Scott21
01-17-2007, 06:59 AM
Ok, I have been through it all, read all about it and have experience with this.
Ok, if you have a juvenile misd. or felony your were sustained of (sustained, because in juvenile court there is no conviction) and you got your records sealed under 602. You no longer have to admit to being arrested or sustained or serving time to any background investigator in a California peace officer position. Now if you were sent to California Youth Authority, Forestry camp, or an extended term for a big offense, such as 187, 211 with a gun, rape, etc. you will not be able to seal these records if you didn't get them sealed prior to 1999. Which means you can't own, possess, or carry a handgun until the age of 30.
Actually if you were sent to CYA for any of those offenses, they will no longer be sustained offensed, it will be a conviction that you will have to admit. Unless your stay at CYA was less than 90 days. CYA "big offenders" can never become a peace officer in California, unless the hiring agency is CYA itself.
Ok, now you may feel relieved that since your background has been sealed you will no longer have to disclose, true, however let's say you were a juvi and arrested by LAPD. And you apply for LAPD. Rest assure there will be some in house records of yours that were accidentaly missed and not sealed. The background investigator may not have too many details about what your outcome was. However they will expect you to fess up and talk about the alleged offense that took place. In other words just because your record is now sealed, the offense you commited doesn't dissapear and once again they will seek some answers.
Also if you have your records sealed as a juvie. you can only deny sustainments (juvi convictions) in California. Other states and fed employees are not exempt from retrieving your juvenile records. As sealing and Welfare and institutions code may not be recognised by them.
Before 1999 when you were able to get any juvi. offense sealed many made it to police depts. who had served time in Juvenile facilities for murder, rape, etc. There was even an officer in Santa Monica PD who had killed someone in a drive by shooting, and got on with records sealed. I guess they never asked him in the background if he had killed anyone.
BTW, I chose not to join any LEO officer due to that fact that I am making great money in Los Angeles as an auto salesman. However temptations are striking me to apply again. Possibly with DOC or BOP. BOP will hire ex felons who have been pardoned, so for those of you with adult felonies that have been pardoned, you have a chance with Bureau Of Prisons.
Ok, if you have a juvenile misd. or felony your were sustained of (sustained, because in juvenile court there is no conviction) and you got your records sealed under 602. You no longer have to admit to being arrested or sustained or serving time to any background investigator in a California peace officer position. Now if you were sent to California Youth Authority, Forestry camp, or an extended term for a big offense, such as 187, 211 with a gun, rape, etc. you will not be able to seal these records if you didn't get them sealed prior to 1999. Which means you can't own, possess, or carry a handgun until the age of 30.
Actually if you were sent to CYA for any of those offenses, they will no longer be sustained offensed, it will be a conviction that you will have to admit. Unless your stay at CYA was less than 90 days. CYA "big offenders" can never become a peace officer in California, unless the hiring agency is CYA itself.
Ok, now you may feel relieved that since your background has been sealed you will no longer have to disclose, true, however let's say you were a juvi and arrested by LAPD. And you apply for LAPD. Rest assure there will be some in house records of yours that were accidentaly missed and not sealed. The background investigator may not have too many details about what your outcome was. However they will expect you to fess up and talk about the alleged offense that took place. In other words just because your record is now sealed, the offense you commited doesn't dissapear and once again they will seek some answers.
Also if you have your records sealed as a juvie. you can only deny sustainments (juvi convictions) in California. Other states and fed employees are not exempt from retrieving your juvenile records. As sealing and Welfare and institutions code may not be recognised by them.
Before 1999 when you were able to get any juvi. offense sealed many made it to police depts. who had served time in Juvenile facilities for murder, rape, etc. There was even an officer in Santa Monica PD who had killed someone in a drive by shooting, and got on with records sealed. I guess they never asked him in the background if he had killed anyone.
BTW, I chose not to join any LEO officer due to that fact that I am making great money in Los Angeles as an auto salesman. However temptations are striking me to apply again. Possibly with DOC or BOP. BOP will hire ex felons who have been pardoned, so for those of you with adult felonies that have been pardoned, you have a chance with Bureau Of Prisons.