Questions tagged [criminal-record]
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False information on Florida Criminal History Report, can I sue the state?
I decided to pay $25.00 to the state of Florida to obtain a copy of my Florida Criminal History Report. I found there is blatantly fictitious information on my report claiming I was charged with ...
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Winning a lawsuit vs. criminal record
In the US, if a wife calls the police for domestic violence by her husband and charged with felony, but the husband prevails in the lawsuit because his wife was accused of perjury and fabricated ...
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What happens if a Canadian is convicted (misdemeanour)in Europe? Is the Canadian government notified?
A Canadian person is convicted of a misdemeanour while in Germany. The person gets a criminal record in Germany. Will the information about the conviction be sent to Canada? Will it appear in the ...
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Where can I go to find data on how many people were charged / convicted under a particular statute?
If I have a specific Federal Code and I want to find a rough estimate of (1) how many people were charged with breaking that specific law, and (2) how many people were convicted under that specific ...
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Can BTP officers issue penalty fares in London tube stations?
Bob double shuffled through the tube barriers while holding his Oyster card, bank card, and passport. Looking down at his phone, upon going through, he inadvertently walked into a BTP officer who ...
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What is the legal term for a conviction that the individual has completed the punishment for?
I am writing an employment contract and want to explain that,
we run criminal record checks on everyone.
if an individual has finished the punishment for their crime then that's ok as long as they ...
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Punishment for getting intoxicated in public
Recently I traveled to Germany with friends and got a bit too much drunk. While walking to my hotel I fell down and damaged my foot. Police approached me, checked my ID (I am from the EU), asked if I ...
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Can juvenile adjudications for never-sealable offences be sealed? (Massachusetts)
Convictions for some crimes in Massachusetts such as perjury can never be sealed. However, the statute (c.276 § 100A), says that "convictions" for these crimes can never be sealed. So, if a ...
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Where do defendants found guilty get discharged without conviction?
In New Zealand, a defendant may be "discharged without conviction" after found guilty.
Courts would apply such a discretion where they are satisfied that the consequences of conviction would ...
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Is it possible for someone with juvenile felony charge (not conviction) to join the military?
If someone were charged with a felony in the US (e.g. sexual assault, harassment, or murder) as a juvenile, but they're not convicted (their case or the charges were dropped), can they join the ...
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Crime records as a minor, does it affect sentencing as an adult?
Are crimes as minor, especially felonies, kept in your records? And would they affect your sentencing as an adult?
I am not asking about a specific jurisdiction, I just want to have a general idea.
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Can I contact this man's probation officer?
My parents and I live in Suffolk County, New York.
In January 2017 my father's friend began living with us. During this time, my father's friend was arrested and convicted of animal neglect and abuse....
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Third Party Employment Background Check, WA State
I am filling out information for an employment background check through a third party agency called Orange Tree (I am located in Washington State). Their website says this:
How far back background ...
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Why was he put in prison but never got a criminal record?
I watched this video about a dare devil climbing to the top of The Shard in London, before being cautioned by the police. The Shard later took out a private prosecution against him.
I am confused ...
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no public record found
When I was 18 I broke the law, was convicted and had to pay restitution. Recently I hired a lawyer to expunge my record. I paid up front and then later was told that they could not find any flies on ...
