510 Carrying Concealed Handguns

Question 1

.02 POLICY
The State of Texas, through passage of Senate Bill 60 by the ___ Texas Legislature and as amended via Senate Bill 321
by the 82nd Legislature, and House Bill 3142 and Senate Bill 299 by the ___ Texas Legislature, has granted qualified
citizens the privilege to carry concealed handguns. Therefore, it is the policy of this Department to protect those citizens’
privilege to carry concealed handguns through ________ and education of officers on the applicable laws and also to
safeguard all citizens through enforcement for violations of those laws.

Answer 1

74th
83rd
training

Question 2

.04 LICENSE REQUIRED TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUN
A. Before a citizen of this state may legally carry a concealed handgun, a concealed handgun license (CHL) must be
obtained through the ____________, except as provide below:
1. The individual is on the individual’s own premises or premises under their _______.

Answer 2

Texas Department of Public Safety

control

Question 3

.04 LICENSE REQUIRED TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUN
A. 3. An individual commits an offense if the individual ______, _______, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the individual or under the individual’s control
at any time in which:
a. The handgun is in ________.

Answer 3

intentionally, knowingly

plain view

Question 4

.04 LICENSE REQUIRED TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUN
A. 3. An individual commits an offense if the individual intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a motor vehicle that is owned by the individual or under the individual’s control
at any time in which:
b. The individual is:
(1) engaged in criminal activity, other than a ______ misdemeanor that is a violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic;
(2) prohibited by law from possessing a firearm; or
(3) a member of a _____ _____ ____, as defined by Section 71.01 of the Texas Penal Code.

Answer 4

Class C

criminal street gang

Question 5

.04 LICENSE REQUIRED TO CARRY CONCEALED HANDGUN
B. A concealed handgun license issued from another state does not authorize a person to carry a concealed handgun in
this state; unless a ______ _______exists between that state and the State of Texas. Officers that come in contact with out of state concealed handgun license holders will contact the _________________ to
verify that a ______ _______ exists

Answer 5

reciprocal agreement
Texas Department of Public Safety
reciprocal agreement

Question 6

.05 NO REQUIREMENT TO DISPLAY CHL
A. If a CHL holder is carrying a handgun on or about his person and is asked by an officer for identification, the license
holder ______ have to display his CHL along with his Texas driver’s license or identification card issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety. However, nothing in the law prevents an officer from inquiring about a person being a CHL holder.

Answer 6

does not

Question 7

.06 LOCATIONS WHERE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS
A. Penal Code Chapter \_\_\_, Weapons, prohibits a person from carrying prohibited weapons, including a handgun, onto
any of the following locations:
1. Schools or school buses;
2. Polling places;
3. Government courts or court offices;
4. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ premises; and
5. Secured airport areas.

Answer 7

46

Racetrack

Question 8

06 LOCATIONS WHERE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS
B. In addition to the above restriction, concealed handgun license holders are prohibited from carrying a handgun,
concealed or not, into any of the following locations or under any of the following conditions:
1. Prohibited Locations:
a. On the premises of business licensed for the sale of alcohol, if the business derives
______ or more of its revenue from the sale of alcohol for on-premise consumption

Answer 8

fifty-one percent (51%)

Question 9

06 LOCATIONS WHERE STATE LAW PROHIBITS THE CARRYING OF CONCEALED HANDGUNS

2. Prohibited Conditions:
   a. Any time the license holder intentionally fails to conceal the handgun; or
   b. If the license holder is _________.

Answer 9

intoxicated

Question 10

.07 EMPLOYER’S RIGHT TO NOT ALLOW THE CARRYING OF A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE PREMISES
A. Employers, public or private, ______ prohibit an employee who is a CHL holder from storing a legal handgun or ammunition in their locked vehicle in their parking lot.

Answer 10

may not

Question 11

.08 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS BY OFFICERS
C. A person in possession of an expired concealed handgun license who is carrying a concealed handgun should be
arrested in accordance with Section ____,______, of the Penal Code.

Answer 11

46.02, Unlawful Carrying of Weapons

Question 12

.09 OFFICER’S AUTHORITY TO SEIZE HANDGUN AND LICENSE OR TO DISARM LICENSE HOLDER
A. An officer arresting a license holder for a criminal violation in which the handgun was used or is evidence shall
seize the handgun and __________ and place them in the Property Room as ______.

Answer 12

concealed handgun license

evidence

Question 13

.10 REPORT RESPONSIBILITY
A. Officers
2. In order for the Texas Department of Public Safety to ______ the concealed handgun license of a license holder in violation of any section of Chapter 46, Weapons, of the Penal Code, an officer shall also complete a DPS
approved _______ form. The form shall be attached to the offense or incident report and forwarded to the ______ Office for processing.

Answer 13

suspend
affidavit
Records