Criminal conviction against your name, how does this effect you for the rest of your life?

Question

i.e. say when you are applying for things, jobs, insurance etc?
Is it on your records for the rest of your life or for 5 years or more?

Answer 1

Criminal convictions stay on your record for life unless expunged by a judge. How will it effect you? Unless it is a felony or serious misdemeanor, it may not. However, many jobs such as those in law enforcement will exclude those with a criminal past.

Answer 2

Ok a criminal conviction decided by a judge or magistrate at a crminal court will stay on your criminal record for life.
(or PNC police national computer record).

Yeah when asked by insurance, employers, and other you will have to (under british employment and fraud legislation) HAVE TO disclose the convictions.

if you get a service or job where they ask you if you have a conviction and dont disclose it then it is dishonest gain by misrepresentation... for which you may get nicked and convicted again. which you dont want.

You cannot have these expunged from your record this is an americanism and a misconception in britain.
And no they dont drop of your record either mate, sorry, that 5 year rule is another misconception.

The only thing you can have wiped from your record are County Court judgments and civil findings, and that is at cost to yourself and only through a court proceedings.

As for affecting your life, thats a difficult one.
Generally if is a magistrates court conviction it doesnt make too much difference as employers know that serious offences go to crown court.

And also if its a doshonesty conviction like theft offences fraud offences or proceeds of crime type stuff then it may affect how attractive you are as an employment prospect.

But generally mate if it's minor stuff and convicted a few years ago it doesnt really affect you too much.

Hope that answers your quesiton.

Answer 3

In Canada it will stay on your record for life (or until you get a pardon for it). How it affects you depends on what kind of job you want and what kind of convictions you have. If you want to be a miner they probably wouldn't care if you had an assault conviction. Insurance companies will only care about impaired driving convictions. Sometimes people with a drug record will be turned back at the border when going from Canada to the U.S.A. Some jobs require you to be bonded which you can't do with a theft conviction.

Answer 4

I think it is 7 years depending on the offence. However there is no legal requirment to reveal this in UK when applying for jobs etc. You must have a reasonable explanation for gap in your employment history if you have been jailed. For fines etc you won't have a gap. Won't affect your insurance unless your a convicted drunk driver. Some employers require enhanced disclosure before employing you. This will list your convictions, is a safety thing to protect children and vulnerable people.

Answer 5

should imagine it will always be on your police record or whatever but does register as spent/unspent. if you are applying for a job most employers just ask for any unspent convictions only. how long they take to become spent depends on what you have done. there is an official/government website somewhere (try www.crb.gov.uk) that tells you the time periods or if you get in touch with the police they will be able to tell you. not too sure for insurance purposes tho..sorry. why not ring one and just enquire?

Answer 6

First it depends on whether it was a misdemeanor or a felony. If its a misdemeanor it is not a big deal but if it's a felony then it IS a big deal. You have to report it on most job applications and it will follow you for the rest of your life. However depending on the state you may have somewhat of a normal life after conviction because some states do not require you to report felonies on job applications (I believe Hawaii is one of them).

Answer 7

Once you have a 'criminal record', finding good quality work will become extremely difficult. In spite of what people may think, prospective employers are particularly careful to avoid employing criminals.

A criminal record is for life.

Answer 8

My brother gave himself up after committing theft. I pretty sure he was convicted, but he worked at GM for many years and retired in his mid 50's. He probably applied for a pardon.

Answer 9

It depends on tthe crime. Misdemnor, felony, child abuse. Most professions that deal with money or the public trust will require a Department of Justice background check.

Answer 10

Unfortunately, it follows you all of your life. It will remain on any background check a potential employer might make, insurance - just about everything.

You pay a hard price for youthful indescretion.