Return to “Veteran Status for CHL”
If you are on active duty or you apply or renew within 365 days after your honorable discharge, then it should be free. However, my inner bureaucrat tells me you probably have to point this out to them... if you applied for the 50% discount even tho you were eligible for 100%, they probably didn't notice and just verified that you had a DD214 with an honorable discharge...Purplehood wrote: Free? I did mine after coming back from Afghanistan and got half off.
You served in the Air Guard, and you have a DD-214 with an Honorable Discharge. You are good to go.GC$411.1951. WAIVER OR REDUCTION OF FEES FOR
MEMBERS OR VETERANS OF UNITED STATES &MED FORCES.
(a) In this section, "veteran" means a person who:
(I) has served in:
(A) the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of
the United States;
(B) the state military forces as defined by Section 431.001 ; or
(C) an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed
forces; and
(2) has been honorably discharged from the branch of the service
in which the person served.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, .the
department shall waive any fee required for the issuance of an original,
duplicate, modified, or renewed license under this subchapter if the
applicant for the license is;
(1) a member of the United States armed forces, including a
member of the reserves, national guard, or state guard; or
(2) a veteran who, within 365 days preceding the date of the
application, was honorably discharged from the branch of service in
which the person served.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the
department shall reduce by 50 percent any fee required for the issuance
of an original. duplicate, modified, or renewed license under this
subchapter if the applicant for the license is a veteran who, more than
365 days preceding the date of the application, was honorably
discharged from the branch of the service in which the person served.
Sec. 431.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Reserve militia" means the persons liable to serve, but not serving, in the state military forces.
(1-a) "Servicemember" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.551, Health and Safety Code.
(2) "State militia" means the state military forces and the reserve militia.
(3) "State military forces" means the Texas National Guard, the Texas State Guard, and any other active militia or military force organized under state law.
(4) "Texas National Guard" means the Texas Army National Guard and the Texas Air National Guard.