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Tajovo:

Thank you for the link. There's more text there than most of us could ever read!

Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306

The reason that this federal entity is there and not in DC is due to the political
pull that US Senator Robert Byrd has. He brings home the bacon to WV.

He's the oldest US Senator currently serving, IIRC.

SIA

AFCop wrote:It comes back as a TCIC Hit in TLETS when your DL is entered. It would come back the same way if the LE Agency is using a NLETS/State LETS program.

The initial question's answer still seems unclear to me -

Will a non-Texas LEO's inquiry about our TX DL show the CHL status or not?

I'm not trying to be obstreperous (set your dictionaries by your PC's now. :-))

SIA

AFCop:

Your string of acronyms is data, but that's not the same as information.

Please explain for those of us unfamilar with the jargon.

Thank you sir in advance.

SIA

My understanding of how a Driver's License check by a Texas LEO works is
that the CHL status shows up. This is a problem if the officer was not
presented with your CHL at the time of the traffic stop, and you are carrying.

To head off problems during the stop, even if you are not carrying, it would be
a common courtesy to the LEO to present both DL and CHL. He's going to find out
you're CHL anyway once he runs the DL.

My question is this: If you are travelling out of Texas, and are stopped by a LEO,
does the CHL status show up when he checks your Texas driver's license?

It would seem to me that if you are out of Texas, and simply present the DL, it
would eliminate the need to discuss your gun. The assumption being that an out of
state DL inquiry would not show the CHL.

Of course, many officers may simply ask question "Do you have any weapons in the
vehicle?" and then you should probably answer in the affirmative.

We should all check reciprocity in advance if travelling out of state, but the minutiae
of every state's carry laws might be hard to nail down.

The floor is open.

SIA