Class A Misdemeanor Theft--Texas

[valkur]

State--Texas
I was fired for theft (employee/retail), arrested by local PD, fingerprinted....

I hired a lawyer....and they told me was that if i did community service they would not pursue the case....So as far as I know i never plead guilty/not guilty or anything.....as far as they told me

Here is my question
They said if i paid 1500.00 dollars I could get it expunged, however ive heard different things about Texas and expungtion----should i do it?

I have been hired by the UT system so I dont know what exactly is on my record

 

[las365]

Who are "they"? Did you ever go to court?

The folloiwing is geberal information about expungement in Texas and is not legal advice:

Expungement
In Texas, under some circumstances, you may be able to have a criminal record expunged, which means that the records are returned to you or destroyed.

You may be eligible for expungement if:

A criminal charge against you has been dismissed, you have been found not guilty, or you have been pardoned; or
Someone used your name or identification when arrested (identity theft); or
You are a juvenile who has completed a deferred sentence; or
You are an underage drinking first offender.
If you are eligible to have your records expunged, you may file a petition in court. A person who has reached age 17 must make a sworn written request to have juvenile records expunged.

In addition, if you have received a discharge and dismissal from deferred adjudication community supervision (an alternative sentencing program in Texas), you may petition the court for a nondisclosure order following dismissal for some misdemeanors, five years after dismissal for other misdemeanors, or 10 years after dismissal for felonies. A nondisclosure order prohibits criminal justice agencies from disclosing criminal history information to the public.

Motor vehicle records cannot be expunged.

 

[valkur]

"They" is my law firm.

I never went to court

After I hired them (lawyer), they started their work.....and a couple of weeks later they told me if i did community service the charges would not be persued....so I gave them a letter of recommendation type thing saying I did the hours.

They (laywers) then told me about the expungment but I started reading up on it and saw some sites that said in Texas your record could not fully be expunged