I got arrested a few years ago while I was a teen. I was not prosecuted, but I was fingerprinted, booked, and then required to participate in community service. I was arrested for possession of graffiti tools, and engaging in the practice of defacing property with graffiti.
My juvenile record has not been expunged. No charges were ever filed against me, and once I completed my 500 hours of community service, the problem was gone -- until now.
What happens if I don't expunge my juvenile record and I apply for the BAR? If I do expunge, I understand that I can officially say that I have never been arrested. Do I even need to expunge my juvenile record?
Since I became of legal age, I have not been arrested nor had any run-ins with the law.
I am not seeking legal advice, just some opinions before I proceed to pay for legal services. Thank you.
Need to expunge juvenile record? Forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
Anonymous Posting
Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are revealing sensitive employment related information about a firm, job, etc. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.
Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned.
-
ppa840
- Posts: 109
- Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:51 pm
Re: Need to expunge juvenile record?
Sent you a PM.
-
SwollenMonkey
- Posts: 640
- Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:28 am
Re: Need to expunge juvenile record?
How?ppa840 wrote:Sent you a PM.
The user is anon, lol.
-
ppa840
- Posts: 109
- Joined: Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:51 pm
Re: Need to expunge juvenile record?
odd enough, it still let me send a pm?SwollenMonkey wrote:How?ppa840 wrote:Sent you a PM.
The user is anon, lol.
No wait, strike that, it is sitting in my outbox....
-
ScaredWorkedBored
- Posts: 409
- Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:39 pm
Re: Need to expunge juvenile record?
Odds are the bar questionnaire asks if you have ever been arrested regardless of if you are charged/it was expunged/it was dismissed/whatever. "Expungement" as it exists in a state also doesn't necessarily do anything about arrest records. That's more about conviction records.
This is teenage property shit. Just fess up.
This is teenage property shit. Just fess up.
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login
