jana921031
Apr 30, 2012, 05:06 PM
I am hoping that someone would be able to answer a couple of my questions.
Here's my situation(kind of long, sorry :/ )
When I was 14 or 15 (I can't remember the exact age), I was caught shoplifting from the Bay. I was arrested by the store security and the cops came and my parents were called. I had admitted to shoplifting, the police had written down some papers and my parents signed the papers. I was not sent to court for this offence, but they did send me to a meeting with a police officer and some other youths who had committed the same crime. After the meeting the police officer signed a paper stating that I have gone to the meeting and that was it. I did pay a fine that was requested by the Bay and was banned from that store for a year, but nothing else had happened.
Now I am 20 years old, and I am wondering if I have a criminal record regarding this incident. I have read on some websites that the record gets sealed and only the government/police can access it, while some others say that the record can be accessed by anyone who requests to see it. My question is:
1. Will my employer be able to see the record upon request?
2. When asked if I have ever been charged with a crime or if I have ever committed a crime, do I say yes or no?
Thank you in advance to whoever is willing to help :)
Here's my situation(kind of long, sorry :/ )
When I was 14 or 15 (I can't remember the exact age), I was caught shoplifting from the Bay. I was arrested by the store security and the cops came and my parents were called. I had admitted to shoplifting, the police had written down some papers and my parents signed the papers. I was not sent to court for this offence, but they did send me to a meeting with a police officer and some other youths who had committed the same crime. After the meeting the police officer signed a paper stating that I have gone to the meeting and that was it. I did pay a fine that was requested by the Bay and was banned from that store for a year, but nothing else had happened.
Now I am 20 years old, and I am wondering if I have a criminal record regarding this incident. I have read on some websites that the record gets sealed and only the government/police can access it, while some others say that the record can be accessed by anyone who requests to see it. My question is:
1. Will my employer be able to see the record upon request?
2. When asked if I have ever been charged with a crime or if I have ever committed a crime, do I say yes or no?
Thank you in advance to whoever is willing to help :)