[ordyh]

In February of 2002, I was caught with stealing from a large retail store. The police were subsequently called and my parents were issued with a notice to appear in court and a notice ordering me to be fingerprinted at the police station. I was only 12 at the time.

In March of that year was my court date. We went, I stood in front of a judge and my volunteer legal counsel stated to the judge that this was an appropriate case for diversion (Alternative Measures). This is where I am worried: Simply speaking, nothing else happened after that. Nothing was heard from regarding Alternative Measures. My paperwork for Alternative Measures had probably been lost because of the inexperienced legal counsel or because an OPSEU (public servant's union) strike was taking place at the time. As well, it might be important to note that the Young Offenders Act was still in place at the time (the Youth Criminal Justice Act had not been put in place yet).

Right now, I am 19 and have been recently offered a position at a large bank as part of my university's co-op program. I just received all of the appropriate paperwork and as expected, there are questions like "have you even been denied bond" or "have you ever been convicted of a criminal offence for which a pardon has not been granted". I believe that I am supposed to answer no since the court chose not to convict and instead went with Alternative Measures. Will a background check reveal that I had been caught stealing? Will it reveal that I failed to complete Alternative Measures?

Similarly, if something were to "happen" (my old records found by the court, for instance), could I still be convicted of anything as of now?

[excon]

Similarly, if something were to "happen" (my old records found by the court, for instance), could I still be convicted of anything as of now?

Hello o:

Wish they'da lost MY paperwork a couple times...

No, they can't convict you now, and no, you weren't convicted, and no, I don't think it will show up on a background check.

excon