Dismissed DUI in NC - How will this affect my application?

chare · May 9, 2014

If it was dismissed, it shouldn't have any effect.

Regarding contacting the Board of Nursing: I would suggest that you use e-mail rather than call. It might take a little longer to get your reply but you will have the e-mails as documentation of the conversation.

Good luck!

tabibuwako1 · May 9, 2014

Call the board you should not have any trouble I guess since it is just DUI.I have my issues as well and I am worried sick too.Let us know how everything went? If you were a minor your record will never show If over 18 you should be ready to tell the NCBON everything.

emergency_love · May 11, 2014

So I spoke with the CBC coordinator at the BON, who said to state "no" on the app. I did so and sent it in, but now I'm freaking out for "falsifying" a record if something pops up. Technically it was an arrest (but dropped for "no probable cause").

I've e-mailed the CBC coordinator to repeat my concerns and ask her to please let me know if I need to correct my application. Apparently a "No Probable Cause" is different from "dismissed" although I don't see why (this is per the Clerk of Court). The Clerk said they didn't even have any certified paperwork to give me because it wasn't a "dismissal". I asked what the difference was and they basically said there wasn't one. So if it was No Probable Cause, it means the arrest itself was not legal, maybe that's why there isn't a whole lot to go by...? During the entire nursing program I never even thought of this situation since I never had any problems with my CBC's up to this point. However since this is going through the SBI I assume that no stone will be left unturned. I've never tried to hide this arrest, I just hadn't thought about it after it was dropped, and my employer, nursing school, and NA registry never questioned it.... no one has ever asked me to explain it.

My tummy is in knots I graduate next week and I'm trying to stay focused on doing well on my final, but I feel like I can't even breathe.

I've always been a big worry wart because I feel like whenever something good is about to happen to me, something REALLY bad happens.

macfar28 · May 11, 2014

It is my understanding from the NCBON that if the charges were dismissed there is no reason to report. Good luck and try not to make yourself crazy. This too shall pass.

twinsmom788 · May 12, 2014

What does your official record state?. If your charges were dismissed, then you don't have a record and you are innocent. Don't worry and concentrate on school and the boards. Best of luck!

tabibuwako1 · May 28, 2014

You are going to be fine.Just relax and wait the NCBON decisions.People are getting licences with felony.If this is your only strike they might give you some restrictions or none at all.You will be an RN.I have misdeminor petty theft and that is the only strike.I spoke with PABON and I think I will be fine but still worried.Let us know.

emergency_love · Jun 6, 2014

Just an update for those who may find themselves in a similar situation in the future - the NCBON requested certified court documents to show the DUI was not a conviction, took all of 10 minutes at the clerk's office to get those, I sent them in and the CBC was marked complete a few days later. The criminal background coordinator was prompt in answering my questions and alleviating my concerns. It wasn't nearly as painful as I had anticipated.