I think the real lesson here is follow the rules. If a document is required do not supply something else.Hos wrote:Frustrating...Hos wrote: Took CHL Class: Oct. 19th
Took local PD time to pull up copy of a 2003 arrest to add to my DPS file (I was not charged and released same day)
Used cashier's check instead of a personal check
Mailed Completed Application to DPS: Oct. 27nd
Application packet signed for by DPS: Oct. 28th
I got a letter but no plastic. They delayed it due to not turning in paperwork on an arrest where I was NOT charged. They highlighted that I did not submit a "record search from the county where the arrest occurred, beginning with the year of your arrest to the present date that indicates no records were found."
This is frustrating since I DID include this city PD arrest report showing that I was released and not charged in 2003. I looked at the application and it says to "include any offenses which you were arrested..." so I did the PD report.
I guess the lesson for you is that if you were arrested but not charged, you need to include the local PD arrest report but also the county clerk's record showing that there is no record on you. It seems to me that it would be obvious that if I was not charged and proved it with a certified copy from the city's PD, there would be NOTHING to show on the county clerk's level. Here goes another few months.
Frustrating...
The application requires you to list arrests not whether you were charged. I dont see how you can blame DPS for following the rules. I seriously doubt anyone wants the issuance of a license open to the interpretation of the processor.
They really stressed that in the CHL course I attended. If it asks for a 4 digit year dont use a two digit because it will get kicked back.
