Petty Theft Arrest in 2005 --Should I do Nursing?

Hello. I made a horrible mistake a couple of years ago. I was going through hell in my personal life. I was a zombie basically and made this horrible mistake. I walked out of the store without paying for some clothing Was arrested for petty theft but it was reduced to misdemeanor trespassing. I paid a $600.00 fine, was given two years of probation (which i finished successfully) and then had the trespassing misdemeanor expunged in 2008. I was arrested in August of 2005 and after my arrest i went to grad school and got a masters! I work in public health now and have not done any bad thing at all after this horrible stupid mistake.

My question is - before i start taking all the pre-reqs for a RN program, did anyone who had a similar "problem" get licensed as registered nurse in CA? Does anyone know how the california board of registered nurses look at this? I have tried calling and contacting them but to no avail. I made a terrible mistake I don't know what to tell them--can anyone give me some advice please? I regret what i did immensely. i sought help for my all the problems via therapy and am doing much better however, i want to be a nurse so am mortified that i will never be able to because of my stupidity.

Please advice if I should even bother to try to become a nurse because of this. Thank you.