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I got a letter stating that my application was incomplete due to a past arrest. I wrote the charge and approx date, but they need me to submit a certified copy of the judgement and sentence, how do I go about getting these? Thanks.

Well I made a trip up to the Collin County Clerks office, who referred me to the juvinile probation dept. Get this, the clerk has no record on me because I was a juvenile when arrested, and the records were sealed. I obtained a copy of the records from the juvenile dept. , the only thing is that it is not certified, because it is the county clerk that provides certified records of judgement, so no certified records exist for me. I shipped the papers to DPS today and am praying they will accept these. Who thinks they will accept them, and who thinks they will send me yet another letter?

You get the record from the clerk of the court in the county where you were arrested. You can probably find their phone number on the web. Each county has a different procedure, and some of them require payment.

If they do not have a record of the disposition of the case (which they often do not for petty misdemeanors), you need to get a letter saying that they have no record of a conviction.

- Jim

Contact the clerk of the court in which your case disposition occurred.

Based on replies I've seen in other posts, I think you will need to contact the city/court/police department where you were when all this went down and request paperwork regarding the arrest and everything.

Sorry I can't help more.

Oops. TAM beat me to it.

seamusTX wrote:You get the record from the clerk of the court in the county where you were arrested. You can probably find their phone number on the web. Each county has a different procedure, and some of them require payment.

If they do not have a record of the disposition of the case (which they often do not for petty misdemeanors), you need to get a letter saying that they have no record of a conviction.

- Jim

+1 Exactly. Call the court which heard your case and speak to a court clerk. They may be willing to fax you the information you need regarding disposition, thereby speeding up your process.

thanks yall

bump for update question.

DPS has been known to accept uncertified letters and faxes.

IMHO, if you're talking about a juvenile misdemeanor, it isn't really a crime in Texas even if you were guilty. DPS has bigger worries.

- Jim

Yes it was a class B misdemeanor, posession of marijuana, stupid I know, Im over that stuff, I just hope DPS doesnt give me the run around. Thanks for your input.

Get this, the clerk has no record on me because I was a juvenile when arrested

Then you need a certified letter from the clerk, saying that, to send to DPS.