Expunge?

[Fudd]

Three years ago I was convicted of a non-violent Class B misdeamenor. Made a poor decision, cost a ton of cash and time. Lesson learned or more like reinforcing what I already new to be correct. Anyway, I am familiar with guns as I have been around them my entire life and have become increasingly motivated to looking into a CHL. Now to the question...If I go through another expensive and time consuming proccess of getting this conviction expunged...will I be eligible for a CHL or will it show up and deny my application?

[Crossfire]

You only have to wait 5 years from the date of conviction on a Class B misdemeanor before you are eligible for a Texas CHL. By the time you go through the whole process to get this thing expunged, you will probably be at 5 years anyway, so I would save my money.

And, BTW, you can get a Utah permit 3 years after a Class B misdemeanor (unless is was a DUI, then 6 years), and still be legal to carry in Texas.

[Fudd]

Do I have to be a resident of Utah to apply?

[Crossfire]

Nope, lots of people on this board have never been to Utah, but have Utah permits.

[saltydog]

I don't know about Utah, or, for that matter my home state of Texas. But here, you cannot have a conviction expunged w/o a Pardon from the Govenor...that sounds kinda political doesn't it?

You can have an arrest expunged, providing there was no conviction or plea of 'guilty', 'no contest, ( which is really a guilty plea).

You can't un-ring the bell, or erase history. But you can have an un-substanited arrest expunged. The key word there is 'arrest'', not a finding of 'guilty'. Be warned though, it does not evaporate in smoke. The arrest was a public record and may have gotten into other, non-governmental databases (bonding agents, insurance companies, search engines, etc.) before the judical expunction order was signed and implemented.

In the eyes of some folks, an accusation (read..an arrest) carries the same weight as a conviction or a plea of guilty.

salty