Concealed Handgun License as Primary Proof of ID

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Based on the change to Texas law Sec. 506.001. CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE AS VALID PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION. (a) A person may not deny the holder of a concealed handgun license issued under Subchapter H, Chapter 4l l, Government Code, access to goods, services, or facilities, except as provided by Section 52l.460,Transportation Code, or in regard to the operation of a motor vehicle, because the holder has, or presents, a concealed handgun license rather than a driver's license or other acceptable form of personal identification. Does this mean that community banks must accept the concealed handgun license as a primary form of identification? Or can we use it as secondary to other identification and still be within the law?

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by Randy Carey:

Most banks in Texas already accept them, but yes - it has to be treated the same as a driver's license - so if a driver's license is a primary ID, the CHL has to be treated the same.

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by Ken Golliher:

Fascinating. (Not rlcarey's answer, just the fact that someone, anyone thought this should actually be a law.)

If I were a banker in Texas, I would change my CIP to acknowledge it as "primary" ID. Imagine the new customer's disappointment when the CSR says, "No problem!" Here he is, all set for a debate about the 2nd amendment and you let the air out of his balloon.