Not to hijack the thread, but I would like to ask a few questions about my personal situation. Maybe some of you are in a similar situation and we can all gain some new knowledge. I have two things on my criminal background, one is vehicle burglary(all charges dropped) and the other one is display fictitious registration/a class B misdemeanor( I paid a $200 fine and got 6 months probation. Upon completion the case was dismissed with no record of conviction. It's what's called deferred adjudication in texas)
My first question: Most of the time on the application it will ask if I've ever been convicted of a felony, and sometimes misdemeanor. I've been checking no, but a few times on the form it will ask have I ever been arrested. In this scenario should I disclose my arrest for the vehicle burglary? The court house do not have any record of it since no charges were filed, but the city of garland(where I got arrested) do have it on record.
Second question... I've heard of this thing called order of non-disclosure, which basically makes your record nonexistent to anyone except for government agencies. Is this true and should I look into this as a viable option?
I would appreciate any advice if you're in the know.
Not to hijack the thread, but I would like to ask a few questions about my personal situation. Maybe some of you are in a similar situation and we can all gain some new knowledge. I have two things on my criminal background, one is vehicle burglary(all charges dropped) and the other one is display fictitious registration/a class B misdemeanor( I paid a $200 fine and got 6 months probation. Upon completion the case was dismissed with no record of conviction. It's what's called deferred adjudication in texas)
My first question: Most of the time on the application it will ask if I've ever been convicted of a felony, and sometimes misdemeanor. I've been checking no, but a few times on the form it will ask have I ever been arrested. In this scenario should I disclose my arrest for the vehicle burglary? The court house do not have any record of it since no charges were filed, but the city of garland(where I got arrested) do have it on record.
Second question... I've heard of this thing called order of non-disclosure, which basically makes your record nonexistent to anyone except for government agencies. Is this true and should I look into this as a viable option?
I would appreciate any advice if you're in the know.
The easiest thing to do in your situation is to go online and pay the 30 bucks to do a background check done on yourself. That way you know what is going to appear. It is not a good idea to "take your chances" trying to figure out what is going to show up and what won't.
The easiest thing to do in your situation is to go online and pay the 30 bucks to do a background check done on yourself. That way you know what is going to appear. It is not a good idea to "take your chances" trying to figure out what is going to show up and what won't.
I know for certain my deferred adjudication shows up because I've had employers call me back to get more detailed explanation. I can only assume for each one who sought clarification there are two more who simply moved on to the next candidate.
I just did a search on order of non-disclosure and I meet all the qualifications. The only problem is the attorney fees are anywhere from $1,500 to over $3k. If I do it myself the court cost is around $300, and I would have to fly to texas to appear in court. Yes, I think the total investment would be worth it if I can do everything myself.
If anyone of you have gone through this before please share. PM me if you would be more comfortable talking in private
All the shit your taking in here is expected...you deserve it but there happens to be a soft spot in my heart for people that get off track and want to become productive well rounded members of society.
Are you physically in good shape with limited fear?
This guy screws it up and every stinking turn, and you think now he is a changed man and will be able to hold down a legit job?
what are you smoking?
Dude can hold down a job for a month -1100
Dude gets canned for something stupid +900
Funny how this thread popped up. We just made an offer (on behalf of our client) to a guy who had a 5th degree assault conviction. The most minor conviction possible. It was 6 years ago and he explained it completely. He was with a gal who had the urge to call 911 whenever they got in a fight. He got out of the relationship and married a gal he met while scuba diving in the far east. 100% believeable story...guy was totally forthcoming. Our client said, "no thanks."
Sorry, but how is a person who makes a minor mistake like that......and who has talents that companies need.....supposed to get a job if every company takes such a short-sighted approach?
I wish someone should have told me i had to be an 
my entire life...
Hey taco
I feel for you. Similar situation. When I was 18 years old I got pulled over by a cop and was scared and tried to get away. Fleeing, resisting arrest, wreckless endangerment.
This was in 1987. I did fine in life until about 2003. As we entered the electronic age I found myself having great interviews but then being turned down for jobs.
Today I apply for something online and once you answer "yes" to a felony or misdemeanor conviction you are cooked. People think you can "just go in and talk to the hiring manager" - what a joke that is so "1980s".
Today I work three jobs. Which sucks. None do background checks. Never been hired by a place that does a background check or knows about my one single "incident" 25 years ago.
Go with small places (the big ones all do background checks) and don't mention it at all (do not check the box either unless you know they do a background check)
I do food delivery six days a week and work at two different newspaper loading docks (one Sun-Tues the other Wed- Sat) so I am obviously employable but if you think you are getting one single job with insurance that pays enough to pay the bills I don't believe any of us in this position will find one.
yea most places have company policies or some bs...i know a guy who got turned down by Friggin McDonalds
yea i was thining about carpet cleaning...I did that for a while but because i was the companies bitch i made so little of what people were paying for it...Now theres some zero-rez crap that is supposedly way better...so who knows if people would still pay for the hot water/soap/vacuum way...
This guy screws it up and every stinking turn, and you think now he is a changed man and will be able to hold down a legit job?
what are you smoking?
Dude can hold down a job for a month -1100
Dude gets canned for something stupid +900
I had a few minor screw ups and the last one was 2 1/2 years ago...U don't think people are capable of change??
If someone was to offer me $100,000 cash or to have my record completely removed...i would choose the record...
Thank You
I had a few minor screw ups and the last one was 2 1/2 years ago...U don't think people are capable of change??
If someone was to offer me $100,000 cash or to have my record completely removed...i would choose the record...
People are capable of change, it's just very very rare.
And you are lying your ass off about the 100K... if it were in front of you now, opened breifcase, you want me to believe you would say NO THANK YOU???
I was not born yesterday
the dark side has a strong pull...ill prolly have to look into something like this even tho i have no experience...and to tell u the truth i was expecting this thread to last about two days w/ most or all the responses burning me...wow covers u amaze me
Established in 1995,
and start a little book wont get rich but u wont have 2 steal from best buy and ur able 2 
on the job!!!!! 
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