Valid 30.06 Sign?

[_matt]

You can sit here and argue opinions of what you should or should not do, or you can read this from the Texas DPS website and make your own big boy/girl decision. If in doubt call Texas DPS or a lawyer. The bottom line for my personal decision is if they are not posting within the guidance of the law then it is a "request," and you are not breaking the law. How can they file charges against you for breaking the law if they are not in accordance with the law?

PC §30.06. TRESPASS BY HOLDER OF LICENSE TO CARRY
CONCEALED HANDGUN. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the
license holder:
(1) carries a handgun under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter
411, Government Code, on property of another without effective consent;
and
(2) received notice that:
(A) entry on t he property by a l icense holder with a concealed
handgun was forbidden; or
(B) remaining on t he property with a concealed handgun was
forbidden and failed to depart.
(b) For purposes of this section, a person receives notice if the owner
of the property or someone with apparent authority to act for the owner
provides notice to the person by oral or written communication.
(c) In this section:
(1) “Entry” has the meaning assigned by Section 30.05(b).
(2) “License holder” has the meaning assigned by Section 46.035(f).
(3) “Written communication” means:
(A) a card or other document on which is written language
identical to the following: “Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code
(trespass by holder of license to carry a concealed handgun), a person
licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code
(concealed handgun law), may not enter this property with a concealed
handgun”; or
(B) a sign posted on the property that:
(i) includes the language described by Paragraph (A) in both
English and Spanish;
(ii) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one
inch in height; and
(iii) is displayed in a conspicuous manner clearly visible to the
public.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(e) It is an exception to the application of this section that the property
on which the license holder carries a handgun is owned or leased by a
governmental entity and is not a premises or other place on which the
license holder is prohibited from carrying the handgun under Section
46.03 or 46.035.

 

[Odiferous]

According to the law...I wouldn't be trespassing (because of the invalid sign...NOT legal notice) unless someone discovered that I was armed - at THAT point, an employee or manager MUST ask or order me to leave the premises, which IS legal notice. Written Notice: No. Oral Notice: Yes.

If I refuse to leave, or make a scene, then the manager can call the police and I can be detained/arrested/charged etc.

 

[Mreed911]

Unless, of course, they construe "other document" to include an otherwise invalid sign with the valid wording for an "other document." You can define "provides notice to" lots of ways. Much cheaper to just not spend money there than fight a charge.