PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 6. LICENSE TO CARRY HANDGUNS
SUBCHAPTER B. ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR A LICENSE TO CARRY A HANDGUN
The Texas Department of Public Safety (the department) adopts amendments to §6.17, concerning Designations. This rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the March 1, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 1244) and will not be republished.
The proposed amendments add additional designations on a license to carry a handgun, clarifying the requirements for each designation, and renaming the rule accordingly as "Designations."
No comments were received regarding the adoption of this rule.
This rule is adopted pursuant to Texas Government Code, §411.004(3), which authorizes the Public Safety Commission to adopt rules considered necessary for carrying out the department's work; Texas Government Code §411.197, which authorizes the director to adopt rules to administer this subchapter; and Texas Government Code §411.179, which authorizes the department to adopt the form of the license by rule, for which House Bill 918 and House Bill 2675, 87th Leg., R.S. (2021), added designations for individuals who have a protective order or are at-risk of becoming a victim of violence.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 12, 2024.
TRD-202401504
D. Phillip Adkins
General Counsel
Texas Department of Public Safety
Effective date: May 2, 2024
Proposal publication date: March 1, 2024
For further information, please call: (512) 424-5848