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Got plastic today. 22 days from submission to plastic in hand.

buddyhotrod wrote:WOW

Submitted my documents 11/11/2014 on Veterans Day and have not heard anything.
Today 11/21/2014, I called DPS just to see if they had received anything from me and all I got was a read back of what they had received. I didn't want to be pushy so I did not ask any other questions.

When you called and were told about your status did you have to ask or did they just tell you what was going on with your criminal background check?

Yeah, they volunteered the info that there was a hit on my BG check. When I asked the rep what it was he got coy about it, I didn't press him. Two days later they mailed the license.

Just got my status change today! I have a criminal history (2 juvenile misdemeanors for drug posession, one adult misdemeanor for drug posession, and a felony drug posession. The felony was dropped and all of the other charges were deferred, probation on all three). The last arrest was 14 years ago. I don't really talk about that part of my life much, but I spent some time worrying that these things would delay my CHL and they didn't. I'm divulging this info to help ease the mind of the next person who comes along with a past they aren't proud of. I just called the DPS helpline to make sure that the status change meant that I was approved and was told by the representative that the license was mailed yesterday. My plastic could come in today, but more likely it will be tomorrow.

Online Application: 11/04
Finger Prints: 11/07
Class: 11/09
Uploaded documents: 11/10
Status update: 11/21
License mailed: 11/20
License received: 11/26

So far that's 17 days since the application was submitted. I supplied letters of disposition for the adult arrests at same time I uploaded all the other documents. I think this may have helped things along. I called on 11/17 to make sure that they had received everything (and to try to subtly pump the rep for info). I was told that they had a hit on my criminal history and that they would have to investigate and make sure that the arrests weren't disqualifying. Pumped!