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Plastic in hand today. Total time was 92 days.

Wally walk tonight or tomorrow.

Steve

Plastic in hand today. Total time was 92 days.

Wally walk tonight or tomorrow.

Steve

shh83 wrote:I just called the DPS and they said their network is down and may be down for the rest of the week!!

I asked the lady if everything is still processing and work is still being done and she told me one word....."NOPE" (literally the only thing she said to several questions I asked her)

So I guess this week is out

Scott

Wonder if this will affect mine. It says certificate active. I am hopeful that this means they have gotten mine back from the printer and put it in the mail.

Sigh.

Steve

usa1 wrote:hi, this is my very first time on any forum. but i have a question about eligability. 1985 charged with burglary of a building,i took deferred adjudication.does anyone know if that disqualifies me.

Dunno. Your best bet would be to talk to DPS by telephone and ask them. A felony conviction is generally a bar to getting a license.

I would also talk to an attorney about the matter (and no, I am NOT trying to drum up business here -- just being safe). In any event, you probably need to include information about the conviction in your application (which you acknowledge, under oath, as being true and accurate). This would include the cause number of the case, your conviction date, the county in which you were convicted, the sentencing date, and the date upon which you completed your sentence.

While felony convictions generally bar one from licensing, Texas Govt. Code 411.1711 states "A person is not convicted, as that term is defined by Section 411.171, if an order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person on a date not less than 10 years preceding the date of the person's application for a license under this subchapter unless the order of deferred adjudication was entered against the person for an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, or Chapter 29, Penal Code." Title 5 of the Penal Code deals with crimes against a person (assault, battery, etc.); Chapter 29 is devoted to robbery and aggravated robbery. On its face, your conviction is outside these two realms, and, presuming the accuracy of the information you have provided, would not bar you from obtaining your license.

This is not intended to be legal advice -- again, you need to consult with an attorney who agrees to take you on as a client. If you would like me to talk further with you, drop me an email. Best of luck to you.

WAHOO!!!

Now, the DPS no longer says "Processing Application" - it reads "Application Completed - license issued or certificate active"!!

Now, I just have to wait for the plastic to get in hand and I can do the Wally Walk!!!!

Yay me!

Steve

CainA wrote:

diveinstructor wrote:Riddle me this:

OK, it seems to me (and I may be wrong, probably am) that a physical CHL card is pretty much like a driver's license, as far as printing, format, material, layout, etc.

My youngest son turned 16 (I know, pity me...) and went to the local DPS office on Monday, March 16 to get his driver's license. On March 26, his driver's license came in the mail.

What am I missing here?

Because this would make too much sense and governmental agencies are not in the "make sense" business.

-Cain

And my dad wonders why the idea of government-controlled health care scares the hell out of me.

Steve

Yes, it does. I called my state rep (jim Pitts) and talked to his assistant. She called DPS to investigate why that would take so long. Apparently, DPS will send this stuff out to a printer, and the delay is a result of the time it takes to get things back from the printer. After the licenses get back from the printer, someone at DPS has to review each license to verify that the information on the license is correct. Once that is completed, they mail the plastic.

I think this is typcal of government competence, quite frankly; at least I know the license application as been approved (though it still says "processing"), and that I will be able to do my Wally Walk before the end of the month.

Steve

Well, good news (of a sort) today: I spoke with the ever helpful "Jackie" at DPS. My background check has been completed, and they are now just waiting to print my license!

Of course, she told me that will take 2-3 weeks to do.

what the heck?

I can do it in five minutes in my office. Maybe I should bid the CHL license printing contract, eh?

Steve

Glockfreak wrote:Thats beyond weak. What county you in? I mailed in on the 12th of Jan and I got my pin letter dated Feb 6th. If only someone would run the government like a small business.

MrSpkr wrote:I just talked to DPS as well. Although I mailed my packet to them around January 14, they did not get it into their system until February 10. The (very polite) young lady who answered the phone said I can expect a 60 day wait from the time the packet was entered into their system.

So, I can stand down on looking for my license this month. Hopefully, I'll get it by Tax Day.

Steve

Ellis County, just south of Dallas.

It is damned pathetic. I've been through three sets of background checks in the past six years (two state bar character investigations, including full FBI prints, and securing an escrow license for my real estate fee office), and I am waiting on this damned thing? And why does it take so long to process these packets when I filled out the online application?

Sigh. And this is how Obama wants our healthcare system to be operated.

Steve

I just talked to DPS as well. Although I mailed my packet to them around January 14, they did not get it into their system until February 10. The (very polite) young lady who answered the phone said I can expect a 60 day wait from the time the packet was entered into their system.

So, I can stand down on looking for my license this month. Hopefully, I'll get it by Tax Day.

Steve

CHL Class 01-10-09 in Hutchins
Mailed packet (with prints, pics, etc.): 01-15-09
Processing Application since about 02-14-09

Now just playing the waiting game. What the hell could take so long? I think my application to the bar and for an escrow license took less time than this.

Steve