What exactly does "expunged" mean?

Question

Can a cop see it while looking at the computer in there cop car? I'm sure it can always be brought up in court, but what job interviews?

hey if I wanted a denotation I would of asked for one!!!!!!!

Answer 1

does not exist
Therefore if you committed a crime, were convicted and the record is now expunged, when a background check is done, it will not show up on your record. So on an application when asked if you have ever been convicted of a crime, you can accurately state no. A cop can only see an arrest record but if a record is expunged the arrest would also have been removed
However, this caveat- to be one the safe side, you can have a background check on yourself done to make sure that the offense does not appear

Answer 2

The theory is that after a period of time criminal offences on someones record are 'spent' or expunged meaning that they shouldn't be considered relevant anymore. This doesn't mean that they are deleted from the computer, just that some offences do not have to be declared anymore, on job applications etc, after a period of time. Some convictions can never be expunged, in the UK any offence against a child or any offence which resulted in the death of another person is never expunged meaning that they always have to be declared in job applications etc. In the UK there is an Act called the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act which specifies which offences can be expunged and which remain on your record and what offences have to be declared to employers. The US may have a similar law.

Answer 3

I think your first question (what do I mean by "respect") is difficult to answer because there are different types of respect. For example, I could respect somebody by being willing to seek their expertise in a specific subject. Or, I could respect somebody by not hassling them about a point on which I think they are wrong. Or, I could respect somebody's wishes by not actively acting against those wishes, even if I think I acting against them would be morally justified. I think respect is too ambiguous a word that applies in too many cases for it to be given a simple definition. As far as being worthy of respect, I suppose I think everybody is worthy of respect in some way. I'm not entirely sure what criteria I use to determine whether or not somebody is worthy of my respect... I'll think about it some more and if I come up with an answer I'll get back to you. So, in conclusion, my answer to your question is that I can't really answer your question.

Answer 4

Expunged records is to erase or strike out. To eliminate completely; annihilate. If the record is expunged no the cop can't see it - no one can.

Answer 5

If something is expunged from a record, it is deleted. Removed entirely, not even a reference to it.

If it is really expunged, it cannot be brought up in court either.

Answer 6

this is the funny thing about it, if you get expunged you can legally say i have never been arrested, convicted of x, but in regard to the large data processing companies that collect public data such as criminal records to re-sale to employers/landlords who do back ground checks it will still show up, they have no legal duty to remove it from the system

Answer 7

as far as job interviews, maybe not, but if you have to get a fingerprinted background check for said job, you can bet your last $1.00 that you'll get a hit.

if you have something in your past, and its eligible for expungement, it would be a smart bet to try and get it expunged.

good luck kiddo!

Uncle Hoo-

Answer 8

ex·punge (k-spnj) KEY

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ex·punged , ex·pung·ing , ex·pung·es
To erase or strike out: "I have corrected some factual slips, expunged some repetitions" (Kenneth Tynan).
To eliminate completely; annihilate. See Synonyms at erase.

Answer 9

expunge
verb expunged, expunging

1. To cross out or delete something (eg a passage from a book).
2. To cancel out or destroy something.

Thesaurus: erase, cancel, annul, eradicate, abolish, extinguish, obliterate, annihilate, exterminate, blot out, wipe out.

Answer 10

THat means if your car swerve off a bridge in hyanisport and you drowned the secretary you were having sex with, you can get a clean dry slate. It's 'ex-sponged'. And you can continue being a representative of millions of people.

If you are not 'ex-sponged' you go to jail for 10 yrs for manslaughter.