I'm an attorney, but I'm not his attorney. I strongly suggest that you do not give him legal advice either.Charlies.Contingency wrote:So essentially, there is no penalty for getting caught, except through your employer. I asked him if he could park on public property, outside his the gates he guards, and he said he would, if there was enough room to park off the side of the road, but there is nowhere to park except inside the gate, on the ranch property. I just don't want to lead him on to getting in trouble legally, as he could care less about his what his employer thinks about it, and his direct supervisors have no intention of searching for firearms.Charles L. Cotton wrote:Labor Code §52.062(E) simply means that an employer can tell an employee not to have firearms in the employee's vehicle when they go onto Farmer Brown's property to work on a well. It does not create a criminal offense, it just means the employee can be fired.
This provision was necessary to get one Senator to vote to bring the bill to the floor. It's totally unnecessary as Farmer Brown's land is not a parking lot owned or controlled by the employer.
Chas.
Thank you very much Chas, if there is anything you'd like to correct me on, please do. Once again you have been very helpful!
Note: He only gets cell coverage when he is off his shift, so if he did encounter trouble, he'd be at the mercy of his attackers, unless he could retreat to his vehicle, and escape or defend himself. That's a terrible set of choices, but if it wasn't hard enough to find a good paying job these days, I'd suggest he find a new one! He makes more money than I ever have, and he's not even armed, that just tickles me pink! Hopefully his company upgrades to a level III contract, too much bad stuff over there around Carrizo Springs, Laredo, and Eagle Pass.
The Employer Parking Lot Law does not create on offense; it protects employees from certain acts by their employers related solely to an employer's parking lot. Nothing you have described meets that criteria.
Chas.