Background check...?

Question

I'm getting ready to find a new job and when it asks if I have been convicted of any felonies I am not sure what to put because I have been arrested about a year ago for Burglary Habitation (Felony) and recieved deferred adjudication. Should I put I was convicted or no, and if they do a background check on me will that shouw up since I recieved deferred adjudication? Thanks

Answer 1

Put it on there, because if you don't and it comes up with the arrest which it will since it is less than 7 years, you would automatically be disqualified because of dishonesty. Admitting the arrest is better than not disclosing it.

Answer 2

This is what I found about your question. However, I am not a lawyer, if you need a lawyer ask David B he is the leader in this forum.

Some lawyers tell clients that if they complete "deferred adjudication probation" they will not have "a record". This is not exactly true. There will be "a record" that you entered a plea to the charge and were put on "deferred adjudication probation" and this can have an effect for such things as applying for a permit to carry a weapon or calculating your criminal history in federal court. Still, you will not have "a conviction" and can truthfully answer "no" on job applications and alike if asked if you have ever been "convicted" of an offense.

Answer 3

They sometimes get around things like that by asking on your forms for employment if you've even been "arrested, regardless of if you were convicted. This includes any thrown out cases, or sealed cases if you were a minor."

What kind of job is it? Most civilian jobs don't ask if you've been arrested..

Answer 4

Be straight out and write that, when it comes to the law don't leave anything out.