Can I still get my hazmat certification if I was arrested six years ago?

Yes I love the sniper Ranger SEAL sitting at the counter of knowledge. It's entertaining for the first minute. Then the truck stop lawyers who have no concept of how the criminal justice system works just make me laugh.

 

You criticize me yet have nothing to say against my argument. Yes, oh ignorant one, judge me for my "ignorance" yet have nothing to come to the table with to rebut my facts. I'll wait.....*crickets*

 

Your good to go for hazmat, twic. Your getting tankers too right? Might as well, it's easy and will go hand in hand with a lot of hazmat jobs. Good luck.

 

This thread has clearly gone off-kilter, but the original info the OP gave was valid to question, and deem 'not completely accurate'.
For those that want to discredit anyone, I suggest you spell out your specific 'facts', instead of slinging out generic outdated slams with no factual basis.

Case in point, fortycalglock. You say "This is freaking great. Vegan trucker obviously has no idea how the criminal justice system works. BTW, the whole arrest and trial process IS STRICTLY AN ACCUSATION until you're convicted."

Oh really? Strictly an accusation? Glad you're not a LEO because arresting based solely on accusations will get you in both hot water quickly, as well as a very short term career. Ever heard of the importance of probable cause and evidence, prior to any arrest?

2nd case in point, via lmcclure1220, who says "They can yank you in on suspicion and run you through all this then end up dropping charges before you even know what happened!".
That's 100% false, especially as related to this case. You cannot be arrested, or jailed, on "suspicion" of any crime. There is no charge for "suspicion". It takes a valid charge to be arrested.

The bottom line is... the OP said she was never charged with a crime. That is simply untrue, period. That charge may have been dropped after the arrest, true, but NO-one can be arrested and held 3 days in jail... unless they were charged with a crime. Period.

Crankee yankee says "see even the ex cops dont get it right". Really CY?,, please specifically point out your expertise on facts over mine. Lets be specific.
Don't just pop in here and slam someone without specific facts to back up your vague claim. It's part of being an adult.
As for the "truckstop lawyers" reference, the ones that are spouting off criticizing former leo's have zero experience in lawful arrests, and display their own 'special' lack of knowledge.

 

Certaintly. If there was a LEO who witnessed it, then that is a credible witness. At which point a warrant can be issued for your arrest. Any prosecutor will pursue said charge from eyewitness testimony from such a credible witness. And any judge will sign off on said warrant. I have to wonder why they never told you what you were arrested for. when you get pulled into any police station or go to jail, you have to sign your "criminal charge" document acknowledging these are the reasons you are being held. This is also mandatory in the prosecution of any criminal offense. For without this, a defense attorney can argue that you were not aware of your charges at the time of arrest. It's a procedure. A very specific one that must be followed with the paperwork to ensure the prosecutions case holds water. Without any one of these vital documents, you can walk free. And they don't want that.

 

Yep, let's just throw out innocent until proven guilty. Just because a LEO THINKS he has PC does not make one guilty of a crime, merely accused of one. Upon conviction, it's no longer an accusation. Plenty of people arrested aren't charged because there isn't enough PC based on case law, or the officer dropped the ball, etc.

 

based on everything being said on here by the "adults"
i shouldnt even have a license
let alone endorsements
if your cop life was so good leave the truck drivers alone

 

fortycalglock,, You're putting quite a bit of false twist and false assumptions to my exact words.
I was one of the first to tell the OP that she conformed to TSA's 'passing' terms. I just questioned her post, due to a false 'fact'.
Speaking of words, accuracy is important. Even your last sentence is not true/accurate, in significant ways.
You don't seem to know the difference between the word charged and convicted, nor the arrest criteria process.
BTW, that is not according to what I THINK, but what legal definitions actually mean.

CY, smh, You would lose your license/endorsements ONLY had you been convicted of disqualifying crimes. Only you will know.
I never said anything more, nor less. BTW, you missed the memo... I'm a truck driver.