1. TYPE OF REQUEST – Check the box to indicate whether you are applying for a new license or
renewing a license.
2. TYPE OF LICENSE – Provide the type of license you are applying for or renewing. (ex: Barber,
Cosmetology, Electrician, Towing, Air Conditioning Technician, etc.)
3. NAME – Write your full legal name in the spaces provided. (Last, First, Middle Name)
4. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN) – Social Security number disclosure is required by Section
231.302(1) of the Texas Family Code in order to obtain a license. Your social security number is subject
to disclosure to an agency authorized to assist in the collection of child support payments. For more
information regarding child support payments, contact the Texas Attorney General at:
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/cs or call (512) 460-6000 or (800) 252-8014.
5. MAILING ADDRESS – Provide your current mailing address. This is the address where we will send
you mail. This address can be a post office box. You can add the zip plus-4 to help the postal service
deliver mail more efficiently and accurately.
6. PHONE NUMBER – Provide a telephone number, including the area code, where we can reach you
during the day. This may be your office phone number where we can leave a message.
7. DATE OF BIRTH – Provide your birthdate.
8. EMAIL ADDRESS – Provide your email address. TDLR will only use your email address for
the purpose of communicating with you electronically in a manner which protects your email
address from disclosure under the Public Information Act.
9. COUNTY AND STATE OF CONVICTION OR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION – ex: Travis, TX; Baxter,
AR; Fresno, CA.
10. COURT – Give the name of the court your case was held. (ex: 300th District Court, Superior Court,
Federal Court)
11. DATE CRIME COMMITTED – Give the date you committed the crime.
12. DATE OF THE CONVICTION OR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION – Give the date you were convicted or
received a deferred adjudication.
13. EXACT CRIME YOU WERE CONVICTED OF OR RECEIVED A DEFERRED ADJUDICATION FOR –
Give the official description of the offense shown on your court records.
14. WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU DO (CRIME) AND WHY – Give a detailed description of your actions and
why you made those decisions, do not simply restate the name of your offense. (If you need more
space to write, attach additional sheets)
15. SENTENCE OR ACTION IMPOSED BY THE COURT – (ex: six months in Travis County Jail, deferred
adjudication, probation, etc.)
16. RENEWALS – If you are renewing your license, did the conviction or deferred adjudication you
described in item 11 occur since your license was last issued? Place a check in the box for No or Yes.
17. PAROLE – If you are not on parole please check No. If you answered Yes list your reporting officer’s
name and phone number.
CRIMINAL HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE INSTRUCTIONS