CHL Issue timeframe changed?

[cyphur]

Was just reading through the new copy of the Tx Conealed Hangun Laws booklet and saw that they changed the timeframe of "must decide by" from 60 days to 180 days. Thats nuts! I thought two months was a good time frame for all parties involved to handle their business and return a solid answer.

Whats with 180 days? I'll go nuts if my application wait goes into triple digits when I submit it - which knowing my luck - it will.

[txinvestigator]

Was just reading through the new copy of the Tx Conealed Hangun Laws booklet and saw that they changed the timeframe of "must decide by" from 60 days to 180 days. Thats nuts! I thought two months was a good time frame for all parties involved to handle their business and return a solid answer.

Whats with 180 days? I'll go nuts if my application wait goes into triple digits when I submit it - which knowing my luck - it will.

Can you reference the Texas Government Code or Administrative Code Section?

I'll look, but I have not seen it in writing yet.

[txinvestigator]

the most current;

§ 411.177. ISSUANCE OR DENIAL OF LICENSE. (a) The
department shall issue a license to carry a concealed handgun to an
applicant if the applicant meets all the eligibility requirements
and submits all the application materials. The department may
issue a license to carry handguns only of the categories indicated
on the applicant's certificate of proficiency issued under Section
411.189. The department shall administer the licensing procedures
in good faith so that any applicant who meets all the eligibility
requirements and submits all the application materials shall
receive a license. The department may not deny an application on
the basis of a capricious or arbitrary decision by the department.
(b) The department shall, not later than the 60th day after
the date of the receipt by the director's designee of the completed
application materials:
(1) issue the license;
(2) notify the applicant in writing that the
application was denied:
(A) on the grounds that the applicant failed to
qualify under the criteria listed in Section 411.172;
(B) based on the affidavit of the director's
designee submitted to the department under Section 411.176(b); or
(C) based on the affidavit of the qualified
handgun instructor submitted to the department under Section
411.189(c); or
(3) notify the applicant in writing that the
department is unable to make a determination regarding the issuance
or denial of a license to the applicant within the 60-day period
prescribed by this subsection and include in that notification an
explanation of the reason for the inability and an estimation of the
amount of time the department will need to make the determination.
(c) Failure of the department to issue or deny a license for
a period of more than 30 days after the department is required to
act under Subsection (b) constitutes denial.
(d) A license issued under this subchapter is effective from
the date of issuance.

[cyphur]

Thanks tx! I re-read the statute a bit more carefully about 10 minutes ago and realized my error - the DPS website was inaccessible for me for about 2 hours otherwise I would have realized it sooner.

[DaveT]

Another sterling example of the wealth of information and knowledge that txinvestigator possesses, and that he is so willing to share with the rest of us. That's the reason I frequent Texac CHL Forum, and I appreciate not only txinvestigator, but all the rest of the fine folks here that I learn from on a daily basis.

At 57 years old, I have been around guns and shooting for a long time, including several tours in 'Nam and a lot of time spent as a police officer. Even with that kind of a background, my attitude is that I am never too old to learn something new, or to try something in a different manner that works well for others. I have learned a lot on this board, including very valuable information on laws that are mentioned in the CHL course, but require much more detailed study in the current world of legal liability that we live in these days.

Would like to meet txinvestigator in person one of these days, maybe on a trip to his part of Texas in the future !

[cyphur]

Another sterling example of the wealth of information and knowledge that txinvestigator possesses, and that he is so willing to share with the rest of us. That's the reason I frequent Texac CHL Forum, and I appreciate not only txinvestigator, but all the rest of the fine folks here that I learn from on a daily basis.

At 57 years old, I have been around guns and shooting for a long time, including several tours in 'Nam and a lot of time spent as a police officer. Even with that kind of a background, my attitude is that I am never too old to learn something new, or to try something in a different manner that works well for others. I have learned a lot on this board, including very valuable information on laws that are mentioned in the CHL course, but require much more detailed study in the current world of legal liability that we live in these days.

Would like to meet txinvestigator in person one of these days, maybe on a trip to his part of Texas in the future !

Thank you for your service! As a seperated soldier myself I appreciate the sacrifice.