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§ 46.15 — NONAPPLICABILITY

PE § 46.15Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 46. WEAPONS

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(a)Sections 46.02 and 46.03 do not apply to:
(1)peace officers or special investigators under Article 2A.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, and neither section prohibits a peace officer or special investigator from carrying a weapon in this state, including in an establishment in this state serving the public, regardless of whether the peace officer or special investigator is engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's or investigator's duties while carrying the weapon;
(2)parole officers, and neither section prohibits an officer from carrying a weapon in this state if the officer is:
(A)engaged in the actual discharge of the officer's duties while carrying the weapon; and
(B)in compliance with policies and procedures adopted by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice regarding the possession of a weapon by an officer while on duty;
(3)community supervision and corrections department officers appointed or employed under Section 76.004, Government Code, and neither section prohibits an officer from carrying a weapon in this state if the officer is:
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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 288 (H.B. 823), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(78), eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 976 (H.B. 1813), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2110), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1093 (H.B. 2110), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 578), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1179 (S.B. 578), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 647 (H.B. 964), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 1815), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 1815), Sec. 3(1), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 693 (H.B. 1815), Sec. 3(2), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(62), eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1048 (H.B. 2101), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214 (H.B. 1889), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1222 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 6, eff. June 15, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 19.004, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 299 (H.B. 405), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 794 (S.B. 1237), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4B.22, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 25), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 79), Sec. 13.02, eff. September 28, 2011. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1080 (H.B. 3370), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.20, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1302 (H.B. 3142), Sec. 13, eff. June 14, 2013. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 437 (H.B. 910), Sec. 49, eff. January 1, 2016. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (H.B. 1935), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1143 (H.B. 435), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 446), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 216 (H.B. 446), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (H.B. 2584), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1234 (H.B. 1552), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1281 (H.B. 1177), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 481 (H.B. 2112), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 518 (S.B. 550), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (H.B. 1927), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 16.005, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1026 (H.B. 1069), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 501 (H.B. 2291), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.157, eff. January 1, 2025. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.001(34), eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 4595), Sec. 24.002(20), eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (S.B. 599), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 17.004, eff. September 1, 2025. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 4995), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.