I received an MIP/MIC, plead guilty(as recommended by the court), paid my fines and have not had any other trouble since. This was in Oct. of 2005. I thought the judge told me that if I didn't get into any further trouble that the offense would be deferred on my 21st birthday. Not sure of the status of my MIP, I had applied for a job and when asked about any convictions, I marked "no" thinking that the offense was gone. This was just before 5 years had passed, and I was denied the job for incorrectly answering that question. It has now been over 7 years and as a recent college graduate I am looking for work, but worried about still being plagued about something stupid I did when I was 19. While I am pretty sure the MIP will always be on my record as far as law enforcement is concerned, does it at any point stop being able to be seen by potential employers, or do I have to try to get it expunged?
I appreciate any help I can get on this as my attempts to contact the courts for information resulted in being passed off until I hit someones answering machine and then never getting any replies to my messages.
I appreciate any help I can get on this as my attempts to contact the courts for information resulted in being passed off until I hit someones answering machine and then never getting any replies to my messages.
