What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Georgia
a few years ago I was in a very abusive relationship. We got in trouble together and I was a first offender, never even had a parking ticket! anyhow I was arrested and charged with misdemeanor shoplifting. I was given a PTI (pre-trial intervention) and told that if I did not get in to anymore trouble then I could have my record expunged. I was not able to get out of the relationship and more bad things happned. I violated probation and was given 30days in jail. I got out of the relationship with help from my parents. I successfully finished probation and with the help of my probation officer, the prosecutor, sheriff and judge I got an expungement.
the problem now is that I went to get a records check for school, I am at college getting a degree to one day be a special education teacher, and my record came back denying that I could be in the program.
I called the GBI and GCIC and both places stated that they could not find a criminal background on my at all. I went to the police department where I live and they gave me a copy of my background check. I found the problem!
the problem is that the violation of probation was a seperate offence from the misdemeanor shoplifting and was not exponged.
I was told that because I served time that I could not get this exponged. is there anyone that knows diffrently? can I get this exponged?
I doesnt make sense to me that the first charge was exponged and the second charge, which is dependent on the first, stayed. because the second one is there with out the first is says status unknown instead of misdemeanor or felony (thats really the problem, I could be a teacher with a misdemeanor, but I really want it exponged)
should I hire a lawyer to look in to it? I am calling one tomorrow.
thanks for your advise,
Norma
a few years ago I was in a very abusive relationship. We got in trouble together and I was a first offender, never even had a parking ticket! anyhow I was arrested and charged with misdemeanor shoplifting. I was given a PTI (pre-trial intervention) and told that if I did not get in to anymore trouble then I could have my record expunged. I was not able to get out of the relationship and more bad things happned. I violated probation and was given 30days in jail. I got out of the relationship with help from my parents. I successfully finished probation and with the help of my probation officer, the prosecutor, sheriff and judge I got an expungement.
the problem now is that I went to get a records check for school, I am at college getting a degree to one day be a special education teacher, and my record came back denying that I could be in the program.
I called the GBI and GCIC and both places stated that they could not find a criminal background on my at all. I went to the police department where I live and they gave me a copy of my background check. I found the problem!
the problem is that the violation of probation was a seperate offence from the misdemeanor shoplifting and was not exponged.
I was told that because I served time that I could not get this exponged. is there anyone that knows diffrently? can I get this exponged?
I doesnt make sense to me that the first charge was exponged and the second charge, which is dependent on the first, stayed. because the second one is there with out the first is says status unknown instead of misdemeanor or felony (thats really the problem, I could be a teacher with a misdemeanor, but I really want it exponged)
should I hire a lawyer to look in to it? I am calling one tomorrow.
thanks for your advise,
Norma