My girlfriend was pulled over at the age of 17, given a ticket for dui and then released on the scene to her parents and there was never a court date or anything, just a fine. Now 6 years later she was hired for a new job then told that they can't keep her on because the dui caused a problem with the company insurance that is required for her line of work. Is there anything that can be done if anything at all?
2006-11-13 12:25:10 · 6 answers · asked by marvinj1313 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
if there was no court date and she paid the fine, that means she either signed a paper admitting guilt or accepted a plea of guilt. It would seem that as a juvenile, it would disappear from an adult record, however I think your driving record is public record. Those things come back to haunt you, I am speaking from experience. There are laws to get certain offences "exponged" from your record. The laws vary from state to state. My particular crime is not expongable for ten years in Indiana, for example. It has cost me more then one good job. It seems unfair -if you paid for your crime and have not repeated the same mistakes, you should be able to move on with your life. Especially if many years have gone by. However big brother is watching. I signed a release of information at one job and they checked not only my criminal history but my credit, education, job, and personal history. Since 2005, when they passed The Patriot Act, eight out of ten employers do an extensive background check. it is supposed to cover their asp in case they hire someone who comes in one day and shoots up the place. I can see if it were a violent crime or a crime against a child, but for the most part we all made mistakes when we were young. some of us just got caught. We are just as hire able as the guy that hasn't learned his lesson yet, and a hell of alot less likely to make another mistake
2006-11-13 12:45:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She might be able to 1) get it expunged or 2) get it erased under the Holmes Youthful Offender Act. She would need to speak to an attorney to find out. I highly doubt she was cited for DUI as that is something they have to take you to the jail and you blow in a machine. It could have been a Minor In Possession by Consumption or something along those lines. Regardless, have her talk to an attorney.
2006-11-13 13:15:09 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would get a copy of her criminal history and see if it is on there, if it is its in her juvenille case file and I would immediatly get that sealed. If its not suppose to be on there, she want to talk to a lawyer to see if there is anything she can file to get this removed. Most people think that there juvenille records seal automatically, but they don't there is paperwork you have to file to seal your juvenille criminal history. This is not a felony so it shouldn't have affected too much, did she list it on the application, this is the only way that I can see them finding this.
I guess it also depends on the type of job she has, if it is for the government then they do extensive backround and criminal history checks. This will include any run in with the law, whether or not she was arrested.
2006-11-13 12:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, a dui will remain on her mvr for atleast 10 years (depends on the state), if not, for life. I assume the job she has was driving, because that's the only way they the insurance would be a problem. Call you state's DMV and see if they have limitations on DUI records.
2006-11-13 12:31:15 · answer #4 · answered by Riley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe all states keep a dwi on record for life. She will have problems when applying for any driving job, especially a cdl driving job.
2006-11-13 12:34:22 · answer #5 · answered by mister 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you do the crime you pay the consequences.
2006-11-13 12:29:05 · answer #6 · answered by John M 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋