Once you are arrested and charged with a crime, the police station creates a public record and then submits this information to the Texas department of public safety, where the information is then entered into the Texas Crime Information Center (TCIC). The information is then submitted to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). This is why it is important to take the necessary steps to erase these records or prevent their dissemination into the public. The record of your arrest can have lasting implications. For instance, these records can be obtained by private companies and used for various reasons. The most common uses of this information include prospective employer background checks, prospective landlord background checks, colleges may perform a background check, professional schools (such as medical school, dental school, law school, etc), and state licensing boards.

Your arrest record, even one that shows you were found not guilty or were never convicted of a crime, may be enough to cause an employer to pass on hiring you.

FOR SOME PEOPLE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE SOLVED
BY A EXPUNGMENT OR PETITION FOR NONDISCLOSURE

Baker & Dameron, L.L.C. is a criminal defense law firm located in Fort Worth, Texas that helps people in the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex clear their good name and return to a clean record if they are eligible. In most cases an eligible person is someone who has had a criminal case that was:

  • Dismissed
  • Declined
  • Not Billed
  • Not Guilty/ Acquitted by a jury verdict
  • Successfully completed deferred adjudication probation

What is an expunction?

What is a non-disclosure?

Who is eligible for a non-disclosure order?