What is the name of your state? Virginia
While in college in Virginia (then a resident of Alabama), my wife bounced a check accidentally at a local store. As soon as she got the notice from the bank, she paid the check and any fees to the store. However, being in a college town, this particular boutique filed charges against each bounce check as a matter of course.
Going to the courthouse on her given date, she admitted freely to the judge that she accidentally bounced a check and had paid it to the store. The judge took that as a guilty plea, and now she's been convicted of a misdemeanor in Virginia.
We still live in the state, and checking the box "have you ever been convicted ..." on a job application automatically rules her out virtually 100% of the time, even if she explains the circumstances.
Our question is whether there is any recourse or "time limit" in Virginia that would help her when filling out these job applications. We know she bounced a check (happily I handle the money these days), but there was no malice or intent, and now, 8 years later it's still dragging her down. She's paid her "time" for bouncing a check tenfold.
Any help is appreciated.
While in college in Virginia (then a resident of Alabama), my wife bounced a check accidentally at a local store. As soon as she got the notice from the bank, she paid the check and any fees to the store. However, being in a college town, this particular boutique filed charges against each bounce check as a matter of course.
Going to the courthouse on her given date, she admitted freely to the judge that she accidentally bounced a check and had paid it to the store. The judge took that as a guilty plea, and now she's been convicted of a misdemeanor in Virginia.
We still live in the state, and checking the box "have you ever been convicted ..." on a job application automatically rules her out virtually 100% of the time, even if she explains the circumstances.
Our question is whether there is any recourse or "time limit" in Virginia that would help her when filling out these job applications. We know she bounced a check (happily I handle the money these days), but there was no malice or intent, and now, 8 years later it's still dragging her down. She's paid her "time" for bouncing a check tenfold.
Any help is appreciated.
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