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by hirundo82
Tue Dec 21, 2010 7:33 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Not carrying, no need to show CHL
Replies: 55
Views: 11936

Re: Not carrying, no need to show CHL

judgedefender wrote:THE SECOND TIME I WAS STOPPED WAS BY A STATE TROOPER. AGAIN, I WASN'T CARRYING BECAUSE I WAS LEAVING WORK. I GAVE THE STATE TROOPER BOTH MY DL AND CHL. I WAS ASKED TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND TOLD I WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER CAR TOO CLOSELY. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, MY CAR WAS SEARCHED CAUSE HE DIDN'T BELIEVE I WAS UNARMED AND I LEFT WITH A CITATION.
Did he request and recieve permission to search you vehicle?

Something about this story doesn't sound right. The officer would need at least probable cause that a crime was being committed to search your vehicle (in the absence of your consent), and presenting a CHL and saying you are not armed comes nowhere close.
by hirundo82
Fri Apr 02, 2010 2:38 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Not carrying, no need to show CHL
Replies: 55
Views: 11936

Re: Not carrying, no need to show CHL

sookandy wrote:It will show up when they run your DL number, I'd give it to them to begin with.....
This is the reason that, if I weren't carrying, I'd at least alert him first that a CHL will come back when he runs my DL so he doesn't freak out--something along the lines of "I have a CHL, but there are no fireams in the vehicle."
by hirundo82
Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:21 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Not carrying, no need to show CHL
Replies: 55
Views: 11936

Re: Not carrying, no need to show CHL

judgedefender wrote:I have read on a couple of websites that when not carrying, one does not
have to show their CHL to a police officer when stopped. However, i can't
find this in writing or published as a state law (house bill). Can someone
point me to where I can find this info? Thanks.
Texas Government Code Section 411
Sec. 411.205. REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY LICENSE. If a license holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder display identification, the license holder shall display both the license holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by the department and the license holder's handgun license.

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