jewell_diva
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? Missouri
About 5 years ago, an insufficient funds check was returned unpaid. I was in college, and unaware of this. Eventually (more than 3 years later), I was in a car accident, and when my lisence was run, the warrant popped up. I was taken in, and I paid all my fines, court costs, and even opted to pay an additional $200 to take a budgeting class. The judge and prosecuting attorney offer to remove the criminal record as an incentive for first-time offenders to participate the budgeting course. I passed my course, and presented the certificate to the judge, at which time he said he would have the whole incident removed from my record. I have not had one single check bounce is over 5 years now.
Why I'm now freaking out:
I'm trying to become a realtor in another state. They are doing a criminal background check that has taken more than 3 weeks now. I am really scared they will find the old charge! I have paid for various criminal records searches online, and have also gone to the county website for closed and pending cases and warrants... and I'm CLEAR everywhere. I know that there are certain groups of people who will always have sufficient intelligence to my past (FBI, CIA, other gov. groups)... but when the judge says its will be "erased," what does that REALLY mean? What are the chances that a record check company will find something?
About 5 years ago, an insufficient funds check was returned unpaid. I was in college, and unaware of this. Eventually (more than 3 years later), I was in a car accident, and when my lisence was run, the warrant popped up. I was taken in, and I paid all my fines, court costs, and even opted to pay an additional $200 to take a budgeting class. The judge and prosecuting attorney offer to remove the criminal record as an incentive for first-time offenders to participate the budgeting course. I passed my course, and presented the certificate to the judge, at which time he said he would have the whole incident removed from my record. I have not had one single check bounce is over 5 years now.
Why I'm now freaking out:
I'm trying to become a realtor in another state. They are doing a criminal background check that has taken more than 3 weeks now. I am really scared they will find the old charge! I have paid for various criminal records searches online, and have also gone to the county website for closed and pending cases and warrants... and I'm CLEAR everywhere. I know that there are certain groups of people who will always have sufficient intelligence to my past (FBI, CIA, other gov. groups)... but when the judge says its will be "erased," what does that REALLY mean? What are the chances that a record check company will find something?