Speeding tickets and employment

MickeyTong · Jul 22, 2011

That is absurd. Leave Texas.

carbon86 · Jul 22, 2011

If they ask just tell them it's because you are so excited to get to work that you can't help but to have a leed foot. I am just kidding. Although speeding tickets are misdemeanors I can't imagine that they wouldn't hire someone because of it. When they say misdemeanor I am sure that it relates more to a crime such as possesion of drug paraphanilia, or something more along those lines. But its safer for them to ask about ALL crimes very broadly, its kind of like a catch all.

xandarosa · Jul 22, 2011

I live in Texas. I've seen the misdemeanors question but it always said excluding traffic violations. Sorry you're going through this cause it's crazy! There is a very few of us in America that haven't gotten a speeding ticket,

loveishope · Jul 22, 2011

True, I didn't think of it that way. I feel so dumb that I didn't know speeding tickets were class c misdemeanors. But I'm

glad I asked HR and corrected the form because I don't want them to think I'm dishonest, just not very educated in the law. Lol! I always think of criminal offenses as drugs, violence, theft, but never thought about speeding ticket. What would I do without Allnurses? I would be totally stressed out and alone. So nice to have a place to go to and vent.:)

loveishope · Jul 22, 2011

On the online application, it doesn't say "excluding traffic violations." It asks if you have had misdemeanor or felony. But I've seen applications where it says excluding traffic violations. Anyways, I'm glad HR knows and I corrected the application. They checked my background report and so far it didn't show the traffic tickets. I just want this job so much. Say a prayer please.

belgarion · Jul 22, 2011

Just curious, were you by chance applying for a job with the state? The only place I have seen where you are required to disclose speeding tickets are with the state prison system or other areas requiring a high level of security.

Multicollinearity, BSN, RN · Jul 22, 2011

FYI, sometimes the question is asked to see if you are honest and disclose all offenses, including traffic tickets. It's not that the employer or licensing body actually cares about traffic tickets - it's a test to see if you honestly disclose everything. If the applicant hides tickets, what else might he or she be hiding?

tele jelly · Jul 22, 2011

DONT WORRY! I live in Texas and have TONS of speeding tickets. Yes, a speeding ticket is a class C misdemeanor, but it is always an exception.

...and I don't appreciate the leave texas comment either! hahaha

xiaobear007 · Jul 22, 2011

well , i think it make no sense to be picky about your speeding ticket. maybe the governor has that too but can it stop him from being the governor. I really think the HR is doing ridiculous thing if she is picky about your speeding ticket.

btw, it seems Texsas is a good place to find nurse jobs and many other jobs. my friend just told me he will relocate there and find a electrician job, is that true ?

DONT WORRY! I live in Texas and have TONS of speeding tickets. Yes, a speeding ticket is a class C misdemeanor, but it is always an exception.
...and I don't appreciate the leave texas comment either! hahaha

Horseshoe, BSN, RN · Jul 23, 2011

dont worry! i live in texas and have tons of speeding tickets. yes, a speeding ticket is a class c misdemeanor, but it is always an exception.
...and i don't appreciate the leave texas comment either! hahaha

slow down. there's nothing that important going on that you need to drive that fast all the time. and if you have "tons" of speeding tickets, that means you are speeding pretty much all the time, because you get caught only a fraction of the time you are speeding. i used to drive fast constantly. when i became a mother, i realized i was being an idiot, and just stopped. haven't been pulled over even once since and my life is happy and full without driving like a bat out of hell. just saying...

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Jul 23, 2011

A speeding ticket is not a criminal offense. Yes, you broke the law, but unless you were handcuffed, read your rights, photographed, and fingerprinted, you were NOT charged/convicted of a CRIME. In any state, I'd wager.