Without reference to the amendment of this section, this section was repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 26(10), eff. September 1, 2021.
Sec. 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of another person in a public place. It is an exception to the application of this subsection that the handgun was partially or wholly visible but was:
(1) carried in a holster by the license holder; or
(2) in a holster, and the handgun and the license holder were in a motor vehicle.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 229, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 10.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1261, Sec. 26, 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.833, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 976 (H.B. 1813), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214 (H.B. 1889), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1222 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 687 (H.B. 2664), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 72 (S.B. 299), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 47, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 48, eff. January 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (S.B. 11), Sec. 4, eff. August 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 438 (S.B. 11), Sec. 5, eff. August 1, 2016.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 593 (S.B. 273), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 1576), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 15.004, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 15.005, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 435), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 435), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (S.B. 535), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 520 (S.B. 535), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 550), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 26(10), eff. September 1, 2021.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027 (H.B. 1407), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 17.004, eff. September 1, 2023.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
27
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 2013–2021 · leading case:
State v. Ross, 573 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
State v. Ross, 573 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
· cites it 7× “Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a) (West 2018) (emphasis added).”
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App. 2016).
· cites it 17× “(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Drake v. Filko, 724 F.3d 426 (3rd Cir. 2013).
· cites it 2× “§§ 16-23-20 (12), 23-31-215; Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a). 3 If one can lawfully possess a handgun, one can lawfully carry it concealed without a permit in Alaska, Arizona, Vermont, and Wyoming.”
Raul Rodriguez v. State, 456 S.W.3d 271 (Tex. App. 2014).
· cites it 2× “See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a) (“A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder’s person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally displays the handgun in plain view of…”
Chiarini v. State, 442 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
· cites it 2× “See Curlin, 2000 WL 387616 , *3, 2000 Tex.App. LEXIS 2513, *5-7 (observing that the unlawful-possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon statute permits possession of a firearm only “within the confines” of the felon’s residence).”
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App. 2016).
· cites it 14× “(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2016).
· cites it 4× “" TEX. PENAL CODE§ 46.035( c). "Open" for purposes of chapter 'See Letter from Honorable Carlos Omar Garcia, 79th Judicial Dist.”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2018).
· cites it 4× “TEX. PENAL CODE § 46.035(a-1). Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) prohibit a license holder from carrying a concealed handgun in the locations on a campus of an institution of higher education, public or private, where the institution has by rule prohibited handguns and provided proper…”
Rodriguez, Raul (Tex. App. 2015).
· cites it 4× “3 TEX. PENAL CODE § 46.035 ................”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2017).
· cites it 2× “TEX. PENAL CODE§ 46.035(b)(6). For purposes of this section, the Legislature defined "premises" as "a building or portion of a building.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(a) — 4 cases
State v. Ross, 573 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
“Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a) (West 2018) (emphasis added).”
Chiarini v. State, 442 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014).
“See Curlin, 2000 WL 387616 , *3, 2000 Tex.App. LEXIS 2513, *5-7 (observing that the unlawful-possession-of-a-firearm-by-a-felon statute permits possession of a firearm only “within the confines” of the felon’s residence).”
Rodriguez, Raul (Tex. App. 2015).
“3 TEX. PENAL CODE § 46.035 ................”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2018).
“TEX. PENAL CODE § 46.035(a-1). Subsections (a-2) and (a-3) prohibit a license holder from carrying a concealed handgun in the locations on a campus of an institution of higher education, public or private, where the institution has by rule prohibited handguns and provided proper…”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(b) — 1 case
State v. Ross, 573 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
“Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a) (West 2018) (emphasis added).”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(b)(2) — 1 case
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(b)(4) — 1 case
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App. 2016).
“(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(b)(6) — 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2017).
“TEX. PENAL CODE§ 46.035(b)(6). For purposes of this section, the Legislature defined "premises" as "a building or portion of a building.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(c) — 5 cases
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App. 2016).
“(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App. 2016).
“(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2016).
“" TEX. PENAL CODE§ 46.035( c). "Open" for purposes of chapter 'See Letter from Honorable Carlos Omar Garcia, 79th Judicial Dist.”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(d) — 3 cases
State v. Ross, 573 S.W.3d 817 (Tex. Crim. App. 2019).
“Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 46.035 (a) (West 2018) (emphasis added).”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(f)(3) — 2 cases
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(h) — 1 case
Rodriguez, Raul (Tex. App. 2015).
“3 TEX. PENAL CODE § 46.035 ................”
— Tex. Penal Code § 46.035(i) — 4 cases
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 687 (Tex. App. 2016).
“(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Mark Ken Tafel v. State, 524 S.W.3d 642 (Tex. App. 2016).
“(Current version at TEX. PENAL CODE ANN. § 46.035 (West 2011)).”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2017).
“TEX. PENAL CODE§ 46.035(b)(6). For purposes of this section, the Legislature defined "premises" as "a building or portion of a building.”
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