Question

[Kythas]

I was arrested in 1999 for a bad check on a warrant issued out of Dallas county. I went to the Dallas County Clerk's office today to get a certified copy of the disposition of the case and they have no record of me at all. They did say they could give me a certified statement saying I have no record, but I didn't see the point in that.

I remember paying a fine and pleading "No Contest" to the charge after paying off the check. However, since neither the Dallas County Clerk of Court nor the Dallas County DA has any record of this charge at all, what should I do? The DA's office said that there may not have been a case filed, but then why did I pay a fine?

I'm thinking of putting in a letter with my packet explaining this, but is that necessary? If the Clerk of Court has no record of the charge at all, should I even report it in the paperwork?

[seamusTX]

DPS will accept the letter saying the Dallas court has no record of the case. This kind of thing happens all the time.

- Jim

[Kythas]

Thanks, Jim.