Arrest record and getting hired?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Mongrel77, Apr 8, 2015.

  1. Mongrel77

    Mongrel77 Bobtail Member

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    I was arrested five and a half years ago and when they fingerprint me it comes up as " warrant: burglary" . I was not " convicted" of anything just "charged". One person told me I have to hire a lawyer and go through the court process, and even then I was told that an arrest record cannot be "expunged". I need to know if this is going to affect me getting a job with a company. I ask because I have a job right now and I don't want to quit my current job to go to orientation just to be rejected. Does that make sense? Does anyone have a arrest record that was hired ? I really really want to be a truck driver , and I hope that this is not a deal breaker. Companies I've been called back about are
    swift, Henderson,prime, crst, usexpress.
     
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  3. joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    So you don't have a felony, you were merely charged with a crime? What was the outcome of your case?
     
  4. Mongrel77

    Mongrel77 Bobtail Member

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    There was no court date, I was let go and never hear about it again. No evidence
     
  5. Mongrel77

    Mongrel77 Bobtail Member

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    A guy gave my name as someone who robbed him so they arrested me
     
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  6. joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    Ahhh you dirty criminal element! To the gallows with you!!!!! You'll never work in this town again! Lol. Check your record. It may not even be on there. I would say you have nothing to worry about. Truck it up and keep your nose clean!
     
  7. Erick Evans

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    You can't get a arrest record expunged, how ever you can get a certified document from the county that you were arrested in stating thst you were not convicted with a crime. It won't guarantee that you will get a job, but it might help.
     
  8. joseph1135

    joseph1135 Papa Murphy

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    If he's not charged, nothing may even be there. The fact there's no felony and the outcome was no evidence, I think he's golden.
     
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  9. Erick Evans

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    Arrest records usally stick, convicted or not. If there is no felony it might be ignored, thats up to the employer. Once you are booked it's in the system. There are mugshots online of people who had been arrested but not convicted their mugshots are still there.
     
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  10. Chinatown

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    Charles Manson can get a job as a trucker if he were to be paroled.
    We need more details though and not about your crime. Need to know your location; city/state which pertains to the hiring area you live in.
    What do you mean "Companies I've been called back about are
    swift, Henderson,prime, crst, usexpress."
     
  11. Mongrel77

    Mongrel77 Bobtail Member

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    I am am in Southern California. out of the companies I've applied to, those were the ones who were interested in hiring me.
     
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