ok i forgot to add some stuff to my last question so maybe the answers will be different now. I was charged with credit card fraud at age 15. The judge said since it was my first offense he was giving me probation and if i complete the community service the charges would be dissmissed. I completed the community service and the charges were dissmissed. This is on my juvinile record now. Credit card fraud: Charges dissmissed. Can this be held against me?
2007-12-27 07:08:58 · 3 answers · asked by mike L 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
I should also mention I was not arrested for this.
2007-12-27 07:16:00 · update #1
If you were given probation, the charges were NOT dismissed.
They will be on your juvenile record (along with the conviction and sentence) and WILL be visible to Law Enforcement agencies if you apply.
It will factor into the hiring decision made by police departments.
2007-12-27 07:13:58 · answer #1 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer remains unchanged. If you completed a deferred disposition (which is not what you said, but what you described) then you have not been convicted of anything. You still have been arrested once. Most employers look at convictions, not arrests.
You should still look in to sealing your record or having the arrest purged. See a lawyer.
2007-12-27 07:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since you are 15 it won't hurt much. Usually after 5 years you can have your records expunged. This means the only people who can view these records are judges. So not even police/employers can see them.
2007-12-28 11:29:30 · answer #3 · answered by JosefStalinsTroll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋