Old arrest and court records.

[whatdoyouwant 0]

Back in 1988, I was arrested for DUI.  The charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence (blood alcohol test showed no impairment).

 

I reported this arrest on my I-129F submission that I filed back in January of 2018.

I recently received an RFE about this.   Here is the text of what they are requesting....

BEGIN QUOTE
You've indicated that you have been arrested or convicted.  Therefore, please submit certified copies of court records identifying the charge and the final disposition for every conviction together with the police report for each arrest.  The final disposition should be obtained from the court where the hearing took place.  You may submit original documents, or certified copies which must include the relevant court and stamp.

* DUI in Las Vegas, Nevada

If the court disposition(s) is/are not available, you may obtain a certified letter from the court(s) stating there is no record, or certified copies which must include the relevant court seal stamps.  ... (the rest was easy to understand)
END QUOTE 

 

 

Back in January, I attempted to get records about this arrest, but had little success.  As a result of that process, I received the following 3 items.

1.  Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept:  A notarized letter indicating "NO REPORT"
2.  Nevada Highway Patrol (I think they did the arrest even though I was in Las Vegas)  I requested information online and received a reply online. That reply said  ..."NHP has determined there are no responsive documents for this request"...
3.  Las Vegas Justice Court (where the hearing took place)   I sent them a fax and received a document in response.   This document is signed by the Deputy Clerk and it indicates that the court has no related records.

My questions:

Since I cannot find records and they probably do not exist, the key part here seems to be the last line of the portion of the RFE I have quoted.

But just what is a certified letter.   I think in this context, the RFE actually wants a certified legal document, not a certified letter, but I am not totally sure.  More importantly, just what is a certified letter.   The document I received from the court was signed by the Deputy Clerk.  Is that sufficient, or will I need something more "official".  If so, what should I request? 

 

[Randyandyuni 2,682]

A deputy clerk is an officer of the court, I believe that satisfies the document as certified, asking an attorney is probably prudent

[IvaVas 0]

Hello!

Me and my fiancé, we have the same issue but with a fine from 2008. We cannot find any court records or records on his driving history from MVA.
I was wondering if these three documents were sufficient evidence for them. Did they reply you already?
Thank you in advance. 

[whatdoyouwant 0]

I received my approval letter (I-197) after submitting the aforementioned documents.  The USCIS did not request additional information once I sent those in.

[IvaVas 0]

Thank you very much for the answer. We will probably submit the same documents.