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Money is the obvios reason, but whats the other ulterior motive. Imagine someone putting your children in danger, destroying your property and attacking you.........the police was called and you end up with an arrest record....but wait ....all charges dropped by the procecutor.....Now comes the jobs ,that dont want to hire you because you were arrested for battery......what a system......lol

Florida, also has been doing this for years.....

Sorry to hear of your troubles, and people do make mistakes and need second chances. The truth is, once any type of arrest recod is produced......you are guilty, whether you were convicted or not . If you are lucky enough to get called for an interview, then the next step is looking at the severity of the case.....once you have a charge of certain types of offence....the battle is uphill from there.....not encouraging you to give up, but letting you know the battle will be difficult.

I am truly glad to hear of your success...congratulations And good luck.......

I totally agree 120% with alexiscc. This new system is a wake up call, to everyone. Today it effects us, but tommorow, others. No such thing as privacy and it should be unconstitutional to hold a minor misdermeanor against someone for the rest of their lives.....not being able to attain employment.......we surely are moving backwards.

Its a shame to see the direction we are finally in. No one is perfect, and its unfair we are being catagories ...( w/ crimal, credit, civil, financial records,ect..). Any type of encounter with the law, that leads to a fingerpriting be produce........You will surely need divine intervention to find any job...thats my gut feeling.

Thank you for taking the time to reply... I posted earlier, not sure if it was recieved. In response to you questions......it was a misdemeanor charge which I wasnt convicted. A outside company did the background check, which they located records of the arrest.....when I was asked to present the paper works from the court, I gave the expunge order and the deposition which resulted in no pros. After a few back and forth calls, I was told my application was rejected, now this is after I was offered the job. Well this happened 2x, the last company also reniged on their offer, only there was no one to call, because they didnt answer the phone when I called. Like, I said " unjust system "

Thank you for taking the time to reply...... In reponse to your questions 1. The charge was a misdemeanor...and there was no conviction, only the arrest. 2. A background check was done through a company, that found the expunged court records...when ask to bring the paper work, I gave the expunged order and the deposition which says..no pros.....after I gave the info. I called numerous time, only to hear my application was denied. 3. Battery is not only a hit, but a touch....which includes bumping someone....that combine with an officer who ask no questions in his determination, and guess what.....welcome to my situation

I was arrested for battery in 2001 ( In my opinion I was only defending my children safety and my property). Anyway I am not going to elaboate on how unfair the system is.......I was entered in a pre trail program to complete anger management class.....the charges were dismissed and I got the record expunged. Now I am already working in the med field, and would like the get my R.N licsense.....but I know the problem wont be with the b.o.n......it will be getting hired as a nurse with an arrest record.......cant anyone charge you with anything, but its up to the courts to find you guilty....what a joke......l guess I feel this way because Ive been denied two job offers in the medical field due to something that happened almost 12 years ago....any sugesstions

Hello everyone. This is my first post and i just need some advice. I've been in the medical field for 7 years and just now decided to pursue my RN degree. The problem is that i was arrested back in 2001 for domestic violence. Me and my sister had an arguement, and she vandalized my car with a rock . Instead of me calling the cops on her i tried to stop her. However she called the police and since SOMEONE has to go to jail they took me. The charge was a misdermenor -battery. After i went to court the case was not prosecuted. The disposition read "nolle pros". I TOOK the next step to expunge the record, an was sucessful. Now my question is that will this encident prevent me from becoming a nurse ? And also one job applications do i check yes when asked about convictions EVEN if i was never conficted.... just charged.. Please help