Sec. 411.184. MODIFICATION    


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  • (a) To modify a license to allow a license holder to carry a handgun of a different category than the license indicates, the license holder must:

    (1) complete a proficiency examination as provided by Section 411.188(e); and

    (2) submit to the department:

    (A) an application for a modified license on a form provided by the department;

    (B) evidence of handgun proficiency, in the form and manner required by the department;

    (C) payment of a modified license fee of $25; and

    (D) one or more photographs of the license holder that meet the requirements of the department.

    (b) The director by rule shall adopt a modified license application form requiring an update of the information on the original completed application.

    (c) The department may modify the license of a license holder who meets all the eligibility requirements and submits all the modification materials. Not later than the 45th day after receipt of the modification materials, the department shall issue the modified license or notify the license holder in writing that the modified license application was denied.

    (d) On receipt of a modified license, the license holder shall return the previously issued license to the department.

    (e) A license holder whose application fee for a modified license under this section is dishonored or reversed may reapply for a modified license at any time, provided the application fee and a dishonored payment charge of $25 is paid by cashier's check or money order made payable to the "Texas Department of Public Safety."

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 10.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 486 , Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1065 , Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 , Sec. 11.09, eff. September 1, 2009.