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MrMike22 · Jul 21, 2008, 10:45 PM

My felony will be getting expunged once I get off probation (6 months after probation to be exact) in about a year now. I'm stuck doing labor work now but I would like to be a fireman. I'm thinking they won't except me with a felony on my record so how long should I wait until I even apply? My friend said they didn't except him until about 2 years. I was thinking about applying in 6 months and by the time they contact me my felony will be expunged.

Dank · Jul 22, 2008, 01:49 AM

Your felony won't be automatically expunged, so I am assuming you have filed the application already or spoken to/hired an attorney. You can check your own criminal record by filling out an application, and paying a fee to the Bureau of Criminal Identification. This is likely the same place that you will find information and the application to expunge your felony. Before you apply to be a fireman, I would verify your record is clean.

If you haven't applied for expungement yet, here are a few common rules:

Only a first time felony can be expunged. If you have two or more numbers, they will stay with you for life.

Rules of expungement are highly state/crime specific. Every state has it's own guidelines on what is allowed and what is not.

Time elements apply. Most states demand 5 years free and clear of all legal encumbrances.

I extracted these general rules from this site (click).

twinkiedooter · Jul 22, 2008, 05:04 AM

Am surprised that you could get a felony expunged shortly after getting off probation. Usually the wait is more like 9 or 10 years and no additional charges incurred. I'd check with your attorney again about such a short time frame for this as it does not sound right to me.

excon · Jul 22, 2008, 05:14 AM

Hello Mr,

Even if your felony IS expunged, it's only hidden from public view. The fire department ISN'T the public and they'll be able to SEE your record.

excon

concernedctzn · Mar 25, 2009, 07:26 AM

I am not really sure about the legal part of your expungement but I do know that many fire departments will not hire or even allow someone with a felony to work at their dept. I love in Ga and I believe there is like 1 in the whole state that will except a felon.