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Kuraudo · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

A lot of jobs around in the US won't accept if one has even a small misdemeanor. I have one on my record thats 10 years old already. Basically a car accident in which the car I hit, sped off. I called the insurance company about it and they said they'll handle it and I did the right thing by calling them. I even got a letter in writing, but the court deemed it a "hit n run" -Because I didn't call the police.

10 years later people will still bring it up, while some employers don't care.

How will this fare in getting a job in Korea?

Wwill many jobs be ok with it?

I don't want to be labeled one of those stereotypical foreigners who come to steal Korean women and are a criminal, lol.

young_clinton · Joined: 09 Sep 2009

You should be able to get it expunged off of your record. Felonies and Misdemeanors both. I don't know how you do it but you should be to do it.

Kuraudo · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

thats exactly what I needed to hear. It was the direction I needed.
I found some information to get me started. Since I served no time as a jailbird, petitioning should be a simple process...

I guess it will require them to send me my report and then I'll fill out the pdf file, mail it in and have it all done and over with.

http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/expungement/expungement-state-info.html

http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/forms/documents/cr180.pdf

What a pain, since I had an offer suddenly canceled for $15/hr job.

Thanks

hockeyguy109 · Joined: 22 Dec 2008 Location: Daegu

Wow, that's a bad deal. I would have thought the court would be lenient under the circumstances you had given. Out of curiosity, what state was it in?

Kuraudo · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

bettypie · Joined: 18 May 2009 Location: Boeun, South Korea

I have an arrest record in my home state (the charge was dismissed) but my recruiter advised me to just get a CRC from a different state. Should be getting my visa number in a few days.

jnguyen · Joined: 05 Mar 2010

Kuraudo · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

Well the good thing is I got in a letter that states" There is no criminal record associated with your fingerprints"

Kinda weird, though.

I guess this is enough to show employers?

Ramen · Joined: 15 Apr 2008

whiteshoes · Joined: 14 Apr 2009

ReeseDog · Joined: 05 Apr 2008 Location: Classified

Kuraudo · Joined: 02 Feb 2010

No, that's not a correct sentence. You're right.

The other car sped off while I was trying to catch up with her. I slowed down in order to pull over, but she went directly to the nearest police station. Records indicated that the police station was only .5 miles within the place that the accident occurred. However, there was really no way that I could catch up to her because she cut people off and exited to the freeway instead of pulling over the shoulder. I did call my insurance agency and they said not to worry about it. I even got a letter in writing to say I did all I could do. This is where the confusion happened.
The court deemed that the insurance company could defend me in court, but they never even showed up. They bailed on me.

The damage total was 151.00 for BOTH parties.
It was paint issues.

And yeah, the letter from the state of California says I have no criminal records associated with my fingerprints right now.

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

Whitey Otez · Joined: 31 May 2003 Location: The suburbs of Seoul

I'd be willing to wager that having an actual setback at your end will get you a job before someone who has everything going for him.

That is simply how it works out most of the time.