What doI do to get a misdemeanor off my background check?
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What doI do to get a misdemeanor off my background check?
I have a simple misdemeanor for $80 on my criminal background check; I have no clue what its about. Ibelieve a sheriff came to my house to give me a summons but it was returned unserved because I no longer lived at that residence. This was back a year or 2 ago; I havent been served again. I have no warrants and have never been in trouble with the law or anything. I’m worried not because of guilt but because Ifear that it will keep me from getting a job.
Asked on October 31, 2011 under Criminal Law, North Carolina
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you supposedly have a misdemeanor on your criminal background check that you know nothing about, you need to go down to the court house where the criminal matter was filed and pull the file concerning this action.
Depending upon what is stated in the file you can either seek to have the charges dismissed (assuming there are charges against you) by hiring a criminal defense attorney to assist you or contact the entity that did the background check on you showing that there is no pending matter against you and that you were never convicted of any misdemeanor.
Good luck.
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