All the bill does is repeal the requirement to show your CHL when asked for identification. All of Tex. Gov't Code §411.205 is repealed and the parts of Tex. Gov't Code §411.187 dealing with suspension for failure to show your CHL are repealed.tboesche wrote:Charles,
What effect would this have if passed. The CHL is tied to the DL. The LEO would still find out when they ran your info. Would this bill also break that link?
I could see the situation where we are not required to notify, the LEO runs info and finds out we are a CHL. Hopefully most LEO's would not think twice about it.
Status as a CHL will still show up when a LEO "runs" your TDL. There are two primary reasons justifying the repeal of the requirement to show your CHL. The first and strongest is that it is no longer necessary, since the LEO is going to get that information either from his MDT or dispatcher. Secondly, the people most likely to forget to show the CHL are those who rarely if ever get stopped on traffic and are still nervous. There is no reason for people to face a suspension or criminal conviction for not providing information that is available to the LEO from other sources.
Chas.