the theft wasn't a big amount so I received a police caution, it was my first offense. Last year in November I was wrongly arrested again, wasn''t charged but was fingerprinted. My question is when will my criminal record be clean?
Thanks
2006-09-11 22:14:58 · 28 answers · asked by martin k 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
as long as you have only the single caution, the it will be spent in 5 years from when it was given.
just because you were arrested and finger printed doesn't mean anything. anyone who comes into police custody is fingerprinted, photographed and has a dna sample taken.........it's the law don't you know.
2006-09-12 05:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by phil j 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You dont have a criminal record. To have a record, you must be convicted in a court of law.
A police caution is a police warning kept on police records. Its kind of saying "if you get caught and the evidence is enough to charge, you wont get the chance of another caution... you will go to court and get a criminal record" You dont declare it, say, on job applications as a "criminal record"
A caution is kept on police records for five years and if you are a good boy, it will be wiped after those five years.
You say that you werent charged the second time, so you still have two years left on your original caution.
Interesting how you say "wrongly arrested for the second time". If you received a caution the first time, that means you admitted the offence!!!
Everyone who is arrested get their fingerprints and DNA taken. This is kept on database for life.
2006-09-12 13:48:40 · answer #2 · answered by PEP 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you only recieved a police caution then you wont have a criminal record, you will have a police record, so if someone asks if you have a criminal record you can answer no. If, for the second arrest you weren't charged then again you wont have a criminal record.
The police record is clean after 3 years.
2006-09-11 22:18:02 · answer #3 · answered by RRM 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How were you fingerprinted but never charged??? Whatever.....Most people go their entire lives never having a negative experience with the law. You so far have had 2 in 3 yrs. Maybe you need to start hanging out with a better class of people. To answer your real question, call the court clerk in your area. They will tell you what the retention times on records is.
2006-09-12 05:54:20 · answer #4 · answered by Mike 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wrongly arrested. Spoken like a true criminal. I see a future of you behind bars being someones girlfriend. Get used to it or stop breaking the law.
2006-09-12 02:03:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
1.HONEY WHEN YOU STOP SPENDING YOU TIME IN LIVERPOOL TOWN CENTER TRYING TO HAVE A GREAT PARTY TIME,WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SCOUCER AND BATMAN-THEY CAN'T GO OUT WITHOUT ROBBING.
2.IT WILL HAVE TO BE SOME KIND OF MASSIVE ACCIDENT WHERE ALL THE RECORDS OF CRIME'S JUST GET HEAD OVER HEALS AND THEN THEY HAVE TO CALL EVERYONE IN TO FIND THERE OWN FILE'S THAT WILL BE GOOD YOU CAN GET ON YOUR TOES WITH YOUR OWN FILE AND IF THEY GET TO YOU JUST SAY YOU WERE TRYING TO CLEAR THE RECORD.HONESTLY THAT WILL BE THE BEST WORLD RECORD CLEARANCE AND EVEN JESSE OWEN'S DIN'T DO THAT RECORD LIKE YOU DID.
HONEY IN 5 TO 10 YEAR'S TIME YOU WILL BE OK DON'T GET INTO TROUBLE ITS NOT WORTH IT YOUR LIFE'S PRECIOUS AND MAKE THE MOST OF IT.DON'T END UP GETTING HURT.YOUR A NICE PERSON DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU ANY DIFFERENT.GOOD LUCK LAD WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN LIFE.
2006-09-15 10:08:12 · answer #6 · answered by mariolla oneill 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it depends. If you ever go for a full CRB check (criminal Records Bureau) and want to work with children, it will ALWAYS show up due to recent changes in legislation.
Otherwise it's five years before it is spent, with regard to less sophisticated checks.
Don't worry though, in this day and age, your record is harmless enough. if you continue to partake in criminal activity, you will eventually end up in prison, no matter what the crime is.
Hope this is of some help!
2006-09-11 22:26:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never. I record is always kept, even if it has been served under the rehabilitation act. It won't be disclosed to anyone after 10 years, but it will still be on the government record.
2006-09-11 23:11:59 · answer #8 · answered by Mr curious 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I didn't think they could take fingerprints unless you were charged , phone a lawyer and ask because if they don't have your fingerprints then you have no criminal record .
2006-09-11 22:23:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you have no record. You need to not only have a charge but a conviction to get a record. Cautions are NOT put on records
2006-09-12 07:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋