After renewal, old CHL destroy or required return?

[Don1911]

I just got my renewed CHL in mail. I have forgotten. Am I required to return the old one to the state? Or can I just destroy it?

Thanks

[JP171]

do what ever you'd like with it, there is no requirement to return or destroy it, it is no longer valid so don't carry it

[WildBill]

I kept mine for nostalgia. The old CHL looks different than the later versions.

[JP171]

I kept mine for nostalgia. The old CHL looks different than the later versions.

so I'm not the only one who does that huh

[jmra]

Target practice - try to hit the little guy on the left.

[03Lightningrocks]

Yeah... I kept my also.

[MoJo]

Yeah... I kept my also.

Doesn't everyone?

[RoyGBiv]

My understanding is that you cannot have 2 valid TX licenses. If you replace one for any reason and the old one is still valid you need to return the old one, unless the reason for replacement is "lost" or "stolen". If you renew and your old one is "expired" it does not need to be returned.

[Don1911]

Thanks for the info.

[Diesel42]

I just made my old license into a refrigerator magnet.
:-) Nick

[WildBill]

My understanding is that you cannot have 2 valid TX licenses. If you replace one for any reason and the old one is still valid you need to return the old one, unless the reason for replacement is "lost" or "stolen". If you renew and your old one is "expired" it does not need to be returned.

I don't believe you have to return a duplicate unexpired license. I don't have a citation, but I believe you have the option to destroy it.

[kg5ie]

My understanding is that you cannot have 2 valid TX licenses. If you replace one for any reason and the old one is still valid you need to return the old one, unless the reason for replacement is "lost" or "stolen". If you renew and your old one is "expired" it does not need to be returned.

[jbarn]

My understanding is that you cannot have 2 valid TX licenses. If you replace one for any reason and the old one is still valid you need to return the old one, unless the reason for replacement is "lost" or "stolen". If you renew and your old one is "expired" it does not need to be returned.

No, you never have to return a license. Before the Categories were eliminated one was required to return a "NSA" license if one modified the license to a "SA" license. But that was the only cause

http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/rea ... ch=6&rl=14" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Texas Administrative Code, Title 37, Part 1, Chapter 6, Subchapter B, Rule 6.14
A license holder may not possess more than one license to carry a concealed handgun issued by the department. A license holder who requests a duplicate license based on a change of name or address shall destroy the old license promptly upon receipt of the duplicate license.