Update
After making several phone calls today, it turns out that as far as the local court system is concerned, there is an arrest record, but the case was subsequently dismissed as a result of successful completion of the informal probation.
I'm confident that from a career standpoint, my...
That is the premise that I believed for the last five years. I have re-read the court papers, and it would seem that in exchange for the informal probation, there was an admittance to the guilt of the crime.
If that is the case, I don't see the benefit of "informal" probation- at least not from...
I am looking for advice on handling a situation dealing with my son's juvenile record. My son was arrested along with a neighbor kid when he was 12 for what amounted to playing with matches. The zealous sheriff deputy cited them for felony arson (PC451), and conspiracy to commit arson. Neither...