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  • Jun 26, 2008, 06:38 PM
    Mad23
    Theft under $5000
    Hi I did something so stupid. I stole 2 eye shadows from a make-up store. All together it is worth $38.00. I was caught and now I have to go to court in a month & do my finger prints before the court date. I am really scared that this goes on my record. I am 22 years old & this is my first offence.
    Can someone help?
  • Jun 26, 2008, 06:46 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    Can I assume you are in Canada ?

    Normally they will have a first offender program ( forget its name) where you will get probation and a division program. It is always a great idea of course to have an attorney anytime there is criminal court invovled
  • Jun 26, 2008, 06:53 PM
    Mad23
    Yes, I am from canada. Would that go on my record though?
  • Jun 26, 2008, 07:20 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    If they allow you to do the diversion program there is normaly no record when it is done
  • Jun 28, 2008, 01:46 PM
    JimGunther
    I was in retail security for 13 years, and while I wasn't in Canada, I have found that similar principles apply. Where I come from it is likely that a first offender in such cases can do community service or some sort of probation in order to keep a conviction off their record.

    One problem is that there is a whopping difference between police records and court records. In other words, while you might not have a record of a conviction, you might very well have a record showing that you have been arrested, and this might cause you problems on future job applications.

    I have seen job applications worded several different ways, including such questions as "have you ever been arrested", "have you ever been convicted" and "have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense that was not expunged."

    If the application says "have you ever been arrested" there may be a problem and it is best in such a case to be honest with the future employer who, if they are asking the question, likely has the ability to check on it. Most of the apps I have seen though, ask about convictions, not arrests. I hope it works out for you and that you learned something from the whole thing.

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