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WHERE A PERSON CAN AND CANNOT CARRY
UNDER TEXAS CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY
11. Hospitals or nursing homes (see Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03(a)(11)); Class A Misdemeanor.
12. Mental hospitals (see Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03(a)(12)); 3rd Degree Felony.
13. Amusement parks (see Tex. Penal Code Sec. 46.03(a)(13)); Class A Misdemeanor.
14. A room or rooms of an open meeting of a governmental entity (see Tex. Penal Code Sec.
46.03(a)(14)); 3rd Degree Felony.
Note for license holders: an amusement park and hospital are only prohibited if effective Tex. Penal
Code Secs. 30.06 and/or 30.07 notice is provided, as applicable. Additionally, a room or rooms of an
open meeting of a governmental entity are no longer prohibited for a license holder pursuant to Tex.
Penal Code Secs. 46.15(b), effective September 1st, 2021. However, an unlicensed individual carrying
a handgun or long gun is strictly prohibited and risks being charged with a felony for carrying in the
room of a meeting of a governmental entity.
Trespass: Private property owners may give notice to people other than license holders that entering
the premises with a firearm (including a handgun) constitutes a trespass. This notice may be
provided by a Tex. Penal Code Sec. 30.05 “No Firearms” sign or personally by the owner or someone
with apparent authority. The trespass notice provision for license holders remains the same under
Tex. Penal Code Sec. 30.06 and/or 30.07.
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