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cbr600 wrote:

3dfxMM wrote:

As for not having your CHL in your possession, dont you have to have it on you to "carry under its authority"

I thought so too, but I can't find a reference for that in the code. All I see is references such as a "a person who has had a license issued to them". No mention of actually requiring that the license be carried. Now, it may be difficult to prove to a LEO if they don't have access to the information via your license for some reason.

Section 46.15 of the Texas Penal Code.

"Section 46.02 does not apply to a person who ... is carrying a concealed handgun and a valid license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, to carry a concealed handgun of the same category as the handgun the person is carrying"

Finally! Thank you. I feel better now.

As for not having your CHL in your possession, dont you have to have it on you to "carry under its authority"

I thought so too, but I can't find a reference for that in the code. All I see is references such as a "a person who has had a license issued to them". No mention of actually requiring that the license be carried. Now, it may be difficult to prove to a LEO if they don't have access to the information via your license for some reason.

I thought so also, but in reading through the code I couldn't find anything that says you actually have to have it with you. The only reference I could find to a requirement to have it on you is the one for which they removed the penalty. Everything I could find just refers to the person being licensed, not the actual carrying of the license. Can someone point me to where it says you must carry it with you?

I honestly can't remember the town. It was somewhere at least an hour+ south of Dallas and an hour+ north of Huntsville.

Driving at 65 mph or 67 mph? :)