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Applying for my 21 year old son. He has never been arrested but does have a Minor in Possession of alcohol. The criminal history question reads have you ever been arrested or charged with a crime.

He was merely issued a ticket for the MIP.

How does that need to be answered in this case?

Unless their policy has changed, DPS considers an arrest to have been made when one is photographed and fingerprinted.

Chas.

No photo or prints taken. Only a ticket was issued! $300 fine and alcohol awareness class required.

so how should the question be answered?

" Applying for my 21 year old son " ?

My thoughts are , you don't offer info if not needed.

bulinm wrote:" Applying for my 21 year old son " ?

Yes. Helping my son fill out his application on-line.


So it would seem my question still stands. Why does the application state have you ever been "charged with a crime?" Technically aren't you "charged with a crime" when you are issued a speeding ticket? or a parking ticket? I don't remember it being phrased that way when me and my wife applied for our CHL.

We have already completed his application and submitted his chl-100 form. I am just really curious about why the state would be this ambiguous on this question. I went by what I have always understood which is they are looking for any arrest. (of which there wasn't any BTW)

Carzan - I understand the confusion. If DPS worded the question, "have you ever been photographed and fingerprinted for a criminal offense?" that might be more accurate, but it could be even more confusing.

So, "have you ever been charged with a crime?" is how it is written on the application, but instructors have always been told that applicants only need to disclose incidents for which you were photographed and fingerprinted.