If you have a job in the health field and you receive a felony from a restraining order can you loose your job right then? or would you just have trouble getting a job in the future?
2007-02-19 10:28:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
what's the difference between a felony and misdemeanor
2007-02-19 12:06:57 · update #1
It depends.
Assuming this is a restraining order someone took out on you with a "keepaway" provision, meaning you are supposed to stay away from them, a harmless technical violation would not necessarily be even a misdemeanor much less a felony.
However, if you have been served with this order, and you were to knowingly defy it, you would be looking at at least a misdemeanor.
If you were to defy it AND menace or assault or batter or commit some other crime while doing so, then you could be charged with a felony.
Of course, being charged and being convicted are 2 different things, especially in domestic violence/RO matters.
You would not necessarily "loose" your job no matter what field you're in (except law enforcement or civil service), but it would be a problem forever.
Here's some free legal advice from a good lawyer - don't violate restraining orders, and refrain from any activity that will put you in contact with the police.
2007-02-19 10:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by gw_bushisamoron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a felony, and it can affect you for the rest of your working life! Its intimidating to find that an applicant has had a restraining order put against them, let alone breaking it!
2007-02-19 10:32:49 · answer #2 · answered by panthrchic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rules vary by state. Check with a local lawyer or legal aid group.
there is usually jail time associated with a felony wrap.....you are innocent until proven guilty. If you can report for work, then your employer cannot fire you because you were charged with a felony crime. Once convicted, if you manage to stay out of the slammer, they technically can't fire for that (again it depends on the State), but they can find reasons to get rid of you if they really wanted to
2007-02-19 10:39:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a felony! You could if they found out but if you only have probation they won't. You can get the felony reduced to a misdemenor and then you can say you have never been found guilty of a crime or charged with a misdeminor
2007-02-19 10:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by Derick Graham 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depending on the nature of your job, criminal conduct can be grounds for termination of employment. Usually, there is some sort of formal process that you would go through and then a determination would be made. Check the employer's policies.
2007-02-19 10:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jamir 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the jurisdiction and yes maybe you will lose this job, and yes you may find it hard to find a new job if it was a felony as that is asked on applications
2007-02-19 10:38:22 · answer #6 · answered by sandy c 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
touch the officers that replied and accompanied up on the violation - if information replaced into despatched to County criminal expert's place of work - touch them. Ask the questions bearing directly to the "loop holes" to those who can furnish the solutions, that have the two factors to the story.
2016-10-02 10:09:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it should not effect your job.
breaking a restraining order could put u in jail
2007-02-19 10:33:37 · answer #8 · answered by sunflare63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you the stalker or the stalked????
i don't think it is a felony
2007-02-19 10:38:12 · answer #9 · answered by spoiled wife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup
2007-02-19 10:31:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋