Disorderly Person charge and BackGround check.
Hello All,
I appreciate you all for running such wonderful forum and helping out many people.
I am stuck in a problem. Few months back I have been convicted for Shoplifting case for 20$, I have received a ticket went to the court and Plead Guilty .And tranferred it from Misdemeanor to Disorderly Person charge (Which my attorney told is not a crime case anymore,its just like a traffic ticket) .I have also received 1yr Probation and completed my Community services and sent a letter of completion to the court as well. I have also paid all my fines to the court.
I have 7 more months to complete my probation,after which they said it will be Expunged.
I have never been convicted before, and have a clean record until then.
The problem now is I am applying for jobs, generally the Background checks to the jobs I apply are done by a 3rd party, who will just take my SSN and see if I am convicted. I wanted to know, if this will be seen in the record? Because it is now not a criminal offense, will it be seen in the criminal record? How serious is this case now? Will it hinder my job oppurtunities?
Please help me out with your suggestion...