Lindale, TX Criminal Defense Law Firms & Lawyers

If you are pulled over driving on a suspended license, the police will either arrest you on the spot for Operating After License Suspended and your car will be towed. If you are lucky enough to have a passenger who has a valid license and the cop wants to give you a break, he may let your passenger drive your car from the scene and send you a summons in the mail to appear in court to face the charge. You would be wise to not take the risk.

I guess you didn't pay her/him? You probably should report it to the police if you cannot get them back on your own. You may want to shut the credit cards off and put a hold on your bank account activity, right away.

You cannot have a record cleared entirely, even where you were not prosecuted. But depending on your circumstances you might able to have notations added to your records (see statute below), but in my view you'll need an attorney. 13-4051. Entry on records; stipulation; court order A. Any person who is wrongfully arrested, indicted or otherwise charged for any crime may petition the superior court for entry upon all court records, police records and any other records of any other agency relating to such arrest or indictment a notation that the person has been cleared. B. After a hearing on the petition, if the judge believes that justice will be served by such entry, the judge shall issue the order requiring the entry that the person has been cleared on such records, with accompanying justification therefor, and shall cause a copy of such order to be delivered to all law enforcement agencies and courts. The order shall further require that all law enforcement agencies and courts shall not release copies of such records to any person except upon order of the court. C. Any person who has notice of such order and fails to comply with the court order issued pursuant to this section shall be liable to the person for damages from such failure.