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Having a CHL does not change the DUI law.

That was my take as well. (And I agree with the rest of your comments)

Any thoughts on how/who to communicate to that inaccurate information was being presented in a CHL class?

I certainly agree with your statement, but that does not address the questions I raised.....

I fully agree with the need to be careful on this.

I have a question with regards to information that I was given during a CHL class that I took today. The instructor specifically cited 46.035, and informed the class that if you successfully apply for a CHL, then because of the fact that no legal definition is given for the Blood Alcohol Content that defined intoxication, then than means that regardless of if you are carrying or not, regardless of if you have your weapon in the car or not, if you have any alcohol in your blood, that constitutes a DUI should the officer choose to arrest you.

Stated another way, if you leave you handgun at home, are not carrying, have half a beer, and drive to the grocery and are stopped, and blow .01, you get a DUI.

Needless to say this sparked some lively discussion in the class.

I had never heard this, and quite frankly, from reading the applicable text, I don't see any way that this can be read the way it was presented.

2 questions,

1) Any comments on the accuracy of this information presented?
2) Is there a procedure that I should follow to file comments to DPS on the accuracy of the data being presented in a certification class?