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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of digital or electronic fingerprinting for an |
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application for a license to carry a concealed handgun. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 411.175 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 411.175. DIGITAL OR ELECTRONIC FINGERPRINTS. An |
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applicant for a license under this subchapter who is required to |
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submit legible and classifiable fingerprints to the department, |
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including an applicant under Section 411.199, 411.1991, or 411.201, |
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may be required to submit digital or electronic fingerprints only |
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if a facility with the capability to process those fingerprints |
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exists within a 25-mile radius of the applicant's residence |
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address. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for a license to carry a concealed handgun that is |
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submitted to the Department of Public Safety on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |