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txinvestigator wrote:What county?

Tell the clerk that you need a certified copy of your criminal record from 1994 to present also

Parker County. She said something about storing the records in a railway car and that the boxes were falling apart.

Why do I need a copy of that? I only have the one arrest and some traffic violations, I haven't even had a ticket in more than 7 years.

txinvestigator wrote:I can see that; however, dealing for a long time with people wondering about their criminal background I have found that they know. They may not, for whatever reason, not want to say, but people know.

Oh, they definitely know that they were arrested. I don't see how one could forget it. I'm just saying that if it was a long time ago, they may not remember the specific charge.

I have an Class A misdemeanor from over 11 years ago and I didn't remember the actual charge. There was a plea and I was placed on probation. I recently had to look up the judicial records to find out the charge.

As of now, the county clerk cannot find my disposition record - she's still looking though. What am I supposed to send if I can't get a certified disposition?

txinvestigator wrote:I find it hard to believe that he does not remember what he was convicted of.

I don't. I talk to patients everyday that can't remember the names of medicines they take on a daily basis.

Everyone makes mistakes, albeit some worse than others. If you're smart, you'll learn your lesson and continue on with a respectable life - most want to put those mistakes behind them. Others choose to continue and make the same mistakes repeatedly; ultimately never learning anything.