Please Help:life & Health Producer License

[Jennie01]

Hi:
I live in the state of NJ. I am currently working for an insurance company's sales department. The company is sending me to school to obtain a life & health producer license. The problem is that I have a misdemeanor. I was found guilty for theft by deception (violation 2C:20-4a) on 8/1998. (I am unable to expunge it until 2003 & the company does not know about my record)
My question is the following: Will the state of NJ allow me to obtain this license? Will I be denied? The application for the producer license asks me to enclose a certified copy of the indictment or judgement of conviction. It also asks me to enclose a detailed explanation of the events leading to the indictment or conviction.
PLEASE ADVISE..

 

[ALawyer]

I do not know the NJ statutes or policies, but call the NJ insurance department and ask.

However, a recent conviction of theft by deception is something that would ans should preclude your employment with an insurance company based on my experience.

Did your employment application ask about convictions for misdeamnors as well as felonies? If so, and you did not disclose it, that would suggest that you are continuing to be deceptive.