If my name shows in a police report, will it show on a background check?
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If my name shows in a police report, will it show on a background check?
In my name shows in a police report as a by stander will it show up on a background check or keep me from a government job?
Asked on April 16, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Arizona
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If your name is listed in a police report as a witness only where you were never convicted of a crime, your name will not appear in any background check with respect to the matter you have written about. The reason is that you have not been convicted of any crime and as a result, there is no need for your name to appear in any such background check. Good question.
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