Should you put an MIP on an application if you haven’t been convicted yet?
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Should you put an MIP on an application if you haven’t been convicted yet?
I received an MIP a week ago and have not had my court date yet, so I have not been convicted. I will be pleading no contest though. I am filling out a rental application and it asks if I have ever been arrested or convicted. I have technically never been arrested or convicted but I will be convicted shortly. On the application should I say I have been convicted or not?
Asked on May 7, 2012 under Real Estate Law, Oregon
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Since you have yet to have been convicted of any criminal action as of the date of your question, then the best way to answer the question with respect to your rental application is truthfully. Meaning, you have not yet been convicted of a crime and you per your question have never been arrested.
However, if you plead out to the minor in possession charge (MIP), you will need to state such on future applications if the call of the question asks if you have ever been convicted of a crime.
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