Changing a Retail Theft to Disorderly Conduct
My question involves criminal law for the state of: IL
I was arrested for shoplifting and got a lawyer. The prosecutor changed the charge to disorderly conduct and gave me court supervision. My lawyer said that disorderly conduct is not a reportable crime and won't ever show up anywhere. He said it was better than getting the retail theft dismissed, because that would still show up on a background check. I trust that he told me the truth, but just thought I would see if anyone else knew if this was true that the disorderly conduct wouldn't show up anywhere?
Re: Changing a Retail Theft to Disorderly Conduct
It really depends on the background check.
I'm given to understand that some disorderly conduct charges in Illinois are treated as no more serious than a traffic ticket, but I've not been able to find a statute to back this up.