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Jimmy90
Apr 4, 2010, 09:30 PM
Got arrested for having a fake ID (felony), lawyer got that reduced to a misdemeanor which was then dismissed after a pre-trial intervention that required community service. I'm going to be applying for a job in a different state than the one I got arrested in. Will any of this show up in a background check?

excon
Apr 5, 2010, 04:39 AM
Hello j:

Arrests don't generally show up. Convictions will. That is, unless you're applying to the CIA or to be a cop. If so, they'll find it.

excon

rainacidbeer
Apr 8, 2010, 03:45 AM
It depends on the background check,it might not show up or it could show the arrest and that it was dismissed.