can they check your juvenile record?

Question

if you get in trouble for a crime at 18 can they look back in your juvenile record to see if you were charged of that crime as a juvenile? they being police, judge,etc

can it be used in court? if its the first offense as an adult but has been commited as a juvenile?

age 9-13 re commited can it be used in court?

Answer 1

If you commit the offense as a juvenile (under 18), you will be usually have your case heard in juvenile court and the case will be part of your juvenile record. THere are exceptions to this, however. If the offense is serious enough, you could be waived to adult court where you would be treated as though you committed the offense after your 18th birthday.

Your juvenile record is usually sealed once you turn 18, or when you complete your sentence for the juvenile offense, whichever comes last. If you commit another offense while still a juvenile, your previous juvenile offenses will be accessible by the probation department and by the prosecutor.

I said your juvenile record is USUALLY sealed. If you did not complete your sentence successfully, it's possible that your case was unsuccessfully closed. That means that your juvenile record could be used to show past history if you are charged with an offense once you are an adult. This could increase the punishment you get as an adult since it shows that you have little respect for the justice system.

Once they are adults, people who were found to have committed offenses as a juvenile can request to have their records expunged, or destroyed. This removes all record of the offense from the police, court, and probation files. If the case was unsuccessfully closed, however, the files will NOT be expunged.

Answer 2

once you become 18 your juvenile record is sealed and only the FBI can get into it if necessary (depending on crime) At the age of 18 you are now considered an adult and if you get in trouble you can and will be charged as an adult and you now have a permanent criminal which is open to the public. You really need to take this up with an attorney

Answer 3

If for some reason, you need a secret or higher clearance, you can bet they'll be digging into your juvenile record. Just because you might have a juvy record, that won't disqualify you for a clearance but they'll be asking you about it. They understand that kids are stupid and make dumb mistakes so if you've stayed straight since then, the worries should me minimal. "Sealed by state law" means nothing to the federal government. The people doing the background checks (FBI, NCIS, NSA, etc.) have the authority to open those records without a court order. I had a juvy record before joining the Navy and they still granted me a Top Secret or above security clearance. Needed it to be a submariner.

Answer 4

Generally speaking, once you are a legal adult your juvenile record is sealed. A court order can open it but only under the most serious circumstances.
In all the years I was a cop, I was never successful in getting an adult's juvenile record. However, I could always run down officers who dealt with my offender when he was a juvenile. Nothing prevents that.

Answer 5

Yes they can if a crime was committed from the age 16 and up they might be considered as adult offenses.

Answer 6

If you get in trouble at 18? Yes they most likely will. If you get in trouble when you are 57 they still will. It is part of you criminal record. They check ALL of it. even if you was only a prime suspect they will check it out.

Answer 7

Sometimes, unless the record ahs been "expunged" after reaching majority. Depends upon the state in which you live.

Answer 8

Sure can. This includes those "sealed" records. The only thing they're sealed from is being used against you in future cases.

Answer 9

whoever your talking about can check any record they want. you may want to check at the courthouse and see if you can have the record expunged. i did that and its good to go

Answer 10

can and will. depends upon the type of crime. depends upon the severity of the crime.