would a 30 year old misdemeanor show up in a employment background check?
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would a 30 year old misdemeanor show up in a employment background check?
got arrested for shoplifting 30 years ago, never had another issue since.
Asked on April 2, 2016 under Criminal Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No matter how long ago the conviction was, it would still show up. That is unless you were able to have it expunged or sealed and assuming that the state in which hte conviction occurred allowed for this based on the charge (i.e. permitted the expunging/sealing of misdemeanors). Also, if you were offered some type of "diversion", then upon its successful completion, the charges would have been withdrawn. This would have left you with no conviction on your record, although the record of your rest may have remained. What you should do rnow is to run a background check on yourself; you can google the steps for doing so. At that point, you will know what is or isn't on your "rap sheet". You can also consult directly with an criminal law attorney who practices in the area of where the incident took place.
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