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Question about criminal record expungment.?
Was told at time of expungment, by judge and lawyer, that it was as if it never happened. Yet, later found no firearms allowed. Ok! For employment purposes only. So they change wording on applications to make you out to be a liar if you say you've never had a record or even plead guilty or no contest. And no acceptance of application for employment with any law enforcement dept.. Not even as maintanence. What's the purpose of going through the legal steps and paying the fees if these questions are allowed to be asked on applications for employment. Does ones past have to haunt them for the rest of their life reguardless?
Your question is a little confusing. It sounds as though you thought your record would be clean as the conviction was expunged. Technically, the judge and lawyer are correct, if a search is done and no record of your conviction can be found.
If a search for your record is done, does the conviction show up?
If so, then it has not been expunged.
Convictions are for life unless you are pardoned.
Arrests show up on your record for life, regardless of the outcome (not guilty/guilty/dismissed, etc.).
If the court ordered your expunged cleaned, like you completed probation, kept your nose clean, then in my opinion, when asked by an employer if you have been convicted of ..... then you should respond no.
Your past does haunt you for the rest of your life. Anything you do in life is done. It is forever. We cannot go back and change the past. We can only confess our sins, seek forgiveness and move forward with the idea that we won't repeat the same mistakes.
We all make mistakes. No person reading your post is lilly white, including employers who ask you these questions.
Good luck.
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