Which element must be present in both the concealed and openly carried handgun trespass offenses?

• A. Carrying a handgun on property without consent
• B. Openly carrying a handgun
• C. Receiving notice that entry on the property by a license holder with the handgun was forbidden
• D. Posting a sign at entrance

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is that both concealed and openly carried handgun trespass offenses rely on a notice provision. For a person to be guilty, the property owner must have forbidden entry to someone who is carrying a handgun, and the person entering must have actually received that notice.

That’s why the correct answer is the element about receiving notice that entry by a license holder with the handgun was forbidden. If there’s no notice, simply having a handgun on the property—whether concealed or openly carried—doesn’t by itself meet the trespass criteria. Notice can come in various forms, including signs or explicit warnings, but the essential factor is that the person entering was informed that entry with a handgun is prohibited.

So, while posting a sign can provide notice, the decisive element the offenses share is that the entrant had actual notice of the prohibition and still chose to enter.