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Beiruty wrote:Got a police report? What happened to your handgun? Under the motorist act. You need no license to keep you handgun loaded in your car. Now, since you have a CHL you are required to hand over both and inform the location of your handgun.

There was an "attempted" law that was not voted on this year, especially for your case. Say, you have no CHDL Id or left said ID at home and forget to remove you handgun from your vehicles. Under CHL laws you are screwed as no you failed to show ID when requested or where the firearm is on-you or near you in a car. Under the motorist protection act. no CHL is needed, no Show of CHL is needed. If asked anything in your car, say yeah sure, some gas and oil, anything else is of not concern to you sir, if you insist on searching my car, please get a search warrant.

Liberty wrote:

Beiruty wrote:Got a police report? What happened to your handgun? Under the motorist act. You need no license to keep you handgun loaded in your car. Now, since you have a CHL you are required to hand over both and inform the location of your handgun.

There was an "attempted" law that was not voted on this year, especially for your case. Say, you have no CHDL Id or left said ID at home and forget to remove you handgun from your vehicles. Under CHL laws you are screwed as no you failed to show ID when requested or where the firearm is on-you or near you in a car. Under the motorist protection act. no CHL is needed, no Show of CHL is needed. If asked anything in your car, say yeah sure, some gas and oil, anything else is of not concern to you sir, if you insist on searching my car, please get a search warrant.

Provisions were added to HB2730 that was passed that took away the penalties for not displaying the the CHL.

texasag93 wrote:
So when does it go into effect, Sept 1?

Under this provision, we still have to notify, but if we do not, there are no penalties?

surprise_i'm_armed wrote: Don't buy the line that you won't be able to college either. That's about as
accurate as the old chestnut used by teachers years ago "This is going on your
permanent record."

Beiruty wrote:where is the relevant text of the HB provisions for the CHL penal code?

SECTION 12A.02.  Section 411.205, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 411.205.  REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY LICENSE.
If a license holder is carrying a handgun on or about the license holder's person when a magistrate or a peace officer demands that the license holder display identification, the license holder shall display both the license holder's driver's license or identification certificate issued by the department and the license holder's handgun license.

SECTION 12A.03  An offense under Section 411.205, Government Code, may not be prosecuted after the effective date of this article. If, on the effective date of this article, a criminal action is pending for an offense under Section 411.205, the action is dismissed on that date. However, a final conviction for an offense under Section 411.205 that exists on the effective date of this article is unaffected by this article.

Beiruty wrote:So What does it mean now.

1) The law says that if asked by police officer, we have to display both TX ID/DL and CHL.
If not shown for on any reason, what happens? nothing? if so, then displaying the CHL is a matter of courtesy no more nor less.

I am now confused, I will file a petition with TX supreme court for clarification,

dicion wrote:Call a lawyer. Now. As in, if you arent dialing as you read this, start.

texasag93 wrote:

Liberty wrote:Provisions were added to HB2730 that was passed that took away the penalties for not displaying the the CHL.

So when does it go into effect, Sept 1?

Under this provision, we still have to notify, but if we do not, there are no penalties?