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Thank you ALL for the ideas. Given the law and given the possibility, though hopefully remote, that UCW would be charged, and IF you notice "I left home without it!" before getting pulled over, I would want to stop and discreetly put it in the trunk. In addition, for the case where you DON'T notice you don't have it before getting stopped (guaranteed by Murphy), you should put a photo copy of both licenses and insurance in a secure location in the trunk. (Personally, I don't keep the proof of insurance in the glove box or console in case the car is lifted and the thief can then know who I am and where I live.)

Does that cover everything?

My favorite solution, however, is to staple the licenses to my head.

Scenario: You go out to run some errands and forget to take your wallet which has your CHL, driver's license, etc. with you, but you take your gun. (Maybe you had changed pants and put on your gun but got interrupted before transferring your wallet to the new pair of pants and forgot to finish the job.)

While you are driving around you get pulled over. Is the officer going to know you have a CHL if you cannot show him your driver's license?

If he can know you have a CHL and he asks if you have a gun in the car, can you avoid the UCW charge by saying you are carrying under the Motorist's Protection Act (MPA)?

Or could it go either way depending on who he is?

In court, would you have a successful defense of UCW by using the MPA?

(No, I have not been pulled over without my wallet. And I'm not debating if it's worth the time and expense to avoid the 90 day CHL suspension for the first offense, though I would not mind hearing your opinions on that.)