Out of state misdemeanor

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lennie76
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Out of state misdemeanor

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I applied for my CHL at the beginning of August having read the requirements and thinking I was good to go. I had a a misdemeanor marijuana possession conviction from Arizona in 1995 that I disclosed when I sent in my application. Obviously that was more than 5 years ago. I served my 6 months of probation and paid the fine.

Now, I received a letter from DPS saying my application was delayed because it was incomplete. Apparently I need to provide full disposition information.

Several years ago, I needed this same documentation for another purpose, so thankfully I had it in the filing cabinet. One point I would like to mention is that the case paperwork I have says that the case has been "sealed/expunged."

Yesterday, I sent in the copy of the case history to DPS and am now in a holding patten to see what happens.

My concern is if this offense is going to disqualify me. I also would like to know if anyone has any experience with a case that has been sealed/expunged.
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Re: Out of state misdemeanor

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Sounds like all they wanted was the full documentation.

You'd be in trouble for failure to list the offense on your application, but from your description the offense is not disqualifying.

Relax. I think you're fine. Just DPS doing their usual thorough job.
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