FBI background check
I'm a freshman right now, and was charged with possession of marijuana. There is a pretty decent chance I can have the charges dismissed, and, in my state, my arrest record gets destroyed if I'm acquitted. However, the FBI database will always have my fingerprints. I have a few questions: 1. Are there any investment banks or consulting firms that do not do an extensive FBI background check? 2. Will it even matter if an arrest shows in a background check without a conviction? 3. If I do end up with this on my record, does possession of marijuana ruin any career opportunities in finance or consulting?





If it is expunged and you are
If it is expunged and you are acquitted then chances are it won't show up on a background check. If you end up with this on your record, it WILL be a big deal and possibly a dealbreaker. Basically you were an idiot and do everything you can to get it expunged and never do anything so stupid again.
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Put down the gavel, jackass.
Put down the gavel, jackass. "Never do anything so stupin again"? If this man is a freshman, and possessing weed is the stupidest thing he does throughout college, I would say he has lived a pretty clean college experience overall.
OP- definitely try to get it expunged. If you can't beat it outright, definitely try to get into a conditional dismissal program. Both those things said, no reason to take a chance on it affecting you, if you have the money, get the best lawyer you can (one with great connects to the judge in your county/ district/ whatever). This is not the time to be pinching pennies either.
nebben2k10: Put down the
Put down the gavel, jackass. "Never do anything so stupin again"? If this man is a freshman, and possessing weed is the stupidest thing he does throughout college, I would say he has lived a pretty clean college experience overall.
OP- definitely try to get it expunged. If you can't beat it outright, definitely try to get into a conditional dismissal program. Both those things said, no reason to take a chance on it affecting you, if you have the money, get the best lawyer you can (one with great connects to the judge in your county/ district/ whatever). This is not the time to be pinching pennies either.
I do have an excellent lawyer, and the worst case scenario is a diversion program where a conviction isn't entered and my arrest record goes nonpublic. However, I'm sure these background checks could access this anyways. No matter what, I will always have an arrest record that can be accessed by fbi background checks. However, are there any places (probably small shops) that don't have such stringent background checks? Do you know if consulting firms don't have as stringent of background checks?
nebben2k10: Put down the
Put down the gavel, jackass. "Never do anything so stupin again"? If this man is a freshman, and possessing weed is the stupidest thing he does throughout college, I would say he has lived a pretty clean college experience overall.
In the grand scheme of things it's not that stupid but if you ever decide to have possession of illegal substances outside of your own home, everything that happens as a consequence is entirely on you and not appreciating the risks is basically what I would call stupid. There is no need to do things like that, and there isn't even that much want. If you want to try weed go ahead, but there is no reason for you yourself to be in possession of it.
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Asatar: nebben2k10: Put
Put down the gavel, jackass. "Never do anything so stupin again"? If this man is a freshman, and possessing weed is the stupidest thing he does throughout college, I would say he has lived a pretty clean college experience overall.
In the grand scheme of things it's not that stupid but if you ever decide to have possession of illegal substances outside of your own home, everything that happens as a consequence is entirely on you and not appreciating the risks is basically what I would call stupid. There is no need to do things like that, and there isn't even that much want. If you want to try weed go ahead, but there is no reason for you yourself to be in possession of it.
I was in another kid's dorm room for 5 minutes and he was smoking it before. Wrong place, wrong time, and the housing security knocked on the door.
You can do an FBI background
You can do an FBI background check on yourself for about $50. If it's dismissed then it will probably not show up. It depends on the laws in the state you were in at the time. Google fieldprint.
Expunged records don't show
Expunged records don't show up on background checks.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin
Although they might if a
Although they might if a "hard pull" is done. But this is usually only the case when obtaining a DoD clearance.
I interned at a defense contractor and had to obtain a Confidential-level DoD clearance. I some juvenile high jinks expunged, and it did not even come up during this background report.
You'll be fine kid.
"They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."- Benjamin Franklin