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    Default Dismissed Conviction but Arrest Record Remains

    My question involves a background check in the State of: New Jersey

    In Nov of 2010 my wife and I got into an arguement and she called the police. I was arrested for simple assault and released the same evening. We went to court a week later and the judge told us to seek counseling for 3 months and come back. We came back in February 2011 with my attorney and the charges were dismissed.

    I am working on expungement currently.

    I was wondering how this will affect employment in the state of New Jersey. I am interviewing for a job in the healthcare field in the upcoming weeks and from my understanding, do not have to check off that I was convicted of a crime because it was dismissed (I have the disposition paper and will bring it to the interview in case a question arises).

    Are there typically questions about arrest on the background checks? Since the case was dismissed but the arrest record is there, what should I expect? This is my first issue with worrying about background checks and would just like to inquire about some information.

    thanks

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    Default Re: Dismissed Conviction but Arrest Record Remains

    You've interviewed for jobs before, right? So you know that different employers have different applications, and different interviewers ask different questions.

    New Jersey employers can ask about arrests that did not lead to conviction, although technically they're not supposed to disqualify applicants from employment based solely on an arrest record. See this article.

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