Texas HB 1815 Clarifies UCW -
Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon
H.B. 1815 clarifies that a person
has a right to carry a handgun, club or certain knives
on the persons own premises or premises under his own
control, or inside of, or en route, to a motor vehicle
under the persons control. It would redefine the UCW
offense in Penal Code Section 46.02 and specify that the
criteria a person has to meet in order to qualify for
the traveling presumption under current law would need
to be met under Section 46.02, Penal Code, to avoid
committing a UCW offence. Here's the new language.
(a) A person commits an
offense if the person intentionally, knowingly, or
recklessly carries on or about his or her person a
handgun, illegal knife, or club if the person is not:
(1) on the persons own
premises or premises under the persons control; or
(2) inside of or directly en
route to a motor vehicle that is owned by the person or
under the persons control.
(a-1) A person commits an offence
if the person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly
carries on or about his or her person a handgun in a
motor vehicle that is owned by the persons control at
any time in which:
(1) the hand gun is in plain view;
or
(2) the person is:
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(A) engaged in criminal
activity, other than a Class C Misdemeanor
that is a violation of a law or ordinance
regulating traffic; |
| (B) prohibited by law from
possessing a firearm; or |
| (C) a member of a criminal
street gang, as defined by Section 71.01 |
