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Hey , PLEASE HELP . I recently got in to a nursing program and i did my background check and my FBI came back flagged . I know I don't have any felonies but i have have had traffic violation . I have legit paid all that i know of and i have served time for the tickets as well . 14 days to be exact . Ive had background checks done before and nothing has came up. My director told me dont worry because it happens a lot and it can just be something regarding traffic . but i seriously cant even focus because im waiting for the official copy to come in the mail . Thing is i cant start at any clinical sites until the director approves it and it takes 7-14 days to come i the mail and i start school on the 10th of this month . Have any of you been through this ? Please some advice to help me feel at ease.

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You served time for traffic tickets?? Hmmm, me thinks there is more to this.

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You served time for traffic tickets?? Hmmm, me thinks there is more to this.

Yeah- so what kind of "traffic ticket" requires you to serve time in jail?????

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If your PD telling you not to worry doesn't help, how will anonymous responses from the internet?

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Does your director know that you were incarcerated? If not, tell her, and see if she still tells you not to worry. Better advice than expecting us to tell you whether or not to worry.

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It can happen if traffic tickets are unpaid. I don't know of any traffic infractions that are truly just infractions (even first-time DUIs) that involve serving time. But if you don't pay your fines, a warrant can be issued.

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It can happen if traffic tickets are unpaid. I don't know of any traffic infractions that are truly just infractions (even first-time DUIs) that involve serving time. But if you don't pay your fines, a warrant can be issued.

Here they just suspend your license. It's a waste of jail resources to jail traffic tickets. I forgot to pay mine once. Then I remembered like 2 weeks later going through my bills to pay. I called to pay and had to pay an additional fine to reinstate my license.

Most expensive ticket ever.

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More like what ? Yes , ive served time for a traffic ticket because i was young and didnt care about the warrant and when I finally got pulled over they arrested me until i seen a judge which was like 3 days , i went in on a friday night and didnt see a judge until the monday and they gave me times served .

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Sometimes a little reassurance helps. However , if you cant thats fine . If you feel me asking after my PD told me not to worry is silly thats fine too , Let me take whatever i want from whomever i want . This , what i thought was a social site for nurses or nursing students . A little enlightenment was all i was asking for . If you cant give it , please excuse yourself . Thank You .

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Sometimes a little reassurance helps. However , if you cant thats fine . If you feel me asking after my PD told me not to worry is silly thats fine too , Let me take whatever i want from whomever i want . This , what i thought was a social site for nurses or nursing students . A little enlightenment was all i was asking for . If you cant give it , please excuse yourself . Thank You .

It's really not possible to give you reassurance, it would be false — we don't know what will happen. Unfortunately when you post publicly on a website, you can't really dictate the kind of responses you receive.

Did you say you've served 14 days? I am just trying to get clarity on your original post.

I'm going to move your post over to the criminal history forum, maybe people will have some experiences they can share.

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Does your director know that you were incarcerated? If not, tell her, and see if she still tells you not to worry. Better advice than expecting us to tell you whether or not to worry.

Yes , My director knows . And i was just wondering if anyone else ever dealt with this before . Not so much asking you guys whether i should worry or not . But ok

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When I was still young and irresponsible, I got a couple of traffic tickets, one for speeding and the other one for unregistered vehicle. I didn't appear in court or pay the fines on either of them. So I wound up with warrants AND a suspended license, and I didn't drive for awhile since I didn't have the money to pay and I knew if I went to court without it, I'd have to do time. Finally my mother loaned me the cash to get myself out of trouble; I turned myself in, got my charges reduced from misdemeanors to infractions, and I paid a big fine but no worries about jail.

Fast forward ten years. Even though I technically didn't have a criminal record, I still reported my past legal issues to my nursing school. I never had a problem with being admitted to the program, nor did I have trouble getting my RN license. I disclosed because my state requires nurses to report any misdemeanor or felony arrest, charge, or conviction. Honesty is the best policy. You've done the right thing by admitting to your past. I wouldn't be too worried...your problems stemmed from traffic infractions, which almost nobody cares about. Good luck.

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