Concern over CHL eligibility.

[crunph]

In 2000, I was unfortunately convicted on a possession of a schedule 1 chemical charge, and of an amount that the "with intent to distribute" suffix was applied. This was handled in a federal court (western district of Texas), and resulted as/in a class A misdemeanor and two years of probation which are long since completed.

My concern is that according to what I'm reading online, in a Texas court, possession of a schedule 1 is a felony. Is this going to put a stop to any hope of getting a license right off the bat?

If not, then my next question would be in regard to the treatment portion of the CHL-16 pdf found on the Texas DPS site. It indicates that no treatment can have occurred in the previous five years, but I've seen some conflicting "edits" on some sites online that say that this line was removed. Would I still be safe here? Would that court ordered treatment need to be on the application?

Thanks for any help.

[RPBrown]

IANAL but as I understand it, you have to wait 10 years from the final disposition, in your case the day the judge said you were guilty. If it was plead down to a misdomeaner thats better for you. I would suggest that you get a certified copy of the final order from the clerk of that court and send in with your application if indeed it states a misdomeaner.

[crunph]

Thanks for the reply.

It's certainly been 10 years since, and I've gone downtown and had certified copies printed in preparation. I'm just concerned with the fact that this was handled under federal jurisdiction instead of state, and what that possibly means under the eligibility section in the CHL law as far as "offenses".

[RPBrown]

Should not matter if its federal or state, as long as it was dropped to a misdomeaner.

[ChiTownPicaro]

Good luck.