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    Default Caught Shoplifting Four Years Ago, As A Minor

    I was caught stealing at bestbuy around 4 years ago, when i was 14. I was taken into the manager's office, and i was told to sit there until the police would come. They took down some of my information, and when the police arrived, they took my finger prints, and after that i was pretty much let go. I was never told to go to court or told to pay a fine, just to never come back.
    Now I'm trying to look for a job and I just noticed on one of the places im applying to, i have to give my consent to a background check. Will my incident 4 years ago show up? And if it does, how will this affect me later on?

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    Default Re: Caught 4 years ago

    Whether or not a juvenile arrest will show up will depend on the laws of your state.

    I would be surprised if it came up in a background check, as most states extend a level of confidentiality to juvenile records and there would be no court record. If your employer did learn about it they would respond to the information in accord with company policies, and the only way to find out what those might be is to ask the employer.

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    Default Re: Caught 4 years ago

    Damn thats reassuring. I live in California. I first thought the manager just called the cops to come in to scare the crap out of me so i don't do it again. They took like 3 hours to come, and when they did, all they did was ask a couple questions and take my finger prints. And then they let me go when my parents came... Not a pretty moment.. But I guess its still considered an arrest because the police were involved.

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