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| How do i get a shoplifting charge removed from my record? (CA) |
| a year and 4 months ago I was arrested for shoplifting. (stupid, I know) it was a misdemeanor. Since then i have paid my restitution and been at my place of employment for a year. I want to know how easy or hard it would be to have it removed from my record. I have a few questions.
1. I was looking at expungement. Is this only for someone who commited the crime under 18? (i''m 19 now but i was 18 when i commited it.)
2. Is this a process i can file for on my own, or do i absolutely have to use a lawyer/expungement service?
3. If i was to resign from my place of employment, would it affect the courts decision on my appeal? |
| Do Juvenile Arrests show up on VIRGINIA STATE POLICE REPORTS? |
| I want to study abroad and need a police report to get my visa for Ecaudor. About 5 years ago, when I was 16 I was charged with felonious concealment of items within a store ( shoplifting). The case was dismissed after a pretrial diversion program and I was not convicted of anything, and I did not have my fingerprints take. My official court record says plea: - (dash mark) , conviction : dismissed. I understand that I can have this case can be "expunged" January 2, However I need my state police report before then. Is my record and arrests available to be disclosed? Or will it be protected under the juvenile confidentiality act. My state is Virginia. Thanks in advance. |
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