Applicants are required to report all arrests in order to ensure the background checks can be conducted timely. The application should include the year, the offense, the location and the final disposition. Copies of the dispositions will assist in the timely processing of your application. Applicants should also include information on cases that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication.
Failure to provide any requested documentation could result in the termination of an application as incomplete. After, successfully passing the online classroom portion, an applicant must attend hours of range instruction class and demonstrate handgun proficiency shooting with a Texas Qualified LTC Instructor.
The classroom instruction must cover the four 4 statutory required topics and may be a four to six hour course:. License holders will simply apply online and submit the supporting documents for discounted fees or special conditions. Training material related to the use of restraint holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns may be found on our website at Use of Restraint Holsters PDF.
Some instructors may require you to use your own gun during the proficiency shooting demonstration. You will need to consult with a certified instructor to determine if you will need a handgun for the course.
If there is a reciprocity agreement with Texas, then you may be eligible to carry a handgun in the other state. A reciprocal agreement does not automatically authorize a Texas license holder to carry in another state. It is important to review the agreement for specific details or limitations. Reciprocal agreements and unilateral proclamations can be found on our website at: Reciprocity map.
The same responsibility applies to anyone from another state when traveling in Texas; they must follow Texas laws for carrying a handgun. Most states will have a website for their carry licenses or permits that specify their laws. Alternatively, you may contact the other state and ask what their laws are for carrying a handgun while in that state.
There is no grace period or extension for an expired LTC, even if your renewal application has been submitted. You must wait until you receive the LTC before you are allowed to carry a handgun. Texas Penal Code Chapter 46 prohibits the carrying the handgun in plain view unless the person is licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter , Texas Government Code, and the handgun is carried in a shoulder or belt holster. License holders may still choose to carry a concealed handgun in any location that is not expressly prohibited by law in locations permitted by law.
Additionally, handguns may not be carried openly on the campus of an institution of higher education pursuant to Government Code, Section Training material related to the use of restraint holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns may be found on Use of Restraint Holsters PDF.
A license holder may carry a handgun anywhere in Texas that is not expressly prohibited by law. Those prohibitions appear in several provisions of the Texas Penal Code. With respect to possession in motor vehicles or watercraft, Penal Code Section The requirement that the weapon be concealed does not apply to a person licensed under the License to Carry a Handgun statute who is carrying the handgun in a shoulder or belt holster.
Be advised that Sections Texas law does not specifically address any prohibitions against a license holder from carrying a handgun on public transportation.
Texas law does not specifically address any prohibitions against a license holder from carrying a handgun in public park. License holders should note that some public parks are federal property and are subject to federal laws.
To determine if a park is a federal property, see Army Corp of Engineers. State law does not apply to an Indian Reservation absent a Congressional authorization abrogating tribal immunity. Private property owners may exclude license holders from carrying concealed handguns on their property by giving the license holder effective notice as provided in Section For the purpose of these two statutory sections, the owner of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner may provide effective notice.
DPS does not furnish or sell these signs. Private property owners may print the signs or purchase the signs from a commercial printing company. Pursuant to Section Sections But if the private property owner chooses to post a notice, it must comply with the 1-inch block-letter, contrasting color, and other requirements specified in Sections Licensees should also know that municipalities may adopt an ordinance related to discharge of firearms within city limits per Local Government Code Chapter SB 11 related to carrying of handguns on certain campuses of higher education institutions including private and independent institutions became effective on August 1, The act became effective for a public junior college on August 1, Open carrying of handguns on a college campus will continue to be prohibited.
Generally, yes. The Texas Business and Commerce Code requires that most businesses accept a License to Carry a Handgun LTC as a valid form of personal identification for access to goods, services or facilities. However, vehicle rental services still require a driver license. Information on individuals who are licensed to carry a concealed handgun is confidential and not subject to requests under the Public Information Act.
However, DPS may release information about a concealed handgun licensee to criminal justice agencies for law enforcement purposes. It depends on the type of charge and whether you are subsequently convicted or placed on probation.
If you are acquitted of the pending charge, your license will be reinstated if it did not expire during the time of the suspension. The license is now subject to revocation.
DPS, upon notification of the conviction, will send a new letter informing you of the revocation based upon a disqualifying conviction. Once you meet the eligibility requirements, you will not be eligible to reapply for two 2 years following the end of the cause for revocation.
Texas law authorizes fingerprint-based criminal history checks for designated volunteers and employment or licensing applicants in a wide variety of areas such as child care providers, teachers, security and armed guards, security system contractors, and a host of others.
The current methodology requiring submission of paper fingerprint cards, although effective, is centralized and may take several days to process. If I am in the military and was just transferred here, can I get a concealed handgun license? Military personnel now stationed in Texas, just like civilians, may obtain a concealed handgun license as soon as they arrive.
It is no longer required that the individual reside in Texas for six months prior to applying. If I am only 20 years old, can I take the proficiency class and still get a license when I turn 21?
It is best not to take the course more than six months before your 21st birthday so that your proficiency certificate is current. Your application may not be turned in to the DPS until your 21st birthday. Can an affidavit from my application packet be notarized in a county other than the one where I live?
DPS will accept affidavits as long as they are notarized in Texas. Applicants who qualify for non-resident licenses may have their packets notarized in their state of residence. The Concealed Handgun Law sets out the eligibility criteria that must be met. For example, you must be qualified to purchase a handgun under all state and federal laws.
A number of factors may make you ineligible to obtain a license, such as: felony convictions and some misdemeanor convictions, including charges that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication; pending criminal charges; chemical or alcohol dependency; certain types of psychological diagnoses protective or restraining orders, and defaults on state or city taxes, governmental fees, or child support.
You will also need to submit a completed application, including all the required supplemental forms and materials. These include: two recent color passport photos; electronic fingerprints submitted using L-1 Enrollment Services L-1 ; a copy of your Texas driver license or identification card, and proof of class completion, as well as shooting proficiency.
After receiving completed application packets, the DPS will conduct extensive background checks of juvenile records for the previous 10 years and all adult records. If the FBI determines that the fingerprints submitted with the application do not meet quality standards, new fingerprints will be needed. L-1 Enrollment Services will be notified and they will contact the applicant. If I spent time in a psychiatric care facility in the s, will I be eligible for a license?
Past psychiatric treatment does not necessarily make you ineligible. Eligibility for a concealed handgun license depends on whether or not your hospitalization in the psychiatric facility was a result of a court order, a board commitment, or a determination that you lacked the mental capacity to contract or manage your own affairs.
If you voluntarily entered into the facility for treatment you may be eligible. Please note, that you are required to list all psychiatric treatment or diagnoses on your application. Who makes the determination that a person is not capable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun? MAB will contact you so that you to request any necessary information.
The Department will generally follow the majority opinion of MAB. That hearing will be held at the justice of the peace court in the precinct in which the applicant or licensee resides. I know someone who I feel has a psychological problem and is unfit to carry any kind of firearm. Who should I speak to about my concerns? You may send a signed, notarized letter to DPS, and officers will investigate the allegation.
DWI is classified as at least a Class B misdemeanor, and you are ineligible for a license for five years after a conviction for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or disorderly conduct. This includes cases that were dismissed after you completed probation or deferred adjudication. If you have been convicted of two or more alcohol or drug-related offenses within the last 10 years, you may not be eligible.
I was arrested 4 years ago for unlawfully carrying a weapon UCW and the judge gave me deferred adjudication. The concealed handgun law states that deferred adjudication will be treated as a conviction. It will depend on whether the person has entered into a payment plan for repayment of the delinquent child support. If the person is making the payments in accordance with the terms of that repayment plan and is in compliance with the current child support obligation, the person will be eligible for a license.
I was found to have defaulted on the repayment of a student loan under Chapter 57, Texas Education Code, am I disqualified from obtaining a concealed handgun license? No, effective September 1, , delinquency on student loans has been removed as a disqualification under the eligibility criteria. If I was arrested for a crime but the charges were dismissed, will my application be rejected? Dismissals will not be grounds for denial, as long as you were not placed on probation or deferred adjudication prior to the dismissal.
Texas law requires you to meet all state and federal laws regarding handgun possession. Should I list all arrests on my application, even if the cases were dismissed or I was found not guilty? If your criminal history background check indicates an arrest but does not reveal a final disposition, DPS might have to check local records which is time consuming and could significantly delay your application.
Always indicate the year, the offense, the location, the outcome and preferably the level of the offense, such as felony, Class B misdemeanor, etc. Attaching copies of the dispositions will help DPS process your application more quickly. Include information on cases that resulted in probation or deferred adjudication. I was convicted of a felony offense 20 years ago. The court sentenced me to 3 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Institutional Division, but then suspended that judgment of confinement and put me on 5 years probation.
I was able to get off probation early and the judge entered an order setting aside my conviction, dismissing the indictment against me and allowing me to withdraw my plea of guilty and then released me from all penalties and disabilities. Am I eligible for a concealed handgun license? You may be eligible for a concealed handgun license as long as you have a discharge from probation that accurately reflects that the judge entered an order setting aside your conviction, dismissed the indictment against you and allowed you to withdraw your plea of guilty, and then released you from all penalties and disabilities.
The IdentoGO agent will give you a receipt. Attach a copy of the receipt to the application you send to us. Keep the original receipt for your records. To ask for a hard card, you can fill out a form online or call IdentoGO. After you call or fill out the online form, you will need to pay a fee.
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