit additional documentation, and you may seek review in district court under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act.
The completed permit is mailed to the sheriff's office for distribution. Carry the permit together with valid identification at all times when carrying concealed, and display both on a peace officer's request.
Report a change of permanent address, a name change, or a lost/destroyed permit to DCI within 30 days using the forms on the DCI site (duplicate permit $5). Failure to report may result in cancellation or revocation.
Renew during the 6 months before expiration — no renewal notices are sent. Late renewal is allowed up to 6 months after expiration at the higher fee; 6 months after expiration the permit is permanently expired and you must apply as a new applicant.
Wyoming residents on active military duty outside the state, and qualifying military spouses residing with them, may apply or renew without appearing in Wyoming under W.S. 6-8-104(cc) — see the DCI CFP-Military page. Members deployed outside the U.S. may renew through deployment and up to 6 months after returning.

Apply on the official Wyoming site

What disqualifies you

Not a resident of the United States, or has not been a Wyoming resident for at least 6 months before filing (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(i)) — the Wyoming-residency portion is waived for a person holding a valid statewide permit from a state that recognizes Wyoming permits
Under 18 years of age (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(ii))
Suffers from a physical infirmity that prevents the safe handling of a firearm (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(iii))
Ineligible to possess a firearm under 18 U.S.C. 922(g) or W.S. 6-8-102 (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(iv))
Committed to a state or federal facility for controlled-substance abuse within the prior 1 year (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(v)(A))
Convicted of a felony violation of the Wyoming Controlled Substances Act of 1971 or a similar law of another state or the United States, without pardon or restoration of firearm rights under W.S. 7-13-105(a) or (f) (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(v)(B))
Convicted of a misdemeanor controlled-substance violation within the prior 1 year (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(v)(C))
Chronic or habitual use of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages to the extent normal faculties are impaired — presumed if involuntarily committed to a residential facility for alcohol use within the prior 1 year (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(vi))
Currently adjudicated to be legally incompetent (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(viii))
Has been committed to a mental institution (W.S. 6-8-104(b)(ix))
Discretionary denial: found guilty of, or pled nolo contendere to, one or more misdemeanor crimes of violence within the prior 3 years (W.S. 6-8-104(c))
Discretionary denial on the sheriff's written report establishing reasonable grounds to believe the applicant is or is reasonably likely to be a danger to himself, others, or the community based on mental or psychological state shown by a past pattern of behavior, or incidents involving a controlled substance, alcohol abuse, violence, or threats of violence (W.S. 6-8-104(g))
Revocation grounds: becoming ineligible under the section's criteria, or any conviction (or nolo plea) for a controlled-substance offense, alcohol abuse while carrying a concealed weapon, or any crime of violence (W.S. 6-8-104(q))
A person denied a Wyoming permit may not carry in Wyoming on another state's permit so long as he remains a Wyoming resident and remains ineligible here (W.S. 6-8-104(m)(ii))
Materially false answers or documents on the application may cause denial or revocation and expose the applicant to criminal prosecution for false swearing under W.S. 6-5-303 (W.S. 6-8-104(d)(iv))

Where to get the required training

Wyoming does not publish a central list of certified instructors. Confirm directly with Wyoming Attorney General, Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) — applications are submitted through the sheriff's office of the applicant's county of residence that a course will be accepted before you pay for it.

Training providers in Wyoming

Businesses in our directory that offer firearms training. These are not state-verified as certified permit instructors — check against the official list above, or ask the provider directly.

Gladiator Firearms Training Group

6101 Yellowstone Rd Suite 114

Cheyenne, WY

Firearms Training

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Reciprocity

Carrying into Wyoming

Wyoming recognizes permits from 35 other jurisdictions.

Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia

33 jurisdictions honor a Wyoming permit

Derived from what each of those states officially publishes.

Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia

Official Wyoming reciprocity page Full reciprocity matrix →

Building your own in Wyoming

Build for personal use

Allowed

Serial number required

Wyoming law permits building a firearm for personal use, and there is NO state serial-number requirement and NO state firearm registration. W.S. 6-8-401(c) preempts the field — the manufacture of firearms is authorized, regulated and prohibited by the state alone, and no state agency, city, town, county, political subdivision or other entity may regulate or prohibit manufacture. The Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act expressly contemplates firearms 'manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming' (W.S. 6-8-404(a)). ONE STATE MARKING REQUIREMENT IS EASY TO MISS, and it is not a serial number: W.S. 6-8-404(b) provides that a firearm manufactured or sold in Wyoming under that act shall have the words 'made in Wyoming' clearly stamped, inscribed or otherwise marked on a central part of the firearm, such as the receiver or frame. Possession of a firearm covered by the act requires no felony conviction in any U.S. jurisdiction (this bar does not apply to antique firearms), no current adjudication of legal incompetence, and no commitment to a mental institution (W.S. 6-8-404(c)). Purchase requires age 21 for a handgun and 18 for a rifle or shotgun, plus the same three criteria (W.S. 6-8-404(d)). MAJOR CAVEAT — read before relying on the WFFA: the act declares that a firearm made in Wyoming from basic materials and kept exclusively within Wyoming's borders is 'not subject to federal law, federal taxation or federal regulation, including registration,' and W.S. 6-8-405 purports to make federal enforcement against such a firearm a misdemeanor punishable by up to 1 year and a $2,000 fine. That declaration has not been validated by any court, and a materially identical Montana statute was held invalid by the Ninth Circuit in Montana Shooting Sports Ass'n v. Holder (2013). Federal firearms law — the Gun Control Act, the National Firearms Act, and ATF's rules on privately made firearms — should be assumed to apply in full in Wyoming regardless of the WFFA. Do not treat W.S. 6-8-404 as a shield against federal requirements; anyone building a firearm should independently confirm current federal obligations.

W.S. 6-8-401(c) (state preemption of firearm manufacture regulation); W.S. 6-8-402 through 6-8-406 (Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act), especially W.S. 6-8-404(a)-(d) and the marking requirement in W.S. 6-8-404(b)

Federal law, gunsmithing schools, and tools →

Statutes

What we could not confirm

FEE CONFLICT, unresolved on official sources: W.S. 6-8-104(e)(ii) recites a $50 permit fee for both original and renewal, but DCI's current application instructions collect $64 new / $45 renewal / $55 late renewal, plus separate sheriff fees of $15 / $5. No official page explains the difference. The likely reconciliation is the separately payable fingerprint and FBI national-background-check processing costs under W.S. 6-8-104(e)(iii) and (f), but I could not confirm that. I reported the amounts DCI actually collects.
NON-RESIDENT ELIGIBILITY TENSION: DCI's FAQ answers 'No' to whether non-residents can obtain a Wyoming permit, and I coded nonResidentPermitAvailable false on that basis. However, W.S. 6-8-104(b)(i) states that the Wyoming residency requirement 'do[es] not apply to any person who holds a valid permit ... issued by a governmental agency or entity in another state that recognizes Wyoming permits and is a valid statewide permit.' On its face that text could be read to let some out-of-state permit holders apply. Agency practice controls in reality, but the statutory text and the stated policy are not obviously aligned.
PERMITLESS-CARRY START YEAR: DCI's FAQ cites 07/01/2021 as the date Wyoming extended permitless carry to any U.S. resident, and I used 2021. I believe Wyoming had an earlier Wyoming-resident-only permitless-carry provision dating to 2011, but I could not confirm it from a primary source in this session, so it is not asserted.
PERMITLESS CARRY AT AGE 18 is an inference from the statutory cross-reference: W.S. 6-8-104(a)(iv) incorporates paragraph (b)(ii), which now reads 'eighteen (18)' in the compiled statutes. DCI's FAQ discusses the 18-year threshold only in the permit context and does not separately state that permitless carry is now available at 18. The statutory logic is clear, but no official agency statement confirms it. An 18-to-20-year-old relying on permitless carry should confirm with DCI ([email protected], 307-777-5916) before carrying — the second offense for unlawful concealed carry is a felony.
The DCI-hosted 'Effective 07/01/2026' statute PDF is image-based and could not be text-extracted, so all statutory text above comes from the Wyoming Legislature's compiled Title 6 PDF. That compilation does reflect the 2026 amendments (it shows age 18 and 'Repealed by Laws 2026, ch. 87'), so the two should match, but I could not diff them directly.
I could not identify the specific 2026 session-law chapter that lowered the permit age from 21 to 18. Laws 2026, ch. 87 is confirmed only as having repealed subsection (j).
INSTRUCTOR REGISTRY: Wyoming appears to publish no list of state-certified firearms instructors — neither the CFP page, the FAQ, nor the military page links to one, and the statute instead points to NRA-certified instructors and the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy. I set instructorRegistryUrl to null, but I cannot prove no such list exists elsewhere on a state site.
RECIPROCITY LIST STALENESS: DCI's 35-state list carries no last-updated date. Because W.S. 6-8-104(a)(iii) makes recognition automatic and conditional on the other state recognizing Wyoming permits, actual legal recognition can change without the published list changing. Treat the list as DCI's current determination, not an exhaustive legal guarantee.
WYOMING FIREARMS FREEDOM ACT VALIDITY: W.S. 6-8-404 and 6-8-405 declare Wyoming-made, Wyoming-retained firearms exempt from federal law and criminalize federal enforcement. I found no court decision testing the Wyoming act, and the materially identical Montana statute was invalidated in Montana Shooting Sports Ass'n v. Holder (9th Cir. 2013) — which I did not re-verify from a primary source this session. Federal firearms law should be assumed to apply in full. This is the highest-risk item here for a reader who might act on it.
I did not verify current federal ATF requirements for privately made firearms (serialization on transfer, engaging in the business, etc.). Those are outside Wyoming law but materially affect anyone building a firearm.
The off-limits locations in W.S. 6-8-104(t) and the exceptions in the Wyoming Repeal Gun Free Zones Act (W.S. 6-8-105) were substantially rewritten by Laws 2025, ch. 61, which repealed four subparagraphs of (t). I captured the current text but did not fully map the interaction between 6-8-104(t) and 6-8-105(b)-(f), which determines exactly where a permitless carrier versus a Wyoming permit holder may carry.
The web search quota was exhausted before this task began, so I reached official sources by direct URL navigation from the Wyoming AG and DCI sites rather than by searching. It is possible an additional official Wyoming page — for example a standalone AG reciprocity page — exists that I did not discover.