Hi, about 10 years ago i was arrested for burglary. I was under 18 at the time. I was never fingerprinted and i never went before a judge. I had a meeting with a counselor who decided that i should do community service and pay restitution. Does that mean that i am convicted in the "employment application" sense?
2007-10-16 12:42:27 · 21 answers · asked by fantaman_green 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you were under 18 ,and it was not a felony, you are fine.
2007-10-16 12:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by CherryCheri 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, your clean bud. Your record is somewhat cleaned up just by the mere fact of becoming of age. Unless your habitual, of course, in which case the judge may take your minor record into account and give you a harsher sentence. But the bottom line is you were not "convicted" by a judge, so check "no" with confidence. I broke into a house when I was 15 and I have a great job!
2007-10-16 12:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by matthound 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No you werent convicted. You were a minor and did community service PLUS you never went before a judge. When it comes to employment just say no cause it is the truth.
2007-10-16 12:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by misslilprincess33 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you went into a diversion program, and your record was presumably cleared if you met the obligations of the diversion program. Plus, as a juvenile crime, unless you were charged as an adult, in most states you can answer "no" to that question on an application form and it should not come up on a CORI.
If you want to be sure, order your state's CORI on you. Then you'll know.
2007-10-16 12:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope- Convicted means that a jury of your peers pronounced you guilty. But anyway, most of the employment applications only ask for 7 years back, so you're fine.
2007-10-16 12:45:52 · answer #5 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot give you a for sure answer , however it sounds like you may not have been convicted in the adult sense meaning it may be only on your juvenile record. An easy way to find out would be to go to your "county recorders office" in the county you were convicted and ask them to search for your name in both juvenile and criminal record. If it is in criminal record than you probably are convicted in the "job" sense.
2007-10-16 12:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by snowbunny360 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that happened when you were a minor does not need to be disclosed, unless you were waived into adult court.
Minors, even if found guilty, are found guilty of a delinquent act, not a crime.
Permanent records are established by submitting fingerprints. By the sounds of this, even if you weren't a minor, there is no permanent record because no prints were rolled.
2007-10-16 12:45:18 · answer #7 · answered by trooper3316 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I am in Australia so the laws may be different but my understanding is that because you were a minor you wont have a record that employers could look into so I would put no on your application
2007-10-16 12:46:34 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Kazz♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say absolutely not. If you were never fingerprinted even if they did an FBI search they wouldnt find anything.
I would answer the question no. But thats my personal opinion. I have licenses that I have to be fingerprinted every year and checked.
If I were you I would answer no.
2007-10-16 12:46:20 · answer #9 · answered by financing_loans 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it. If you were convicted, you would have seen a judge and been given a punishment of some sort (prosecution). I think you would know if you were convicted. But I could be wrong.
2007-10-16 12:45:53 · answer #10 · answered by sunny-d alright! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go on-line to the clerk records -- they are open to the public (that is how the employer will find out)......just go to the "courts" section and click on the disclaimer and you can type your name in to see if it shows up.
2007-10-16 12:46:17 · answer #11 · answered by butterfliesRfree 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋