Can I get a Job with a Juvenile Record?
Thank you.
Chris
Hello Chris,
That is a very good question. Contrary to what many people believe, your juvenile record does not disappear when you become an adult. My advice to you is apply to have your record sealed by the court. Often felon job searches begin with a little legal assistance.
Once a case is “sealed” and can only be examined by order of the court. To seal a criminal record means that a court clerk is ordered by a judge to hide a court record of criminal proceedings from public view. Originally records were actually placed in an envelope which was secured with a wax seal. The records are not destroyed because under certain circumstances, a court can order that sealed records be reopened. Generally, however, the effect of sealing is the court acts as if the information in the record never existed. Even a juvenile record can be sealed through the juvenile court. Once this has been done, the offense shall be deemed never to have occurred. There are no exceptions to this type of sealing; offenses are treated as though they never happened. A court not only seals its records, but also orders that records containing information about the charges held by others be sealed as well. Once a criminal record is sealed, all of the proceedings in it are treated as if they never occurred. Persons may then properly and lawfully answer any questions about the arrest, acquittal, conviction etc., as if they never happened. For example, it is OK in a job interview or even under oath to deny a sealed conviction. Once a record has been sealed it is not gone. I will be visible to law enforcement, government agencies and the court system.Check with your local legal aid office for getting help getting this done.
Good luck.
3 comments :
Hello, my name is Tiffany and I currently graduated from high school this year. About give years ago when I was about sixteen I got in a little with the law. Now I'm trying to enlist into the military, but I'm unable to because of my felony o my juvenile record. I wanted to know if there is any way possible that I could possibly get this dropped to a misdemeanor??
hi i ahve a youtful offender status wit juvenile can i become a nurse
When I was 16 I got locked up for possession of a Firearm and attempted murder. I was being tried as an adult. 180 days went by without me seeing the judge they withdrawn the case but I got sent to a juvenile detention center because i physically got caught with a firearm. I am now 21 and I checked my Common Pleas Docket Sheet and it says the VUFA charged was withdrawn. I cannot find my juvenile record and would like to know how to find it. Also would the fact that the case was withdrawn hinder me from employment? How shall I proceed?