How do I get my pyrotechnics license?

How to get my record clean or get my driver's license?

• I recently turned 18, and have been driving since I was 14, however I do not have my driver's license or even a permit. I am not here to brag about my actions or for you guys to tell me what I'm doing is wrong, I know it's wrong. However, I want to get my record "clean" and be able to get my license. I'm about to get my own place and go to college and basically be an adult, and I need my license to really get a decent start to this life. I don't know how many specifics are needed, but I will let you guys know of my three encounters with the law. I will also let you guys know what I'm doing to get my license and I hope you guys can help me or give me advice. --------------------------------------… Age: 14 Violations: Driving without a driver's license, Failing to yield at a stoplight, Expired plates Outcome: License - agreed to go to Teen Court Yield - paid for it Plates - dismissed Problem: Never registered or attended Teen Court --------------------------------------… Age: 15 Violations: Minor in possession of tobacco, profanity in a school zone (or disturbing classes, forgot what) Outcome: Never showed up for court Problem: Well, I never showed up to court, so yeah. --------------------------------------… Age: 16 Violations: Burglary of a habitation, Possession with intent, Evading arrest with a motor vehicle, crossing county lines, speeding, assault with a deadly weapon Outcome: Differed prosecution on all charges (Due to no priors, excellent school attendance, and excellent grades) if I took a 90 day drug rehab program Problem: Don't know if the traffic violations affect my chances of getting a license --------------------------------------… OK, I'm in Texas. All the violations were committed in the same city/county, but I don't live there anymore. I still live in Texas, just not in that city. I am taking the online IDriveSafely courses due to Texas requiring it for new drivers that never took driver's ed. I guess my questions are: -Are this tickets still outstanding since they happened while I was a minor? -What can I do to get my license? -What are my chances of me going back to that courthouse and getting arrested on the spot? -Should I ask for a payment plan (Being a college kid, I'm short on funds at the moment, but wouldn't mind making monthly payments or so)? -What are my chances of getting my license WITHOUT taking care of these tickets?

• Answer:

  As long as you're not still on probation for the Burglary, you're 18 now, so juvenile records are what they call "expunged" or sealed. Since you got caught before you had a license, they might have suspended the time it takes you to be eligible for reinstatement. If I were you, I'd simply call your local DMV office and ask, "When will I be eligible to take the driver's test?" As long as you weren't tried as an adult for the burglary, you shouldn't have any problems getting an apartment or going to college. Hell, you can be a felon and go to college online anyway. I've arrested many felons who rent apartments. ;) You'll be fine.