Texas-Book-Gun Law Armed And Educated - Flipbook - Page 357
DEFENSES TO PROSECUTION FOR HOTEL GUEST CONSTITUTIONAL
CARRIERS AND LTC HOLDERS TEX. PENAL CODE
§§ 30.05, 30.06, AND 30.07:
Section 30.05(f-4) It is a defense to prosecution under this
section that:
(1) the conduct occurred on hotel property, and the basis on
which entry on that property was forbidden is that entry
with a firearm or firearm ammunition was forbidden;
(2) the actor is a guest of a hotel, as defined by Section
2155.101, Occupations Code; and
(3) the actor:
(A) carries or stores a firearm or firearm ammunition in the
actor’s hotel room;
(B) carries a firearm or firearm ammunition directly en
route to or from the hotel or the actor’s hotel room;
(C) carries a firearm or firearm ammunition directly en
route to or from the actor’s vehicle located on the
hotel property, including a vehicle in a parking area
provided for hotel guests; or
(D) carries or stores a firearm or firearm ammunition in the
actor’s vehicle located on the hotel property, including
a vehicle in a parking area provided for hotel guests.
Section 30.06(e-4) It is a defense to prosecution under this
section that the license holder is a guest of a hotel, as defined by
Section 2155.101, Occupations Code, and the license holder:
(1) carries or stores a handgun in the license holder’s hotel
room;
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