It is illegal to carry in a government owned hospital that has the proper 30.06 signs posted. 30.03 does not apply to government owned property so I cannot charge you under it, BUT 46.035 says it is illegal to carry in a hospital if it has the 30.06 signs. Therefore, I would charge you with unlawfully carrying by a CHL holder. Tis is how I see this section of the law, and I could be wrong, of course. I just think this is what the legislature intended from the way the law is written.barres wrote:I'm sorry, but how do you come to that conclusion? For a hospital to be off-limits it must post per 30.06, I agree with. But I see nothing in the code that says it is an exception to 30.06 if the property is owned or leased by a government entity, unless that property is used as a hospital. Unless you're talking about federal property (ie. VA hospitals), but they're not off-limits by Texas law, but by federal law.Liberty wrote:There are exceptions. For example, a hospital can be government owned. It is legal to carry in a hospital unless it is 30.06 posted. In this case the 30.06 sign is valid on Government property.
I cannot find it now, but I remember when all hospitals were required to post a sign with the exact same wording as the TABC 51% sign except no red 51. This was in the hospital and nursing home licensing codes, IIRC