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misdemeanor
i am 20 years old and received a misdemeanor citation over the summer for minor in possession of alcohol. i was not arrested, but went to court and had to serve 6 months probation and take an alcohol class along with paying fines. i am currently in school and have been a waitress for 4 years, but am looking for a clerical/front desk position for a doctors office or something similar. most of the applications ask if i have been charged with a misdemeanor or felony and to explain. i have cleaned up my act since getting caught but i still have this charge lingering in my face when it comes to finding work. my probation will be over next month, and the 2 other girls who got caught and i are all getting first offender through our PO and this should be off our record by mid-january. because of this, im not sure whether to check yes or no on the application. i dont want to risk lying and have it show up on a background check, but i dont want to say yes and then it be off my record within a month. any help here?
also, as far as i know the charge is already supposed to be on my record as a city ordinance, meaning that supposedly no one outside the county where i got caught (which i don't live in now) is supposed to be able to see what it was, so it could just show up like a speeding ticket would.
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First and foremost, contact someone and find out exactly how the charge currently appears on your record.
Secondly, if you have any doubts, you need to say yes. Luckily, there's that explanation portion. Just explain that you made a mistake, were drinking underaged, but that the offense should be off of your record by mid-January. If it isn't off of your record now, then by telling them no, you are lying.
Good luck with your applications.
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