Will a suicide hold show up on a criminal background check?
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If you were issued a citation, or had ANY court appearances in conjunction with an attempted suicide, YES, it will appear on the District Attorney's MAINFRAME.  If the agency doing the search has access to this database, it will come up on the screen. You then must explain the circumstances in writing & show proof that you completed ALL of the terms of the Judges Court Order.  May I suggest the "wait & see" attitude?  It may not come up & if it does, you can explain when it does!
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That information MAY show up on a background check....and therefore affect employment or housing applications.\n\nEven though they word the question differently - if it is legal to ask about arrests it is also logical to be able to ask about anything that comes after an arrest in the legal process. So, in many places - it is legal for them to ask this.\n\nIt all depends on where you are applying for work (not always the same as the state you live in). There are only 10 states that do not allow employers to ask about arrests. \n\nIn 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. I am not saying I think this is RIGHT but it is what the LAW says. Until enough people make enough noise it will continue to be the law.\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.
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You won't go to jail.  Most likely they will sentence you with a fine and community service.  If you are a minor, your record will be sealed.  If not, it will look bad in a background check, but shoplifting is not a huge crime, so if that is all that is on your record, you can probably still find a good job.\n\nWould've been less costly to just pay for it, huh?
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If you were acquitted, there will be no record so it will not affect your job search. You need not even list it on an application. That being said, I have seen many potential employees with similar questions and found over the years that "thrown out of court" can mean numerous other outcomes besides acquittal. If you received a STET docket or PBJ, those are different than innocence. The charges exist and essentially the state and yourself agree that the state has enough evidence to convict you but the elect to not try the case. If this was the real outcome it could certainly have a negative impact on your job search unless it was expunged.
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In Indiana, we were told that they can go back and look at your entire criminal history including juvenile offenses.  We were told that we should list all offenses for which we were arrested even if we have had those offenses expunged.\n\nNot every offense will disqualify a person from becoming a probation officer.  Serious offenses will, of course, but minor offenses will not.  At orientation, they did state that if you had a conviction but did not tell them and they found out through the background search, you would lose your position.
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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.
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Here in Texas your record is erased when you turn 18,if you were arrested as a minor.A family member had a felony at 14 years old but was expunged at 18.\nIf you look for a goverment related job,is's going to show up on your record though !
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If you were over 18 it will show up.  It should be in the system as a traffic violation only because in VA you could possibly get a restricted license.  It can be a misdemeanor or felony depending on the circumstances.  \n  If the question asks "Have you ever been arrested?" you better say yes because they'll find out.  Honesty is always best.
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Fr. Chuck's right again.  You weren't convicted of anything, so you are correct in checking "no" on your application.  The term "background check" covers a lot of territory, and what's actually uncovered in a background check depends a lot on who's doing the checking.  With a bank, I wouldn't worry a whole lot about it.  Keep in mind that in most states, if you aren't hired, you have a right to ask why.  It might be worth the peace of mind in asking, just so you'd know if potential employers are somehow finding out about your past mistake.  Good luck to you.
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It shouldn't.  I had a brother that has been in and out of jail so when i joined i had a few questions myself.  There is a great forum at www.honorfirst.com that will answer pretty much any question that you have.  As long as he's honest about it it shouldn't be a big deal.
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it depends on the state but most arrests (misdemeanor)won't show unless it's a government agency running the check. felonys almost always show up
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I would think so if you had to spend jail time--and a future employer wants to know your criminal background. I know it applies in New York.
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It depends on the state but most in most states you can NOT work in the school system if you have a felony on your record.\nThis is why they do a background check.
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I know from reviewing people's criminal records as part of my job...sometimes you get the charge and the conviction, because often what the person was charged with is different than what they were convicted of.  So, it is possible that the charge will show up on your criminal records with "pending" as the disposition or something like that.  It is also possible that because the charge is recent, it hasn't "caught up" with you yet, so you might get lucky.  Your best bet is to notify your employer that the charge might show up just so that you look like you are trying to be honest.
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On your background check it is only searching for convictions...dismissed charges should not show up...if the charge does show up...you need to visit the district attorneys office and see why the charge is still on your record!
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Ahh, the Good Ole Boy system at it's finest.  Going on here where I live.  Did a big story about some small rural departments hiring guys will felony drug arrest, aggravated assaults.  Smaller departments like that somehow can sometimes get away without doing background checks, don't know how, some loop hole I guess. \n\nI agree with the previous post, you're going to need proof of it, and any information you have.  Try contacting your state Bureau of Investigation office. (If you lived in Kansas, it would be called KBI, here in Tennesse it's TBI, etc.)  Can also contact the agency that certifies the officers.  Some states it's called POST(Police Officer's Standards & Training) or CJST(Criminal Justice Standards and Training).  They're the one's that can yank a cop's certification.
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A used to work for a background screening company, and I know for a fact that some companies don't even want to know about criminal records for an applicant if it is less than a felony.\n\nMost companies are going to have you fill out an application, and there will be a spot on the form where they ask you about that sort of thing. But read the fine print, it may ask you to omit certain things (usually traffic-related stuff, sometimes drug misdemeanors over 2 years old, etc).\n\nUnless they have asked you about it or it is implied that you should've already brought it to their attention, I wouldn't bring it up. That's a judgement call, obviously, but you don't want to sound like you think it might disqualify you from consideration. (Be confident!)