California General Background Checkes
Greetings, Oh Answer-Providing Individuals!
I have a question...
I've read on several legal or quasi-legal documents that California employment law limits background check information to the past seven years. Is this generally true? Anyone have experience with this? I did a naughty thing 7-years ago involving pharmacy medications and illicit sales... went to a boot-camp program, cleaned up, got sober, finished a master's degree, and now have a decent job in education (in the Midwest). I've been very blessed to be where I am, and have considered staying there until I receive a pardon for my offence, which was possession w/ intent to deliver, and theft of property (the pills themselves). The state I live in is definitely not the most progressive place in the U.S. since many places now have pretrial diversion programs for persons such as myself which result in expungement or the charges being dismissed; my geographic area did not and I was sent "up the river" on my first offence. I'm wanting to look at jobs in the college field in California (what I do now), but are unsure about putting it down. In my experience, putting it down is a near-guarantee of never getting a phone call or interview. The job I have now never asked, so I didn't need to report either way; whether they checked I do not know, but have been there over a year and conduct myself like a professional; I have no trouble with it at this time. It was in a small town that usually hired people they already knew or family, so my guess is that they saved money on the background checks due to the familiarity of everyone involved. I got very lucky, and think it might be wise to stick around until I can get a pardon (which I should qualify for; my turnaround from pill-dealer to university professional with an advanced degree is pretty rare statistically). I'm wanting to move to Cali and work in the university environment, but wonder if I can plausibly put down a "No" on conviction due to the so-called "7-year" limit. Anyone have an answer? I'd be OK anyway, I make a decent living and like where I'm at, just want to move back home and be near family; I'd also triple or quadruple my salary, and live in an area with low housing costs per California standards (out in the desert, average house $150K there, and they're not shacks!). Anyone? Thanks!