I was arrested when I was 17, they waited to prosecute me till I was 18. Marijuana for sale. I took a plea bargain, at the end of probation it was to be set aside. I have since found out that the felony still exists. What can I do? I have written the state where it happened they say they find no record of it. How do I find out if it does or doesn't exist? And how do I rectify this?
2006-10-04 17:00:37 · 10 answers · asked by blackdiamondsandroses 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I was told about it this year when I went to apply for a gun permit.
2006-10-04 17:35:50 · update #1
I contacted an lawyer, he can't find it either.Then I would have to go all the way to AZ. to have it taken care of if he could find it.(I'm in NC)
2006-10-04 17:39:16 · update #2
I think now that the laws have changed as far as becoming a correctional officer. They are in such high demand that it may work in your benefit. The first thing you need to do is to get a back ground check done, you need to go to your local state police and ask to get a back ground check done and if it does not show up on that back ground check then it does not exist anywhere, this will however cost you to do this . The next thing you need to do if it shows up on your record is to go to your state governor and ask for a pardon, it has been 25 years and you are not a teenager anymore. I have since ran across a case similar to this with a close friend of mine. While vacationing during senior week he got arrested (stupid kid with lots of alcohol) Well anyway he grew up and decided he would become a state police officer and that charge was on his record. His comanding officer talked with all of the people that were there and decided that it was just a stupid kid with lots of alcohol and gave him a chance. My advice to you is don't give up and if you want it then fight for it and show them that you are not that 17 year old kid and what you have accomplished thus far. One word of advice is to not get an expungment if it is on your record, the only thing an expungment will do is not allow any non state agency to see your back history. Any law enforcement agency including court systems will still be able to view your past history even with an expungment and still cost you lots of money! Good luck to you!
2006-10-04 17:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The marijauna conviction, if a simple possesion felony, is probably not the issue. If it happened when you were 17 and that was 25 years ago, it appears that you have exceeded the age requirement of 35 years old to be hired by the FBOP.
42 years old is rather old in most states to be hired for any type of law enforcement and/or corrections employment.
2006-10-04 17:09:14 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. US of A, Baby! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a felony forget it go too work at burger king or mcdonalds or wait on tables= no- master what a hard lesson here if its 125 years- or what a felony recird wil come on when they cross refrence you-- somewhere the paperwork is probably siting in a old dust filing cabinet and back then they dident use computers-- and is stil in that dusty filing cabinett stufed away, if you go for the job ad get hired and say nothing and they find out-- youi could be fired on the spot--- and no unemployment benifits none-- or culd be areested for filing a false instrument seing how its a correcntional insituition..
2006-10-04 17:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to apply for a pardon with the Governors parole and pardon board. That won't erase your felony conviction, but it will restore any rights that you've lost due to the conviction.
2006-10-04 17:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by Jason 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in the state of Texas, you can forget that job if you have a felony anywhere on your record.
2006-10-04 17:01:48 · answer #5 · answered by Stormy 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It should say on the application itself, or the supplemental questionnaire, whether or not you can have a felony.
2006-10-04 17:05:00 · answer #6 · answered by Lesleann 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you really want to know or if it is on there and you want it off, you can hire an attorney and fix the problem
2006-10-04 17:03:10 · answer #7 · answered by monro15 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apply for the job and see what happens
2006-10-04 17:01:57 · answer #8 · answered by John Scary 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whoever told you that it still exists, make them prove it. Then go to your state board of pardons and ask them to rectify it.
2006-10-04 17:04:30 · answer #9 · answered by renaissance man 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
anything is possible. I have heard of a felon becoming a judge
2006-10-04 17:04:39 · answer #10 · answered by Magica! Star 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋