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Respectfully, I am not convinced by anything other than a valid legal argument that the deposition is somehow not an "office utilized by a court."
Is the AG opinion a valid legal argument?

The premises of a "government court or office utilized by the court" means a government courtroom or those ...

Respectfully, I am not convinced by anything other than a valid legal argument that the deposition is somehow not an "office utilized by a court."

As of this post, there is ZERO published caselaw on the subject. So I am inclined to agree with Tex here that the deposition is an extension of the courtroom. Easier to stay out of trouble than get out of trouble.

I go there a lot and never saw a sign. But who knows what the new year will bring?

It's 'offices' of the court, not 'officers'. TPC 46.03 states that a CHL (LTC) holder cannot carry in offices of the court. The only think it says about an 'officer' of the court is that they can carry if they are in their official capacity. I would not think a location where a deposition would be ...

Since this thread has somewhat bled into another thread's discussion, I encourage anyone wishing to participate to do so under the other thread:

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Thanks!

Thanks fellows for all of the very constructive feedback and different perspectives.

I am grateful for everyone's help on this issue - as a practical matter it does seem pretty clear that the person who requested the deposition / rented the room can simply instruct all parties to leave their ...

Under Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03(a)(3) - is a private office location for an oral deposition that is properly scheduled and taken during a pending lawsuit an "office utilized by a court" where firearms are prohibited (absent authorization from the court to the contrary)?

Many thanks for responses ...

Thanks sir for the speedy response! To respond to your comment: no offense or disrespect to any person's dignity or legal rights was meant. I hope this clarifies.

The hypothetical was designed to explore the issues where there were genuine concerns about the deponent's mental state. Of course you ...

Let's say you are involved in a civil lawsuit (unrelated to guns), and you plan to appear at an oral deposition examination at an office building (non governmental premises). You have rented the room. It is a private meeting that you scheduled. There is no 30.06 or 30.07 sign posted anywhere. The ...