On its face? No. It would appear that he pled to misdemeanor battery as opposed to the misdemeanor domestic violence battery section of 243(e). However! In 1997 I do not believe 243(e) was in existance so this may be a DV related battery under 242.Quoting marie224
If the battery is considered a DV offense, he will be prevented from employment in law enforcement.
It has the same effect.He wasn't found guilty, just no contest (whatever that means)
He probably served a term of probation, however.and didn't serve any jail time, pay any fines or ordered to anytype of classes.
Domestic violence will be an automatic disqualifier. A non-DV misdemeanor battery will prove a daunting obstacle as he will have to explain it to any background investigator and they will obtain a copy of the report and find out that it was DV related in any event. More than half the agencies in CA would not proceed any further with an applicant that pled 'no contest' to a DV related battery even if the section is not one that is an automatic bar to employment.A lot of the questions on the applications ask if you ever had a felony/domestic violence charges. I don't know if the battery is considered domestic violence, or if battery is a severe enough charge to hold him back.
Any advice anyone has is greatly appreciated. Thanks - Marie
Here's a link to cleaning up a criminal record in CA:
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp...imlawclean.htm
And for information on how to find out about his criminal history:
http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/security.htm
I would recommend that he obtain a copy of his criminal history to see what it says he was convicted of. He shoul dkeep in mind that he will have to divulge the incident regardless of whether it appears or not, and the backrounding agency will almost certainly seek a copy of the police report and a court record.
- Carl

