FYI: Arrest records, court documentation
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:50 pm
My plastic arrived yesterday & one of the things I was curious about was whether or not they would require official documentation or would info from a website suffice. Seeing as I attached screenshots from the court dispositions FROM THE COUNTY CLERK WEBSITES, I'd say it was sufficient, but also, YMMV if your charges are different and or what kind of information was returned from the websites.
Here is what I did . . .
I have 2 arrests: 1991 in Harris County and 2005 for Dallas County for UCW (Club). I went to each respective county clerk websites & looked for criminal records/background checks (see links below). I found each them & giving my full name & DOB, I was able to find my records/disposition & I took screenshots of the reports. I then attached the screenshots to the email form for CHL application submitting your paperwork. I was never contacted for more information or for official records, but again, YMMV. The screenshot from Dallas County was very thorough & looked very official, while the Harris County report was just a short bit of information, but did include the disposition but looked very "webpage-ish".
It took no extra time to get my plastic:
- 08/04: Class completed
- 08/07: Application submitted via email form online
- 08/26: Plastic in hand
22 day turn around! ;) I included the Fast Pass form from fingerprints, screenshot of the confirmation email from the app with the barcode, class completion form, and 2 screenshots featuring the county clerk info talked about above.
Hope this helps someone . . .
Relevant links:
Email your forms: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/contact/default.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (select Concealed Handgun from the drop down)
Track your application status: https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/chl/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (you'll be checking this frequently!)
Harris County Clerk: http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/eDocs/Public/Search.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (click Criminal tab)
Dallas County Clerk: http://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBackgroundSearch" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Capture screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4GvcuL06g" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Here is what I did . . .
I have 2 arrests: 1991 in Harris County and 2005 for Dallas County for UCW (Club). I went to each respective county clerk websites & looked for criminal records/background checks (see links below). I found each them & giving my full name & DOB, I was able to find my records/disposition & I took screenshots of the reports. I then attached the screenshots to the email form for CHL application submitting your paperwork. I was never contacted for more information or for official records, but again, YMMV. The screenshot from Dallas County was very thorough & looked very official, while the Harris County report was just a short bit of information, but did include the disposition but looked very "webpage-ish".
It took no extra time to get my plastic:
- 08/04: Class completed
- 08/07: Application submitted via email form online
- 08/26: Plastic in hand
22 day turn around! ;) I included the Fast Pass form from fingerprints, screenshot of the confirmation email from the app with the barcode, class completion form, and 2 screenshots featuring the county clerk info talked about above.
Hope this helps someone . . .
Relevant links:
Email your forms: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/rsd/contact/default.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (select Concealed Handgun from the drop down)
Track your application status: https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/chl/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (you'll be checking this frequently!)
Harris County Clerk: http://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/eDocs/Public/Search.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (click Criminal tab)
Dallas County Clerk: http://www.dallascounty.org/criminalBackgroundSearch" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Capture screenshot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc4GvcuL06g" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;