Concealed Handgun License (CHL) Eligibility

A person is eligible for a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) if the person:

• is a legal resident of this state or another state
• is at least 21 years of age (18 for active military and veterans)
• has not been convicted of a felony
• is not charged with a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense, or of an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code (Disorderly Conduct), or equivalent offense, or of a felony under an information or indictment
• is not a fugitive from justice for a felony or a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense
• is not a chemically dependent person
• is not incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun
• has not, in the five years preceding the date of application, been convicted of a Class A or Class B misdemeanor or equivalent offense or of an offense under Section 42.01, Penal Code (Disorderly Conduct), or equivalent offense
• is fully qualified under applicable federal and state law to purchase a handgun
• has not been finally determined to be delinquent in making a child support payment administered or collected by the attorney general
• has not been finally determined to be delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money collected by the comptroller, the tax collector of a political subdivision of the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state
• is not currently restricted under a court protective order or subject to a restraining order affecting the spousal relationship, other than a restraining order solely affecting property interests
• has not, in the 10 years preceding the date of application, been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct violating a penal law of the grade of felony
• has not made any material misrepresentation, or failed to disclose any material fact, in an application.