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County Felony conviction..,
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Hello:) I have a felony conviction in my county for vandelisim,it was a misdeameanor at 1st and kicked up to a felony..,i was given 100 hrs. community service for it.It was my spouses car etc.I,i dumped the spouse.I have served my hrs. and,on probation for 3yrs and nowI need to seek employment..,how will this affect me with a background check,My probation officer stated it is too new to show up on background check however I have the anxiety of it plus how much disclosure do i do to a potential employer.I am embrassed beyond belief,can this this fixed???What do I say to a new employer???Do I just give up and slither away????
I don't think your PO knows what he's talking about. If you've been or probation long enough to have completed 100 hours CS, your conviction will likely pop up on your background check. Have you been on probation for 18 months? If you've done half your probation, paid all your fines, completed your CS and otherwise kept out of trouble, your lawyer can move to have your probation terminated early, and to have your felony kicked down to a misdemeanor and then expunged. It sounds to me like they may have contemplated doing this when you pled out.
You're right when you suspect that a felonny vandalism conviction isn't a resume-builder. If you can't get off probation and get your conviction expunged yet, honesty is probably the best policy. Who knows, the guy who's interviewing you may have an ex-wife whose car he'd like to rearrange ....
