ok well i only have a couple of thousand in to my a.s.
and no police skills yet just at lot of course's
like intro to laweforcment
intro to courts ect but i do have google skills (grin)
Is that a scroll in your toga, or are you just happy to see me?
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hey everyone, been a long time since i logged on but here goes. im now here in arkansas and wanted to clear up a few things. i have received my Gov's. Pardon and im now applying at local Police Dept's. Yes my crime occured in this state, i received the pardon from this state and ive been restored back to me all of my rights, TO INCLUDE FIREARM RIGHTS. now my problem is trying to find out if i can legally deny that ive ever been convicted of a felony or if it would be an outright lie. I dont want to lie but i also want to use the law to my favor in order to become certified as a LEO in Arkansas :( any help would be fantastic, but please, have your information and help backed up in writing so i can have full assurance of the facts when im being interviewed. Already ive been interviewed twice with a small local department and for whatever reason, an Arkansas State Police Officer was present in the interview, not once on the app. or in the interviews did they ask if i had ever been convicted of any crimes. Sadly, i feel as though im hiding something and my conscious wont let it go enough for me to speak openly and i feel as if im holding back when being interviewed.
Even if the pardon grants you the legal right to claim never to have been arrested or tried, and even grants you firearms rights, a potential law enforcement employer is almost certainly going to find out about the whole matter. If they DO find out about it, they can act on it as they will. They are not likely to dismiss the reports and the conviction from their consideration even if the law says they can do so. So, keep that in mind.
If it were me, I would let them know at some point in the process. If they have to pry this out of you or dig it up in local or state records they are not likely to see it favorably. I'd think it better to be hired by an employer fully understanding your situation than to run silent and run deep hoping they never dig it up.