juvenile offense
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juvenile offense
I have a clean adult record, however when I was 16 I received a ticket for curfew, possesion of a concealed weapon, and possesion of an illegal weapon in Colorado. It was a knife under my seat, if that matters. I was given the ticket and went to court. No jail time no probation, just a fine. Would this desqualify me from geting my texas chl? I have a Utah and planing to get my texas next month.thank you for any responses.
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Re: juvenile offense
Might matter how long ago this was...
We can assume you are at least 21 if applying for TX CHL.. so.. at least 5 years ago... but, how long exactly (month and year of conviction/judgment)?
I don't know what class crimes these are in TX... that will determine the time interval required before eligibility is reinstated, or whether eligibility is ever reinstated...
We can assume you are at least 21 if applying for TX CHL.. so.. at least 5 years ago... but, how long exactly (month and year of conviction/judgment)?
I don't know what class crimes these are in TX... that will determine the time interval required before eligibility is reinstated, or whether eligibility is ever reinstated...
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Re: juvenile offense
It was almost twenty years ago. Colorado juvenile records I believe become sealed after you turn 18
I was never booked finger printed or arrested just a ticket and paid a fine that was I think 2 or 300 dollars.
I was never booked finger printed or arrested just a ticket and paid a fine that was I think 2 or 300 dollars.
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Re: juvenile offense
It doesn't apply in your case, since it was in Colorado, but for purposes of a TX CHL background check, juvenile records can be unsealed, and felony grade convictions can impact your eligibility. The fact that your case was over 20 years ago means that you are clear to proceed.
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Re: juvenile offense
I would check, but those sound like misdemeanor charges that are probably the equivalent of Class B or less in Texas. they were handled like Class C misdemeanors, fine only. I am almost sure that is the status of the curfew violation. The other two were just a LEO running a bluff on you because you were a teenager breaking curfew. I had a similar run in with a Wolf Point, MT LEO in 1970. The Knife was on my belt in a sheath. I didn't bluff. No tickets or other repercussions.Tudor wrote:It was almost twenty years ago. Colorado juvenile records I believe become sealed after you turn 18
I was never booked finger printed or arrested just a ticket and paid a fine that was I think 2 or 300 dollars.
MOST misdemeanor charges will only disqualify you for a Maximum of 5 years. A few are a permanent disqualification. A little research on your specific charges in Colorado and a comparative to Similar Texas charges would probably give you an answer.
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Re: juvenile offense
If you have never been arrested and only fined, most likely those are class C misdemeanors. If you have never ever been arrested you should be good to go. Go apply!
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