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New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 4:45 pm
by thetexan
Can someone verify that even if someone has a license from another state that they move from:..they still need to take thee Texas class to get a Texas license.
For example...someone moves here from Tennessee and has a Tennessee license...they have to take the class and go thru the whole Texas process right?
Do they have to wait 6 months?
Tex
Re: New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 5:02 pm
by WildBill
thetexan wrote:Can someone verify that even if someone has a license from another state that they move from:..they still need to take thee Texas class to get a Texas license.
For example...someone moves here from Tennessee and has a Tennessee license...they have to take the class and go thru the whole Texas process right?
Do they have to wait 6 months?
Tex
Yes, they have to apply and take the class.
No, they do not have to wait six months.
I am not sure what you mean about the three classes.
As far as I know I only had to take one.
Re: New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 5:30 pm
by jmorris
I think that was an extra e, not a missing r.
Re: New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:14 pm
by twomillenium
Correct I know of no more 6 month waiting period, I think they can get a Texas Driver License without retesting, if you have a valid license in another state. (I may be wrong
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They do have to take Tx LTC course to get an LTC license. The other state resident license is not valid, since they are no longer a resident in that state.
I have not researched this, because it has not come up in my classes. This is only what I recall. They could pick an instructor and he would probably take the time to research or maybe someone will come along with a definite answer due to their research.
Re: New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 8:41 pm
by Pawpaw
Here is the legal basis for the lack of a six month wait.
GC §411.172. ELIGIBILITY.
(a) A person is eligible for a license to carry a handgun if the person:
(1) is a legal resident of this state for the six-month period preceding the date of application under this subchapter or is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 411.173(a);
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GC §411.173. NON-RESIDENT LICENSE.
(a) The department by rule shall establish a procedure for a person who meets the eligibility requirements of this subchapter other than the residency requirement established by Section 411.172(a)(1) to obtain a license under this subchapter if the person is a legal resident of another state or if the person relocates to this state with the intent to establish residency in this state. The procedure must include payment of a fee in an amount sufficient to recover the average cost to the department of obtaining a criminal history record check and investigation on a nonresident applicant. A license issued in accordance with the procedure established under this subsection:
IANAL, but it wouldn't be the first time it''s been done.
Re: New residents
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2016 9:10 pm
by bblhd672
I moved to Texas in mid-April - applied for LTC in May and received it in June