If your Texas license has been suspended you may be eligible for a Tarrant County Occupational License. An Occupational License is restricted driving license that allows you to drive for essential needs while your regular license is suspended. Essential needs include things such as school, work,...
Tarrant County Jail Release can be a confusing process especially for someone who does not have prior experience getting someone out of jail. The first step in the process is for a bond to be set by a Tarrant County Magistrate. Once the bond amount...
4/20 is Marijuana Day! Who would have thought ten years ago that in April 2020 the government would require most of us to "social distance" at home and only essential businesses would be open. Mind blowing how far the legalization moment has come that some states...
What is the Labor Detail Program? The Tarrant County Sheriff's Office Labor Detail Program is an alternative to jail program. The Judge in a case has the authority to allow a convicted individual to work off their sentence on the Tarrant County Labor Detail Program instead...
After you have been arrested for Driving While Intoxicated the next step is for the officer to request a sample of your breath or blood. The breath test is taken at the jail using the intoxilyzer and the blood sample can be taken at the jail...
If you are a first-time offender in Tarrant County, you may qualify for a Pretrial Diversion program! Pretrial Diversion Programs are an alternative to prosecution which seeks to divert certain offenders from criminal proceedings into a program of supervision and counseling. When the diversion program...
On September 1, 2019, the Texas Legislature passed a bill making it possible to receive Deferred Adjudication for a first time Driving While Intoxicated offense if they qualify. Once the person completes the deferred adjudication period the case is dismissed! Just because a case is...
If you do not have a gold star, you may not be able to use your Texas driver’s license or identification card at the airport! The Real ID Act begins October 1, 2020, only state-issued driver licenses and identification cards that are fully compliant with...
With the legalization of marijuana for recreational and medicinal purposes spreading across the country, more and more employers are conducting drug tests, but could CBD cause you to fail one? In a perfect world, Cannabidiol (CBD) shouldn’t cause you to fail any random or scheduled drug...
UPDATED July 18, 2019 Possession of Brass Knuckles will be legal on September 1, 2019 For years, the Texas penal codes prohibited possession of “brass knuckles” (including plastic self-defense keyrings often shaped like animal heads) and classified the offense as a Class A Misdemeanor. That meant people...