If I have received a 991c expungement after completing a deferred, can I legally say I have never been convicted of a crime on a job application?
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If I have received a 991c expungement after completing a deferred, can I legally say I have never been convicted of a crime on a job application?
Asked on February 5, 2019 under Employment Labor Law, Oklahoma
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Yes, you can. Once a conviction or charge is expunged, for almost all purposes, including job applications, it never happened and there is no accessible public record of it. The entire purpose an expungement is to give people a fresh start, unemcumbered by a criminal record.
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