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Re: What is done with your old CHL.
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:08 am
by USA1
Griffen wrote:I'd put it in my pile filled with old DL's, old company IDs, old school IDs, passport photos, Costco cards, and baby footprints. Do I like looking at myself? Am I weird??

Doesn't sound weird to me. I have all my old DL's .
It's sorta like an album of your life....
man I was skinny once.

Re: What is done with your old CHL.
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:33 pm
by Mr.ViperBoa
I had my CHL from 2000-2004 and I let it expire. I just got my new one yesterday and noticed it was the same license number as the old one. I figured that number would have been recycled after 7 years
Re: What is done with your old CHL.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 5:08 pm
by Commander
Got this email today
2/14/2011
Dear Xxxxxx, xxxxxx
Thank you for giving the Department the opportunity to respond to your email regarding your Texas Concealed Handgun license.
In response to your question, you do indeed send the expired license back. Do not destroy/ or shred the license. The address is listed below.
Regulatory Licensing Service MSC 0245
Texas Department of Public Safety
PO Box 4087
Austin, TX 78733-0245
Guess I will mail it back after all....
Re: What is done with your old CHL.
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:21 pm
by Mr.ViperBoa
USA1 wrote:Griffen wrote:I'd put it in my pile filled with old DL's, old company IDs, old school IDs, passport photos, Costco cards, and baby footprints. Do I like looking at myself? Am I weird??

Doesn't sound weird to me. I have all my old DL's .
It's sorta like an album of your life....
man I was skinny once.

I have on old drivers license in which I am wearing a hat. It used to be legal in Texas to wear a hat in your D.L., not sure when they changed that.
Re: What is done with your old CHL.-the story continues
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:03 am
by Commander
After mailing back my expired CHL to the exact address contained in the email from the CHL section, I found it back in my mailbox marked "Return to Sender-No such number". I assume it's referring to the PO box that I was instructed to mail it to. I have sent an email asking for further instructions.
Re: What is done with your old CHL.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 11:07 am
by sjfcontrol
Regardless of what the email said, the LAW does not require you to return expired licenses, or licenses with changed names/addresses. You must return only licenses with a changed category (SA/NSA).