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flintknapper wrote:

wrinkles wrote:A couple of months ago a friend who has a CHL called to warn me of a DPS office in our area that had scolded him for not informing him he had a CHL permit when he was stopped of a speeding violation. The fiend said that he was stopped because he was going over the speed limit, he was not carrying so he didn't let the office know of his CHL status. The office checked his driver's license and came back very upset about not being told about the CHL. My fiend informed the officer that he was not carrying and that he was told by his instructor that he did not have to announce if he was not carrying. The office told my friend that the instructor was wrong and that he was required by law to let him know that he had a CHL any time he was stopped.

I was also told and have read that if I don't have a gun with me I don't have to let the office know that I have a CHL. Have I been misinformed?

No Sir, you are correct. You are NOT required (by law) to produce your CHL if you are not carrying (have with you) your weapon.

I promote the idea of always showing it anytime you are asked for I.D. by an LEO for just the reason you cite above (a scolding). I consider it a "courtesy" on my part.