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Well that would explain it! Ok, so I should be able to do my Wally walk next year then...Cknox3 wrote:Has more to do with your local law enforcement, it goes to them first I believe.
What happens if you've lived out of state in the past 5 years? I've lived in 2 other states. If they have to do that level of detail in the other states, I'll probably be waiting forever...jbarn wrote:DPS does their own backgrounds, save for the FBI fingerprint check. No local agencies are involved.
DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
Not necessarily. I fit your out-of-state description as well and my background took one day according to their website and a phone call I made to DPS, which finally got my application noticed in the first place. I'm curious about the process DPS uses as well.amckee wrote:What happens if you've lived out of state in the past 5 years? I've lived in 2 other states. If they have to do that level of detail in the other states, I'll probably be waiting forever...jbarn wrote:DPS does their own backgrounds, save for the FBI fingerprint check. No local agencies are involved.
DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
No, DPS does not travel out of state. They contact via mail or phone the courts in those states.amckee wrote:What happens if you've lived out of state in the past 5 years? I've lived in 2 other states. If they have to do that level of detail in the other states, I'll probably be waiting forever...jbarn wrote:DPS does their own backgrounds, save for the FBI fingerprint check. No local agencies are involved.
DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
You're kidding, right? You're NOT kidding? I can't believe this. How on Earth might the DPS afford to do it? TX is a big place!?jbarn wrote:DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
DPS has Troopers and other employees that serve all 254 counties.TomsTXCHL wrote:You're kidding, right? You're NOT kidding? I can't believe this. How on Earth might the DPS afford to do it? TX is a big place!?jbarn wrote:DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
Well, I'll be... I guess you weren't kidding then. How 'bout that...jbarn wrote:DPS has Troopers and other employees that serve all 254 counties.TomsTXCHL wrote:You're kidding, right? You're NOT kidding? I can't believe this. How on Earth might the DPS afford to do it? TX is a big place!?jbarn wrote:DPS sends an employee into each county where you have lived for the last 5 years (5 I believe) to conduct an in person background. They check the county and district criminal clerk and District civil clerk. The tax assessor is also queried.
