We have covered that here before, and in Texas you don't have to tell a cop your name or anything else unless he has arrested you, unless you are engaged in a licensed activity like operating a motor vehicle, hunting, carrying a handgun under a CHL or an armed guard, etc.OverEasy wrote:I read an article in the TSRA magazine a while back that said you don't have to tell a LEO anything other than your name. The article said don't answer any questions about having a weapon or where you are going or comming from. This was for non CHL holders. They even gave a sample statement to make. It was something like: On the advice of an attorney all the information you need is on my drivers license.
Also, a while back some guy in MT or WO got arrested for failing to give his name when asked by a LEO. In the end the court said you are required to give your name but nothing else.
So..., it looks to me that if you don't have a CHL you don't have to answer any questions about weapons in your car and you don't have to consent to a search.
Have I got this right?
In those cases, you have to present the applicable license upon request.
Unless you have a CHL and are carrying under the authority of that CHL, you do not have to tell a cop you are armed. You NEVER have to consent to a search, but a cop can legally disarm a CHLer temporarily.