Microsoft Word - Pawnshop Bulletin on CHL as ID MN Edits 7-28.docx

OCCCAdvisoryBulletinB15‐3 July31,2015

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StartingSeptember1,2015,pawnshopsmustacceptaTexasconcealedhandgunlicense(CHL)

asavalidformofidentificationforpawnandpurchasetransactions.Duringthemostrecent

legislativesession,theTexasLegislaturepassedHB2739.ThisnewlawaddsSection506.001(a)

totheTexasBusiness&CommerceCodestating:

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Apersonmaynotdenytheholderofaconcealedhandgunlicenseissuedunder

SubchapterH,Chapter411,GovernmentCode,accesstogoods,services,or

facilities...becausetheholderhasorpresentsaconcealedhandgunlicense

ratherthanadriver’slicenseorotheracceptableformofpersonalidentification.

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ThislawgoesintoeffectonSeptember1,2015.Startingonthatdate,pawnshopsmustaccept

CHLsasavalidformofidentification,inadditiontotheotherformsofidentificationlistedin

Section371.174oftheTexasFinanceCode.

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UnderTitle7,Section85.405(a)(1)(A)oftheTexasAdministrativeCode,pawnshopsmust

recordtheidentificationtypeandnumberonthefrontofthepawnticket(orpurchaseticket).

TexasCHLscontainaunique8‐digitnumberonthefrontofthelicense,similartoadriver’s

license.Pawnshopsmustrecordthisnumberonthepawnticket,alongwithastatementofthe

typeoflicense.Forexample,ifthepledgorpresentsaCHLwithnumber12345678,the

pawnshopmayrecorditas“TXCHL#12345678.”

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Thelegislaturealsopassedanopen‐carrylaw,HB910.ThislawgoesintoeffectonJanuary1,

2016.Alicenseissuedafterthatdatewillbecalleda“handgunlicense,”ratherthan“concealed

handgunlicense.”Ifthepledgorhasalicenselabeledasa“handgunlicense,”thenthe

pawnshopmayprecedethelicensenumberwith“TXHL.”

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Pawnshop AdvisoryBulletin:

HandgunLicenseasaValidFormofID