Will a pending theft charge show up on my background check?
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Will a pending theft charge show up on my background check?
The charge has not been settled in court yet. Will that show up?
Asked on May 16, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Texas
Answers:
B.H.F., Member, Texas State Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The best answer is it depends on where a prospective employer looks. If an employer gets a criminal history sheet from DPS, then usually only final convictions appear on that history. However, this may not be the only place or resource for an employer to look. Many will contract with a service to conduct background checks. These services often purchase data from various county clerks to put into a central database. Some have a person actually go to the courthouse and pull records to be included in these reports. More and more county clerks are making case info available online... which means anyone can look online and see the status of any defendant's case--- this includes your pending theft charge. If your prospective employer looks online or uses one of these services, then it is possible that your pending theft charge would show up.
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