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That doesn't answer my question. That thread is discussing a situation where you are being detained and not currently carrying a weapon. Under those circumstances you are already being detained and must identify yourself, but you don't have to show your CHL. I am asking about a situation where you are not technically being detained. Do you have to identify yourself as a CHL holder if an officer just walks up to you and asks for identification for seemingly no reason?

I know that if I am required to show my CHL to an officer when asked for ID during a traffic stop, but I was wondering if the same is true if I am just asked for ID while walking down the street.

I am confused because I know that during a traffic stop you are actively being detained. The detainment resulted in the fact that you are suspected of committing some sort of traffic law violation and you must show ID when you have been detained. But in the case that an officer, for some reason, wants to stop me while out and about and ask for ID do I have to provide my CHL? If I'm not suspected of committing a crime, and I am not officially detained, there is no reason for me to have to show any ID.

To be clear, I would pretty much always just work with any officer and provide ID. It's not that big a deal to me, and not really worth arguing over. I'm just curious about the actual law. The law (SEC. 411.205) makes it seem as though you must provide both a state issued ID and your CHL ANYTIME you are asked for it, whether you are actively detained or not.