2006-09-07 19:04:33 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Not if an ordinary traffic case. But felony arrests are part of a police record.
In any event there will be paperwork somewhere. I would not be surprised if the insurance industry could find out; certainly solicitors acting for any future plaintiff aginst you (in some hypothetical future litigation especially over a motoring incident) will do so and try to use the fact to impeach your testimony.
2006-09-08 21:05:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anyone arrested by the police will have to make a statement, that statement will be kept on file. You only get a police 'record' as such, following a conviction. Well that's the theory but I suspect in practise the police keep lots of info on just about everybody and anybody. In the intelligence game, and the police are part of that, you never throw away any information you might have. That scrap of paper with half a telephone number may prove to belong to another half of a telephone number which just happens to come by later on. Okay, to summarise - you are not supposed to have a criminal record unless and until you are convicted as a criminal. It is however quite possible that info is kept about a person anyway and may be used later.
2006-09-07 19:31:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi ! why was it dismissed. and how soon after the arrest. Most police departments notifies the state DM V all most right away. Insurance companies check now for violations. you should have a court paper stating the out come of your case.
2006-09-07 19:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by riddrie 72 dee 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your state. In Florida (for example), we have whats called a "Seal and Expunge" that must be filed and petitioned for if you want it erased from your record. I would assume that most states need it. Your best bet is to ask an attorney that question because the state laws differ. Most likely, if you petition the court for a seal and expunge (if your state allows), it shouldnt be that hard. Unfortunatly, attorneys will charge you to do this, unless you have a friends who is an attorney who can forgo charging you 350-500 (minimum) and tell you how to expunge it. Again, find out the state law by asking an attorney. That is a state specific thing.
2006-09-07 19:12:50 · answer #4 · answered by Knick101 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you did i would come round and give you a good talking to i lost a very special and dear friend to a drunk driver..drunk driving...KILLS..she was returning to her home base after being away..driver coming the other way hit her car head on. and trapped alive in the wreckage of her own vehicle was BURNT ALIVE....he meanwhile was seen by an approaching motorist to the accident,to fall out of his car..stagger to the side of the road,sit down and light a cigarette ..FROM A PIECE OF HER BURNING VEHICLE..he got away with a cut forehead..and a fractured arm..his punishment? loss of licence for 2 years,£500 fine and 6 yes 6 months in jail..out in 2 and a half....SO MUCH FOR JUSTICE IN THE UK...so we now know what life is worth ..she was only 20 years old...if only the death penalty was current in Britain,i would have gladly carried it out and would do so in any case where it has been given as a sentence..as unfortunately it isn't i think anyone found guilty of dd(DUI) should be made to see what a body looks like as a result of dd,..I CAN GUARANTEE YOU WONT LIKE IT..
2006-09-07 19:51:09 · answer #5 · answered by hondanut 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Laws vary by state, but there could be record of you having been charged remaining, call your local courthouse and ask the prosecutor's office what sort of record would remain with the situation that you experienced.
2006-09-07 23:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dismissal = no criminal conviction, however, this information unfortunately will still be on the police national computers and it would mean that the police will refer to it in the future if unluckily you were arrested again and this would perhaps be evidence to show that you have a propensity to commit such offences
2006-09-11 07:21:39 · answer #7 · answered by Sky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if the case was dismissed there was no judgement, therefore no record. Peace.
2006-09-07 19:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by -Tequila17 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it is still on your record, I would fight it, even if means going back to the court and having them reverse the info. Learn your lesson though and DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!!!! you could end up killing someone.....we all know you'll live as all the other drunk drivers have.......what an unfair situation for the victims and their families.
2006-09-07 19:08:26 · answer #9 · answered by LUIS A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no case dismissed is not a conviction.
2006-09-08 03:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by joseph m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋