If I had theft charges expunged 3 years ago for theft ointhe third degree, can I still be hired as a teacher at middle school?
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If I had theft charges expunged 3 years ago for theft ointhe third degree, can I still be hired as a teacher at middle school?
I want to know whether or not it’s a waste of time to major in education if I won’t even be able to use the degree.
Asked on February 5, 2014 under Employment Labor Law, Iowa
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Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
In the common law legal system, an expungement proceeding is a type of lawsuit in which a first time offender of a prior criminal conviction seeks that the records of that earlier process be sealed, thereby making the records unavailable through the state or Federal repositories. If successful, the records are said to be "expunged". Black's Law Dictionary defines "expungement of record" as the "Process by which record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed from the state or Federal repository." While expungement deals with an underlying criminal record, it is a civil action in which the subject is the petitioner or plaintiff asking a court to declare that the records be expunged.
Answer: Assuming your file is also sealed, there is a very good chance that the exoungement may allow you to be hired as a teacher. I suggest that you consult further with a criminal defense attorney in your locality about the subject. One can be found on attorneypages.com.
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