When applying for a job, do I have to admit to crimes that have been taken off my record?

Question

I got into a domestic dispute and convicted of larceny. The judge said that if I did community service and kept out of trouble for a year it would be taken off my record. So does this mean that I do not have to put that I have been convicted of a crime on applications and school applications?

Answer 1

Be realistic, unless the job you are applying for is some government job or dealing with high value property of some sort, chances are they are not going to run a back ground check and would not find out about it anyways. If you put a "larceny" conviction on a job application then there is a chance the employer won't higher you, that otherwise would have and not ever found out about the larceny conviction anyways. On the other hand if they do happen to run a back ground check you then have the viable excuse that it was supposed to be removed from your record. Heck most employers don't even bother to verify stuff like high school diploma or past work history. I mean really as far as job applications go, it's really easy to get away with lying on them the worst that could happen is they fire you and you have to go find a new job.

Schools usually don't do background checks unless it's a course that involves firearms or any other potentially dangerous materials, so no sense in inviting trouble for yourself.

Answer 2

How long ago was it since you were convicted?
Since you stated you were convicted of larceny, by your plea you were given a sentence of community service and to stay out of trouble for a year.

This sounds like your sentence was deferred since you were convicted you will have to put that down as it will show up on a criminal background check. Once your aggreement of your sentence is completed you will have to check your records to see that it was indeed wiped of your record.

Must note that your arrest record can also be checked by an employer background check and some states have statutes that allow employers to judge based on your arrest records.

So it is very important that you know exactly what was on your sentence agreement which can be obtained by going to the court house and if you need help talk to an attorney as many offer a free initial consultation.

Answer 3

If it is within the past 7 years- put it on the application- the resulting background check will show " withheld adjudication".
Your best option is to request a background check yourself. any police station in your home state can do it for you.
If you do not put it on there and it comes up, you will be automatically disqualified from the job.
There are a lot of instances where judges state it won't show but arrests are a part of the public record and with the advent of the internet, it is somewhere and can show up. The only way you know for sure is if you have a document stating that there is no record of the arrests where it is essentially an expunged record. If you don't have that, chances are it is on your record.

Answer 4

I assume we are talking about America. The key word is expungement. If you commit minor offenses after you turned 18 they stay on your record unless you have them expunged. This is a legal proceeding and requires a lawyer to represent you. You do not have to even be there. It costs a few hundred bucks to do.

What it does is remove all records of your arrest an conviction from the record and all files will be sealed. They cannot be accessed except under specific conditions such as a drug conviction of any type or any felony conviction.

Once your record is expunged you are legally allowed to answer the question in the negative. Even on firearms applications they ask if you have ever been covicted of a crime that has not been expunged.

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Answer 5

You were convicted of larceny, so I would say that you have to put down that you were convicted. It is your chance to take if you think that the person doing the background will find it or not. If you are applying to a Law Enforcement Agency it will show on your record, period. It will show that it was either sealed or expunged, but it will show. Good Luck.

Answer 6

My advice is that you must find out if that crime is still in you record and then answer the question honeltly. Now, I believe that most of the application question refered to as: Has you commited a felony and convicted? (usually within the last ten years) The answer will be YES. Remember, you risk being fired if they found out that you lied.

Answer 7

No you do not have to report it. The point of it being dropped is so if you do good on a probationary period, it will not necessarily effect the rest of your life. If it has been dropped than a basic background check will not show it ever happening. It would be a good idea to confirm that it has been dropped before starting the applying process though.

Answer 8

keep it off. No harm no foul.

Just DON'T do it again....Plus, there is no possible way they would ever find out about it. Don't worry. If it was so insignificant that the Judge offered to wipe your record clean than it is not something that should screw up the rest of your life.

Answer 9

You don't have to show it, but it depends on what kind of job you are applying for.

A more cautious company might do a more detailed background search on you - but that costs money, so unless it is a high-end job, you probably don't have anything to worry about.

Answer 10

Check to see if it is on your record. Sometimes they forget to take it off. If it is off, then you're OK. If not, until they do, you'll have to say it is on the record (but coming off.)