Traffic and Criminal Records

September 3, 2020
  • Being prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle;

  • Having been convicted of six (6) or more traffic violations, or a conviction of failing to maintain financial responsibility within the last 24 months;

  • The applicant's driver license has been suspended for refusal to submit to a chemical test within the last five years;

  • Currently on probation for any traffic offense or having a suspended driver license;

  • Currently delinquent or having been delinquent in child support payments within the last 5 years as determined by a court or the Texas Attorney General’s Office;

  • Having been or currently on court-ordered supervision or probation for any offense of the grade of felony or Class A misdemeanor;

  • Having been convicted of any offense of the grade of felony or Class A misdemeanor;

  • Having been on or currently on court-ordered supervision or probation for any criminal offense of the grade of Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years;

  • Having been convicted of an offense of the grade of a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years;

  • Having been convicted of a family violence offense;

  • Currently being under indictment or criminal investigation;

  • Being prohibited by state or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition;

  • Having committed theft(s) while in a position of trust or in a pattern that shows habitual theft will permanently disqualify the applicant;

Contact DPS Recruiting toll free at:

1-866-898-7667
or email
JoinDPS@dps.texas.gov