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    Default Employer Inquiry About Criminal Record After ACD

    Hi, I'm 17 years old from NY and today I just got back from court without even seeing a judge. I went to the cashier and after I presented them with my docket number they said I was allowed to go back home with ACD. they said after 6 months my case will be dismissed.

    My question is, does this mean that if employers ask me if I was ever arrested of a crime do I have to say yes? And are records of my arrest going to be held or will they be terminated?
    Thanks.

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    Default Re: 17 and Charged with Shoplifting. Record Inquiry

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    Hi, I'm 17 years old from NY and today I just got back from court without even seeing a judge. I went to the cashier and after I presented them with my docket number they said I was allowed to go back home with ACD. they said after 6 months my case will be dismissed.

    My question is, does this mean that if employers ask me if I was ever arrested of a crime do I have to say yes? And are records of my arrest going to be held or will they be terminated?
    Thanks.
    If the question on the application is have you ever been arrested, the answer is yes. If the question on the application is have you ever been convicted, the answer is yes.

    You are going to have a difficult time getting a job. This is not legal advice, but if I were you, I'd stay away from retail and the service industry. Sadly you have severly limited yourself. good luck.

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    Default Re: 17 and Charged with Shoplifting. Record Inquiry

    wait I have to say yes to have I ever been convicted?
    isnt that case dismissed by ACD though?
    EDIT
    my crime was a misdemeanor of 200$ Petit Larceny.
    and in wiki it says that
    In criminal procedure, the defendant subject to the Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal is restored to the status he or she occupied prior to arrest, either during or after the period of adjournment that accompanies the ACD: that is, all records of the arrest and charges are non-existent after the period of time for which the ACD applies; however, a local law enforcement record of the arrest is retained by default, unless explicitly expunged.
    so doesnt that mean i wasnt convicted?

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    Default Re: 17 and Charged with Shoplifting. Record Inquiry

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    wait I have to say yes to have I ever been convicted?
    isnt that case dismissed by ACD though?
    I think there is a stiplution of IF. The IF being IF you don't get in trouble again. Another member with experience specific to NY law will correct me if I am wrong.

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    Default Re: 17 and Charged with Shoplifting. Record Inquiry

    I recently went through the same thing in NYC.

    If you stay out of trouble for 6 months, your ACD will be granted. Once your ACD is granted, your criminal record is completely sealed. Nothing will show up on a background check by employers. If you are asked "Have you been convicted of a misdemeanor?" in an interview, assuming you have not been arrested for other things, you will say no, because an ACD means you weren't convicted, the case was dismissed.

    I was told that because of the ACD even my arrest record (fingerprints, mugshot) are sealed now, too. Legally, a potential employer is NOT allowed to ask you if you've been arrested. If they do, you can either tell them the question is illegal, or you can say that you have been (you can't say you haven't, because you have, but you could tell them it's sealed), but hopefully it won't come to that because it's a sticky situation.

    Hope that helps.

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    Default Re: 17 and Charged with Shoplifting. Record Inquiry

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    Legally, a potential employer is NOT allowed to ask you if you've been arrested. If they do, you can either tell them the question is illegal, or you can say that you have been (you can't say you haven't, because you have, but you could tell them it's sealed), but hopefully it won't come to that because it's a sticky situation.

    Hope that helps.
    Thats crap! Any potential employer has the right and there isn't a law, federal or state that prohibits an employer from asking any applicant if they have been arrested or convicted of a crime.

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