Change in out of state CHL issuance

Commander · Post by **Commander** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:43 am

Hot off the press:

CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSES FOR OUT OF STATE RESIDENTS

IN COMPLIANCE WITH TITLE 37, TEXAS ADMINISTRATIVE CODE 15.25, THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IS NO LONGER ISSUING TEXAS IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO NON-RESIDENTS EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 19, 2006. THIS AFFECTS OUT-OF-STATE CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE HOLDERS, WHO WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SUBMIT A TEXAS IDENTIFICATION CARD NUMBER WITH THEIR APPLICATIONS. FOR THE NEAR FUTURE, THE CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSING BUREAU WILL BE ISSUING CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSES TO NON-RESIDENTS WITH A BLANK SPACE IN THE TX DL/ID # FIELD. THESE LICENSES ARE VALID AND WILL BE REPLACED ONCE A PERMANENT SOLUTION IS IMPLEMENTED. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CHANGE ONLY APPLIES TO NON-RESIDENTS. VALID CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSES FOR TEXAS RESIDENTS MUST STILL CONTAIN A VALID TEXAS DRIVER LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IN THE TX DL/ID # FIELD.

(CHIEF BURTON CHRISTIAN/REGULATORY LICENSING SERVICE/ADMINISTRATION DIVISION)

kauboy · Post by **kauboy** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:00 am

Where did you find this? Why did it take two months for anybody to know about it?

Post by **Crossfire** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:24 am

It is on the DPS instructor updates page. http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administra ... pdates.htm

Yeah, nice to know... 2 months later. I always thought it was a bit redundant to make non-residents apply for a Texas ID card before they could get a CHL.

ElGato · Post by **ElGato** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:06 pm

I gave a person the wrong info. last Saturday!

The DPS should have sent Instructors a flyer when this went into effect.

Greybeard · Post by **Greybeard** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 2:25 pm

Yep, they ain't too swuft at timely "communication".

txinvestigator · Post by **txinvestigator** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:46 pm

Thanks