I would have thought the same. But apparently only arrest records are in the DPS search. Arrest records are kept, one hopescyphersc@acm.org wrote:TexasSix wrote:I had an arrest on my record as a juvenile. 16 years old. I am now 67 and had forgotten about it completely.
Nothing done about it, just arrested and released later that night. It was on my record however, as an arrest.
DPS wants every arrest justified with final disposition. In my case, I sat six weeks waiting on my CHL.
Got a letter from DPS saying more info needed. I had to go to Sheriffs office and get a certified statement
on the final disposition of this arrest. After doing so, I scanned it and uploaded it at the DPS server
for supporting information. 3 weeks later, I had my CHL. This was just in the last few months.
Something I've always wondered about is that if the arrest shows up on a background check why doesn't the disposition.
at the local level. I had to do a lot of digging for my disposition. My one arrest they were looking for disposition on was 51
years ago. I had totally forgot about it. When I got the letter six weeks in, and read it, I first said no freaking way. Then my
memory kicked in and I was, Oh Yeh, I remember that now. However, after going to the courthouse, and county sheriff, I got
what I needed and up-loaded it thru the Supporting documents link and 3 weeks later, had my CHL.
As a closing note, Yes, any arrest, even if there was no conviction, will need documentation on final disposition.