Record Expungement delay

[tbrymmml]

Hello all. I am so glad I found this site; it has been a ton of help. I am in a bit of a jam here and would appreciate if I could be given some advice. I am 27 years old and currently enrolled in college. I will have my anatomy and physiology, general and developmental psychology, nutrition, and medical terminology complete by this summer. I want to apply to two LPN programs for the January 2016 entrance, however I face a dilemma. Ten years ago I made a mistake and had a legal issue. Hopefully I will be approved for expungement in the coming months. However, I also have a domestic violence (misdemeanor) that occurred in 2009 but I had a probation violation due to financial issues and had to appear in front of the job in 2012. I finished my probation that year and I have been on a good track ever since, but due to the probation violation I will not be eligible for expungement for that record until 2017 because they base it on your last court appearance and not the time of conviction. I read the Nurse Practice Act and it basically says that they look at convictions on a case by case basis and a school representative hinted at the same thing but told me to call back to speak to the director for clarity. Should I go ahead and apply to the program or should I wait until 2017 to have a clear record? I know that this reflects poorly on my character but I have made steps to improve my life and want to be able to move forward with my nursing career.

[mecapon91]

I'm not sure if you'd say this but were you convicted of the charges? If they were dismissed that could mean a different story. But a conviction is going to give you problems. I hope that everything goes well and you are able to work this out with the program.