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by mec
Tue Aug 09, 2005 1:16 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Anyone else had fingerprints denied?
Replies: 26
Views: 6855

A lot of times a police department special investigator will appear at trial to explain why they didn't get any crime scene prints to connect the defendent with the specific incident. Part of the presentation is how seldom finger prints play any roll in solving a crime.
by mec
Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:25 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Anyone else had fingerprints denied?
Replies: 26
Views: 6855

"This seems to support what a DPS Trooper told me... that when they are behind in processing they just reject finger priints to stop the clock...
Chuck"

We had a woman who took her card in on a trip to Austin. The Trooper who was going to print her again looked at the rejected set and signed off on them. He said that they do this, just as you said, to buy more time.

this happened early in the program and, at that time, submitting a new card generated the license by return mail. Later on, I had an applicant that had to wait a full extra 60 days before the license came. Maybe DPS wont be so far behind or so miserably overworked now that the automobile carry bill has passed. There should be nearly as many applicants or recertifications.
by mec
Fri May 13, 2005 2:39 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Anyone else had fingerprints denied?
Replies: 26
Views: 6855

One version: " the FBI keeps your prints on file until you are 99 years old."

The other version: " The FBI doesn't keep your prints on file at all. That's why they demand a new card every time."

The real explaination may be that they are cross checking the prints to make sure you havent' been replaced by one of the minions of Osama bin Ladin or by an alien xenomorph from beta cigni.
by mec
Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:39 pm
Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
Topic: Anyone else had fingerprints denied?
Replies: 26
Views: 6855

Very common.
One woman got her's rejected and dropped by the DPS office in Austin to have them done there. A trooper looked at the rejected set and said " These are fine. They just got behind and rejected the prints to buy more time." He signed off on them and they went through.

I was not aware of prints being rejected by the FBI but did know that the TDPS routinely sends them back.

In the Instructor retraining, we were told that many elderly people have very faint prints. The instructor, after having the prints rejected three times, was told to write a letter certifying the problem and that these are the best prints that can be obtained from the individual. The instructor that brough the matter up was rightfully upset over the long delay involved n submitting three attempts.

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