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I think you'll be fine, but let me know if you have any trouble.mary... the cat lady wrote:Thank you all so much for your input. I do have records stating the amount of the check, so I guess that it is time to move forward and see what happens...
llwatson wrote:This may be important, if the amount is not now a felony grade offense:
GC §411.172.
(b) For the purposes of this section, an offense under the laws of this
state, another state, or the United States is:
(1) a felony if the offense, at the time of a person's application for
a license to carry a concealed handgun:
(A) is designated by a law of this state as a felony;
(B) contains all the elements of an offense designated by a law
of this state as a felony; or
(C) is punishable by confinement for one year or more in a
penitentiary ;
Regardless what it was at the time, it's not a "felony" for purposes of a current CHL application. Just get the disposition records you're going to need and apply for your CHL. Also, if the disposition records don't show the amount of the bad check, get something from the Court that shows the amount. If all you have is something reading "felony bad check" then there is no way for DPS to know if the amount would constitute a felony currently. (BTW, you are now only the second person I know of who has been benefited by this recent change in the law. Unfortunately, I know of two that were hurt by it.)