That's 30 days from when DPS receives it. If you send it certified mail, the Post Office can provide proof of the date DPS received it. Bottlenecks in its mailroom, or data entry, or other delays are all part of the 30 days to get the completed application materials to its designee.txinvestigator wrote:Read my post. It explains it. The department has 30 DAYS to get the completed application materials to its designee.
In the end, it doesn't make much of a difference. If DPS doesn't issue your CHL in a timely manner, at best you could consider it a pocket denial under §411.177(c) and start the appeal process without waiting for official notification. Other than that, "the clock" is nothing more than a topic for conversation. For the purpose of the poll, I encourage you to start your clock when the post office says DPS received your application, not when DPS changes some arbitrary status on its website.