Sealing a Guilty

Hi everyone.

So I was charged with a class C misdemeanor about 6 or 7 so years ago in Arlington, TX. I don't really remember any of details of what happened in court, I don't remember what my lawyer pled for me, I didn't even talk to the judge, but I know I only went twice to court twice and in between the first time and the second time I did 24 hours of community service and then my lawyer told me that I just didn't have to get in trouble for about 8 months.

Of course I stayed out of trouble. Today in 2020 I can't even find the any case details online anywhere in Tarrant County's criminal records or in Arlington. Does this mean that the case was sealed or expunged? It was my first offense. I just recently filled out a job application asking if I had been convicted of a misdemeanor and since I couldn't find any info about it in Terrant county records I assumed it was just gone, but I want to make sure I didn't lie on the application... If you can't find any info about a case in public records then does that mean that it is sealed or doesn't exist and can't be used on a background check?

Thank you.

EDIT: ***UPDATE

So I just ran my information through the Texas DPS website and did a criminal search history on myself and this is what came up

"Searched on 9/29/2020
No Matching Records
There are no records matching your search criteria as of the date and time of this specific search. This includes the Criminal History File, Sex Offender Registration and Name Based Files."

 

Yes but what I'm asking is what does it mean when a case/record dissapears from the court..? I think it's very possibly that my deferment and sealing of the record were all something my lawyer had going all at the same time.

 

Do any of you nice lawyer people know if it's possible that a Class C misdemeanor charge for drug paraphernalia (a ticket) can be sealed if you plead guilty to it? It's over 3 years old and it doesn't show up on a state background check but I want it sealed anyway. It's the only charge I have. I've read that guilty charges can't be sealed or expunge but I also heard that there are some exceptions to this rule, I just can't find any information about that online.

Shanks!

 

This is a totally different question

Do any of you nice lawyer people know if it's possible that a Class C misdemeanor charge for drug paraphernalia (a ticket) can be sealed if you plead guilty to it?

anyone can look at a previous post and be rude and copy and paste something not helpful

 

Here's a HELPFUL answer from a different site:

"A: If your first offense is a misdemeanor, it can now be sealed because of a relatively recent change to the nondisclosure statute."

I'm just trying to find out more information about these "recent changes to" the ND statute.

 

Lol, I meant ND for non-disclosure.

Thank you guys for all of your responses!