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Keith B wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 10:01 pmKeith, are you sure? I'm genuinely curious.

I have a friend who used to have a CHL. He plead guilty to a Class B (5 year disqualification) in order to receive deferred adjudication. This included 2 years probation. The disposition date is July, 2014. So he can apply again after July 2019 (5 years from disposition), or does he need to wait until July 2021 (5 years from probation ending)? Does the nature of the charge matter (it's not a permanent disqualified)? If so, I can ask and find out.

Yes, I am sure. A deferred adjudication in itself still shows up as such. What I was saying is there are cases where during the 'probation period' the charge shows on the search. If the probation period is completed successfully, then they go back and expunge the record totally so there is no record of any charges. So after the 1 year the guy would be clear to get a LTC if the record gets expunged or set-aside.

In the case of your friend he would be eligible July 2019, 5 years from his disposition date.
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Thank you, Keith. I'll be sure to let him know.

Jeddle, you might want to check Texas laws before you rely on a Florida permit to carry here. I'm no expert, but it seems like out of state permits are not valid in Texas if you are a Texas resident. Probably someone here knows better than I do, but it's worth checking, rather than risk a felony conviction, which will make it really hard to get an LTC later (really hard = impossible?)

bowserb wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:28 pm Jeddle, you might want to check Texas laws before you rely on a Florida permit to carry here. I'm no expert, but it seems like out of state permits are not valid in Texas if you are a Texas resident. Probably someone here knows better than I do, but it's worth checking, rather than risk a felony conviction, which will make it really hard to get an LTC later (really hard = impossible?)

Non-resident Florida (and many other) permits ARE recognized for Texas residents. There are numerous reports of residents with out of state permits interacting with police while carrying and so far as I know, no issues. Also, while I don't recommend it, carrying without a license in Texas is in most cases a Class A misdemeanor, or in the case of vehicle carry, not a crime at all. Certain areas where alcohol is sold, the penalty IS increased to a felony. But not generally.

bowserb wrote: Tue Feb 05, 2019 3:28 pm Jeddle, you might want to check Texas laws before you rely on a Florida permit to carry here. I'm no expert, but it seems like out of state permits are not valid in Texas if you are a Texas resident. Probably someone here knows better than I do, but it's worth checking, rather than risk a felony conviction, which will make it really hard to get an LTC later (really hard = impossible?)

To the best of my knowledge, this is not correct.