What does it mean to be under indictment or information?
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What does it mean to be under indictment or information?
Charges were filed against me but were later dropped. I was never arrested or required to go to court. A police officer came to ask me questions but I did not admit to anything and that was pretty much all that happened. I am offered a job by a cousin for armed security, All I need is a guard card and a firearm. When purchasing a firearm, on the form it asks,
Asked on February 2, 2018 under Criminal Law, California
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Indictment means that you went before a grand jury and the grand jury found sufficient evidence to charge you with a crime.
Information is similar to indictment except that instead of a grand jury, an officer of the court such as a prosecutor determines there is sufficient evidence to charge you with a crime.
Since you did not go before a grand jury, there was no indictment.
There was no information because you did not go to court and the charges were dropped.
Therefore, you can answer NO to the question. You can also answer NO because the question is present tense, asking if you are (now) under indictment or information.
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