2007-06-10 01:08:31 · 15 answers · asked by dodo 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
he will always have a arrest record that may be pulled up by certain people. (don't ever let anyone tell you differently) but he will have no record of conviction.
2007-06-10 02:03:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A RAP sheet is a chronological listing of all entries involving a person (as a suspect or defendant) from police agencies and the Courts. When reading a RAP sheet, you can see arrests then dismissal of charges or conviction information followed by sentencing information... all in their own entries on the RAP sheet. It's sort of a hodge-podge of information that's sometimes tough to slog through...
Once an entry is added to someone's RAP sheet it can only be removed by the agency that placed it there, in the event of a clerical or typographical error, or by the Court from that jurisdiction.
So, arrests remain on a criminal history, but the Courts will also forward the information that the matter was withdrawn by the prosecutor. This situation would show the arrest by the arresting agency, followed by an entry showing the Court allowed the criminal complaint to be withdrawn.
He can TRUTHFULLY say, regarding this offense at least, that he was NOT convicted....
2007-06-10 14:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by Amy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way they should have a record at the Clerk of Courts is if they went to court. That doesn't mean the prosecutor doesn't have records to refer back to, though, in case there were other charges or a follow-up on this case. They'd best watch their step and keep their nose clean or this could still come back to haunt them in some way.
2007-06-10 08:20:05 · answer #3 · answered by KittyKat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With serious offences the Police can keep records for a certain length of time so it would lie 'on file' for maybe 5 years. He has not been convicted so it is not a criminal record and it cannot be used against him.
Best wishes, Mike.
2007-06-10 08:13:51 · answer #4 · answered by georgiansilver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No your friend will not have a criminal record.
Your friend will however have the offence recorded on PNC (Police National Computer), as he was charged, however this will only be as a record of non-conviction.
This does not need to be disclosed to an emplore as it is not a conviction.
2007-06-11 12:39:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he does not have a criminal record. In the good old days (pre 2001) he could have applied to have his fingerprints and DNA destroyed, but these will now be retained. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/23/ndna23.xml However, any police clearance certificate will show him as having a clean record and he can state on any form which he has to fill in that he has no convictions.
2007-06-10 16:47:12 · answer #6 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will not have a criminal record as such, it will be kept on file though and may have an adverse affect if he was required to have a CRB Check (UK Check, if people want to work with children etc) or for any security clearance checks.
2007-06-10 08:21:01 · answer #7 · answered by luke.1981 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm assuming you're in the UK.
The Police will have him listed as an offender but he will only have a 'criminal' record if he's convicted in Court of the offence.
2007-06-10 19:00:44 · answer #8 · answered by Ian UK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the charges were withdrawn there will be no criminal record, however there will be a record that he was charged even though the case was dropped and that will be with him all his life on record.
2007-06-10 10:05:47 · answer #9 · answered by mike p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will have a record showing the arrest and the subsequent dismissal. It would not show up on a normal background check. If he's concerned he should ask his attorney to request the record be sealed.
2007-06-10 08:26:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋