Do Class C Misdemeanors Appear on Your Criminal Record

I have two questions on the experts:
1. will a Class C misd. charge that has been dismissed after deferred adjudication will be seen on a criminal record?

2. until the deferred adjudication period is NOT over yet, will it show on a criminal record ( same - Class C misd. charge, with no arrest)

3. the employers that run a complete background check - can they find there has been a charge, and how, and will they ?

You chose not to follow the instruction to identify your state, so you'll have to research the laws of your undisclosed state by yourself.

If you're asking about Texas, you could read one of the hundreds of threads addressing this issue: If you want your record expunged, once your Class C misdemeanor is dismissed move for expungement.

Employers find out about your criminal history from whatever public and/or private databases they use when they perform their background checks. Sometimes expunged records show up.

I am the one seeking an advice, but i ll have to disagree with you ( speaking from past experience), unless there was an arrest - it should not show on an arrest record, and if it is dismissed - it will not show on a criminal record. Also Government Agencies Employers do not use private database ....Expunged offenses will not show up unless there is a mistake in the system. I am 70% sure of that but i just needed confirmation from a board certified lawyer, and more tha one, because I already have it confirmed , by my personal lawyer, but it will never hurt, 2nd and 3rd opinion.

If you are the one seeking advice, it would be wise to identify the sate. If you seeking advice, then disagree with the advice given, well...that's your prerogative. Any arrest will show up on the background, misdemeanor or felony. Traffic related or criminal. I see everything from dropped cases to convictions. If the police agency reports the arrest, it goes in the database.

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Quoting viol8te

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If you are the one seeking advice, it would be wise to identify the sate. If you seeking advice, then disagree with the advice given, well...that's your prerogative. Any arrest will show up on the background, misdemeanor or felony. Traffic related or criminal. I see everything from dropped cases to convictions. If the police agency reports the arrest, it goes in the database.

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State of Texas, no arrest, just a citation for Class C misdemeanor, deferred offer was accepted, and the 18o days period is over in 2 week. So - pulling an arrest record - nothing will show up, pulling acriminal record - nothing will show up, but digging deeper - for example contacting the Municipal Court - will possible show the charge , just by name and a birth date. Any truth to that?

If it's on the record, it's on the record. Regardless of your attorney says, you need to make sure that these arrests are hidden. You need to make sure that yoou follow an expungement process to insure that you past is hidden. Since you didn't post the state in question originally, I didn't know what to research. I gave you a general answer just like Knowitall. Generally an arrest or citation is documented and easy to find through a background check. That being the case, You need to find out if a citation goes on a background like an arrest would? Can you expunge it like you could an arrest? And, is there a time periond that you'd have to wait until you could petition for the relief?

We don't do citations. A misdemeanor wold mean an arrest. Therefore, I strongly suggest that you look outside your attorney in TX and inquire as to what a misdemeanor citation in TX really encompasses.

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If it's on the record, it's on the record. Regardless of your attorney says, you need to make sure that these arrests are hidden. You need to make sure that yoou follow an expungement process to insure that you past is hidden. Since you didn't post the state in question originally, I didn't know what to research. I gave you a general answer just like Knowitall. Generally an arrest or citation is documented and easy to find through a background check. That being the case, You need to find out if a citation goes on a background like an arrest would? Can you expunge it like you could an arrest? And, is there a time periond that you'd have to wait until you could petition for the relief?

We don't do citations. A misdemeanor wold mean an arrest. Therefore, I strongly suggest that you look outside your attorney in TX and inquire as to what a misdemeanor citation in TX really encompasses.

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i have been doing a lot of researching, spoke to many different lawyers, and contacting the court myself. I m not trying to be rude. but you seem totally incompetent in what you are saying..."if it s on thje record, it s on the record...", ..."make sure you follow procedures....." well, duh.....it s not like I have 100s of options besides following one simple procedure for expunging. And I dont know know what kind of a layer you are, but i am junior in criminal justice, and NO- by definition - a misdemeanor does NOT mean an arrest. Bottom line is - I ll give u an answer to my own question because i seem more competent than you are in this case - unless they contact the specific municipal court, and request a record of a certain case number, or sometimes it can be pulled by name and DOB - they wont find it. A dismissed offense with no arrest , is not on an arrest record, neither on criminal.

...and you STILL haven't bothered to follow the simple instruction to disclose your state.

If you know everything already, why are you here, instead of talking to your "many different lawyers", oh all-knowing "junior in criminal justice"?

What an ungrateful little prick

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..........I dont know know what kind of a layer you are, but i am junior in criminal justice, and NO- by definition - a misdemeanor does NOT mean an arrest. Bottom line is - I ll give u an answer to my own question because i seem more competent than you are in this case............

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What's a "layer"?

And how does a "junior in criminal justice" post with obvious 3rd grade grammar and punctuation?

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If you are the one seeking advice, it would be wise to identify the sate. If you seeking advice, then disagree with the advice given, well...that's your prerogative. Any arrest will show up on the background, misdemeanor or felony. Traffic related or criminal. I see everything from dropped cases to convictions. If the police agency reports the arrest, it goes in the database.

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Ok, man, I dont know if ur a lawyer, a prosecutor, a cop, or whatever, but I do have some knowledge, some experience, and many different opinions from many different lawyers. So to clarify it again - there was NO arrest, just a citation issued, IT IS class C misdemeanor, it s on deferred adjudication, and will be dismissed ( hopefully) in two weeks, in the State of TEXAS - DALLAS. My experience is that years ago , i ve had to pull a criminal record from Oklahoma PD, and I ve had a criminal charge , but no conviction, and THEY said there is NO criminal record for that person (ME), but I had to give them the case number, so they can pull up information with the results from the charge. And my knowledge is from my education that i process of right now , majoring in pre -law/criminal justice. So as you can see out of 20 different lawyers , one can hear 20 different opinions, that is WHY is made that post....to critically analyze every competent comment and make an approximate conclusion MYSELF. That s all.

And that explains why the State of Texas created an expungement process for deferred Class C misdemeanors - because thousands of Texans like to throw away money each year, expunging records that don't exist. Thank you for sharing your brilliant insights.

I will give you this - you have in fact criticized every competent comment.

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What an ungrateful little prick

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u might wanna keep ur comments , u silly **** , cuz when it comes to trash talk , i ll make you cry, If u r man enough step out and meet me face to face, u fkn mook,Lucanesti, from Bolivar , Ohio, you fkn farmboy, stupid ass peasant

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And that explains why the State of Texas created an expungement process for deferred Class C misdemeanors - because thousands of Texans like to throw away money each year, expunging records that don't exist. Thank you for sharing your brilliant insights.

I will give you this - you have in fact criticized every competent comment.

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Well, if u think that u should not state my opinion, because one is a lawyer , or a prosecutor, YOU ARE wrong....

I didn't state your opinion. You stated your opinion, and I stated mine. That's how it works. I again commend you on your ability to criticize every competent comment in this thread.

I think you need to re-take remedial English at your community college....

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What an ungrateful little prick

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and u are a delivery driver, and I work for the State, u silly prick, so keep ur mouth shut, u dumb peasant

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I didn't state your opinion. You stated your opinion, and I stated mine. That's how it works. I again commend you on your ability to criticize every competent comment in this thread.

I think you need to re-take remedial English at your community college....

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yah, i might just do that , go back to the community college and retake English, wiseguy....u r a comedian , aint ya....:) atttaboy

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I didn't state your opinion. You stated your opinion, and I stated mine. That's how it works. I again commend you on your ability to criticize every competent comment in this thread.

I think you need to re-take remedial English at your community college....

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that s how it works where? in your "lala Land" world?? maybe u need to go back to ur community college and retake Sociology.....

:rolleyes:

Oh, lawdy.

I love the fact that this joke reportedly asked over 50 people, got the same answer, is a junior in college studying this stuff and still needs assurance. It's what it is. The reality is that anybody who has access to backgrounds can see this arrest regardless of what he's been told. It's funny that this simple issue has been reduced to namecalling because of Kevin the Keyboard Killer. Everybody wants to start tough talking when they have nothing better to do. Your question was answered by 50 people prior to you even coming to this page. Why you even bothered to ask here is beyond me.

Gotta love da ban hamma!:D

If the OP was in fact educated, he'd know that a citation is, in most circumstances, a form of arrest. Commonly it's cite-n-release as opposed to hauling one in for a full booking.

They might not get to that lesson until senior year in CJ school. :p