does a police caution count as a criminal record?
366314
Yes, possibly, see link, other answers hear appear to be wrong.
1014344
If you are not a police officer, someone must sign a criminal background check form giving you permission to check their criminal history. It is not public record unless they are a sex offender.
694663
A criminal record does not mean they have been to prison necessarily. It may not be there. Do a Google search on the name first, if no results hang out at your local donut shop and ask a nice policeman to check for you. Most will on the side if the answer is a yes or no that you are looking for. If you want written details then you need to do it legally.
1041947
not so good, my husband did something stupid when he was 16 (he didn't kill or hurt anyone) and the first apartment that we moved into did a background check and his was clean then we moved into another apartment and his record had what he had done on it, then when he applied for his current job they did a check and he has a clean background again. He's now 35 and says that he was just stupid when he was younger, he hasn't been in trouble since, thank god!
765753
Unless it was a formal caution it won't show. An enhanced check will show cautions and for some jobs the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act does not apply and spent convictions and cautions would show no matter how long ago.
1025158
Doesn't sound like it was a misdemeanor. There are all sorts of minor violations which do not become part of any criminal / permanent / public records. If all you got was a ticket, then this is probably not something still on your record.
643674
No. The police actually have to have you clocked on radar to prove the violation.
342745
you might as well explain ahead of time.  if they look up your record and see something was on there, even though it was pardoned, it will make you look dishonest.\n\nthis happened to me in court.  i was detained by the police, but never arrested and in court the "arrest record" appeared.  i could honestly say i was never arrested or charged with anything, but it made me look dishonest in court, even though i was not.  i forgot to tell my attorney about the incident as it was ten years ago and i wasn't charged.\n\njust best to come clean ahead of time.
1118812
Yes, always remember that this is true. Cops have a badge a gun and a right. The are there to serve and protect, and in this case the owner of the business. Do you realize that even though you feel that you are doing nothing illegal, if something was to happen at that business later on that you will come immediately under suspicion. Just because you were there.
824243
You need to check with your local courthouse/police dept
310036
You can get your criminal history checked by the CRB  by contacting you local police station and asking for an enhanced disclosure check to be done. There is a small fee but i don't think there is a website that will have this information on.
872682
Without a conviction it means nothing you have to be convicted of a crime for it to matter.  A warning is nothing.
1022490
A probable cause affidavit or declaration are filed with the court any time law enforcement arrests someone without a warrant.\nIn other words, they catch a robber in the act.  The court nor the prosecution has not issued a warrant cuz they didn't even know it had happened.  The cop then files the affidavit/declaration, explaining what facts he or she relied upon in order to have probable cause to arrest (which means that it is likely a crime was committed and the person arrested is the one who did it - a judge reviews them to make sure that person was lawfully arrested).\n\nProsecutors can then in certain states file a complaint (what the document is called that charges a person with crimes) based solely on the probable cause affidavit (rather than reading a complete police report).  Since it is an affidavit and signed under penalty of perjury it is sufficient.\n(there are other ways a complaint can be filed as well, so that statement explains which procedure was used).\n\nBasically it means that a complaint has been filed with charges alleged.  The person charged, then will enter a plea of guilty or not guilty and the case proceeds.
889809
Most Town Newspapers print the arrests and the dispatch of Police officers to a scene. That data is public record, the "Police Call" gives the time, the date and offense the person was charged with.\n\nContact your Local Town Hall or the town Hall in other cities for links to their websites.\n\nHowever,  a traffic Ticket is not considered a crime... simple speeding for example. Driving under the Influence is a crime.\n\nSuggestion: Have the person involved go to the Police station to examine the Police officers copy of the offense and ticket. If your friend was Not driving at that time, Generate an immediate appeal of the Ticket. All Traffic Tickets have an appeal process in my state, with a time limit.\n\nThere are many cases where an innocent person was given a ticket for a variety of reasons...an error in the individuals License Number or License Plate number, a computer problem and even Identity thief.\n\nYou friend can have their Day in court.\n\nGood Luck.
162915
As a former police officer, I can tell you that a police officer does NOT have to read you your rights unless you are being questioned in connection with a Felony. Misdemeanor crimes do not by law require a Miranda warning. It is done sometimes as a courtesy but not very often and a warning is usually read to you in the case of a DUI or DWI arrest prior to a breathalyzer test and jail video for test of sobriety at the time of booking. Another falacy of law enforcement is that you have the RIGHT to one phone call. The police do not have to let you use the phone at all, it is actually a courtesy. They can legally deny you the use of the telephone for any reason. However, I've yet to see that happen unless a prisoner is violent and has to be kept in the cell until they calm down and behave. Hope this helps you.=)
168446
That information MAY show up on a background check.\n\nIt depends on where you are applying for work (not the state you live in). There are only 10 states that do not allow employers to ask about arrests. In Oregon, we have several employers who routinely demand a "police contact sheet" of all hires. This includes every time your name was on a police report - whether you did anything or not.  Since you were arrested - it can show up. \n\nEven if you went through a diversion program or met other requirements that would get rid of the conviction - it does not automatically disappear. You still have to get it expunged.  How you do that varies by state. Check with your local county court for more information. \n\nNote to others reading this - even Juvenile records are not automatically sealed.  There is a process that you have to go through and request they be sealed (in most states). \n\nAlso the law is what the state you are applying for work in says it is. If you have crimes in NY (that NY says can't be looked at after X years) and you apply for a job in Oregon, that job can and will consider those crimes anyway.
115676
The officer has the discretion to give you a ticket or just a warning.  Look at a warning as a polite reminder from the police to drive more safely.  It does not go on your record.