What must a clerk or magistrate do when the magistrate suspends a concealed handgun license in an emergency protection order?

• A. Notify the Texas Department of Public Safety.
• B. Notify the local police department only.
• C. Notify the victim.
• D. Dismiss the order.

Answer: (A)

When a magistrate suspends a concealed handgun license in an emergency protection order, the clerk or magistrate must promptly notify the Texas Department of Public Safety. This requirement ensures the license status is updated in the state CHL system so the license is effectively suspended during the order. DPS oversees the CHL program, and their action is what enforces the suspension across all jurisdictions. Notifying the local police department alone wouldn’t complete the administrative step needed to suspend the license in the state records. Notifying the victim isn’t part of the enforcement action, and dismissing the order is a separate judicial action, not the clerks’ duty to report the license suspension.