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    Default Can Colleges Ask About an Expunged Criminal Record

    My question involves criminal records for the state of: Wisconsin (nonfederal case).

    I was 17 but charged as an adult for several misdemeanors for one incident. I got expungement at the time and have had a clean record since. Soon, I will be applying to medical school and need to know when they ask about judicial history how much I need to disclose. I'm assuming it won't show up on my criminal background check (although I'm having one ran now by the same company to verify). It was my understanding that with expungement I would not need to describe these misdemeanors, however some of the questions ask if you were 'convicted' 'plead guilty/no contest' etc. Do these schools have the right to ask this information and what is my obligation to recount these actions?

    Thanks for any insights.

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    Default Re: Can Colleges Ask About an Expunged Criminal Record

    All of these schools are in Wisconsin?

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    Default Re: Can Colleges Ask About an Expunged Criminal Record

    No, the schools are throughout the country. The background check didn't show any records in County, State, National, or Federal databases so that is a positive. However, I would still like to know now, especially since it doesn't show in a background check, what I need to disclose. Furthermore, I would like to know if these institutions have the right to know if I should choose not to disclose that information.

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    Default Re: Can Colleges Ask About an Expunged Criminal Record

    Not the right board, but never mind. I don't know of any law that says an institution -- employer or otherwise -- isn't free to ask about arrests/convictions.

    If you've had X expunged, then by law you're free to say "no" as to that arrest/conviction ... because as a legal matter they didn't happen once the expungement is granted. Of course, certain agencies will still have and have access to this info, but unless you're looking for a government job that requires a clearance and such ...

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    Well I don't know if it is the same for med school, but I know when I went to law school you were supposed to disclose any arrests etc you had and then I had to fill out a moral character application for the State Bar to give me a license. If you did not disclose any of your arrests etc in your law school application you could it was possibly for them to deny you a license for dishonesty. The rule in the law is that when your in doubt disclose. I imagine your state's medical board would have a similar licensing procedure, but I don't know. I would contact the medical licensing board from your state and ask anonymously what you need to do.

    As Foster suggested this is probably not the best place to get information for something like this. In the law it is when it doubt disclose not sure about medical school, but ask the licensing board or something else. Furthermore, this doesn't sound like a major incident you were 17 and stupid as many people are. If you come forward and say you learned your lesson there is a good chance they will forgive you, but if you try to hide the incident you have now become a liar right now and have this criminal record. Often you disclose minor incidents people are forgiving, but if you lie about one thing the question becomes what else are they hiding.

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