Will this show in background check?

[tholt4]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? GA - but incident happened in Florida.

My 19 year old son was issued a citation and made to pour out his drink in Duval County FL for S562.111(1) Possesion of alcoholic beverage by person under age 21. He mailed in the $75 fine and online court records show Case Fees Paid and Ajudication of Guilt Withheld. Will this show up in an employment background check, and how does he answer question "have you ever been arrested" on employment application? Thanks.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

 

[LdiJ]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? GA - but incident happened in Florida.

My 19 year old son was issued a citation and made to pour out his drink in Duval County FL for S562.111(1) Possesion of alcoholic beverage by person under age 21. He mailed in the $75 fine and online court records show Case Fees Paid and Ajudication of Guilt Withheld. Will this show up in an employment background check, and how does he answer question "have you ever been arrested" on employment application? Thanks.What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

Your son was not arrested. He was given a citation.

 

[dave33]

Your son was not arrested. He was given a citation.

Agreed. Not only that, applications usually ask about convictions.

 

[HighwayMan]

The applications I have seen ask "have you ever been summonsed or arrested?".

He would have to answer "yes" to that question regardless of the outcome.

 

[Cali408nia]

Your son was not arrested. He was given a citation.

It still counts as an arrest. He was given a citation and signed it agreeing to appear in court in lieu of an arrest. Had he needed to be booked he may have been taken to the station. Being taken to the station or not doesn't necessarily determine whether or not it was an arrest. But job applications usually only ask about convictions as it was already mentioned.

 

[st-kitts]

I advise all job applicants to be honest on employment applications, and when in doubt regarding a criminal offense, include it with an explanation, such as "cited for underage possession of alcohol."

Many employers will eliminate candidates for falsification of application even if the crime revealed in and of itself would not have been disqualifying. Many of these same employers will not disqualify an otherwise good candidate for minor criminal offenses.

 

[HighwayMan]

The main thing now is for him to not get into trouble again.