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Even now, in the second decade of the 21st Century, Florida requires a new set of fingerprints for nonresident renewals. In addition to whatever the prints cost you, Florida charges an additional $42 to process them, so renewals cost $107 (compared to $65 for Florida resident renewals.)

If you're looking for a license to augment your Texas CHL, rather than replace it, Utah is a better long term option. I say that as someone who got a Florida license when Gov. Richards was in office, and planned to move there if she was reelected, but is now considering letting my Florida license lapse next year because of the unnecessarily high renewal cost. Sentiment only goes so far.

Teamless wrote:

Redwood Lenny wrote:Being new to my CHL I hated not being able to carry, even for a few hours.

Just remember, they can look it up, if it becomes an issue.

While I am not saying go around without it, in the end, you should not get into any real legal troubles, if you are found without, and 1 is valid for you.

Technically the law only grants the nonapplicability while you're carrying the license. See section 46.15 of the penal code.