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Say someone has been charged with several misdemeanors, but they have all been expunged. Is there any way to check if it will come up on the background check? I have tried DMV.org and nothing came up. I am looking to go into nursing classes very soon and I don't want to waste my time.

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Welcome to AN! You may want to check out the Nursing Licensure with a Criminal History forum here.

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It really depends on how in depth the nursing school/hiring hospital goes. If you're fingerprinted, then it's likely to be on there. If not, hard to say. Find out which company does the background check and see what they say. For example, one company for a job I applied for doesn't report certain cases like if it's a misdemeanor older than 7 years. It's different for a felony. Regardless, when it comes time to sit for licensure, you will want to be honest. Better to be up front rather than lie and have it come back to bite you. Also, depends on the severity of your charge and the state in which you live in.

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make sure you actually mean "expunged" and not "sealed" or "dropped". these terms are often used synonymously, though they have a couple key differences. Dropped will show up 100%, "expunged" however means all records of your arrest have essentially been destroyed. IF courts still have documents related to the case/arrests, they are under no circumstance released ever to anyone. "Sealed" records mean the information and documents are there, however they've been hidden. Picture when you see on tv like fbi files or something, and a whole bunch of it has been "blacked out", it kinda works like that. Through normal means, this information cannot be accessed, however there are times where a motion to unseal has been filed with the courts, and if approved, all of your information is exposed to whoever filed that motion. Legally, in most cases you can deny the events ever taking place when records are sealed or expunged. But it may not look favorable for you to the BON if they obtain the means to unseal your record.

***This is not legal advice, this should not be taken as legal advice, and i do not have the qualifications to provide legal advice. Please contact a lawyer and your state's BON for more accurate and direct information****

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