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This is probably the only time I'll ever type this but .. . I wish they would have transferred me to a lawyer

Thanks for the support Jim! So I called DPS and got a parrot. I explained my situation with 2 misdemeanors in 10 years. The response was: "You are not eligible until 10 years after the date of conviction" I asked if possesion constituted "use" as a statutory element of the offens...

Good point Jim, it's certainly worth a call, and if they seem confident in their response, I may mail in the application sooner rather than later.

I'll follow up in this thread with what i'm told.

Thanks to all who contributed! I now feel confident waiting to submit my application. Jim, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, it's always comforting reading the actual codes applicable. Chas, I agree with you about waiting rather than fighting an appeal to DPS decision, I think I've got ...

You have two years from the date on your TR-100 form to submit the application to DPS. I don't know about multiple offenses 5 to 10 years in the past. I never figured it out. - Jim I like the idea of waiting, just to be sure. However, the booklet the instructor passed out had a Q&A session in t...

What were the outcomes of the two cases? Convicted, dismissed? etc. That might help. The Possession charge was deffered adjudification, probabtion served; which still counts as a conviction under the CHL statutes. The DWI was a conviction, probation served; it is no longer possible, per MADD, to ge...

Hello all! I'm new and excited about getting my CHL and I took the class this past weekend, just one problem . . . I have 2 class B Misdemeanors within 10 years. The most recent is an 8 year 5 month old DWI. The second is a 9 year 4 month old Possesion of Marijuana 0-2 oz. I realize that I'm very cl...