I realized on my way home that I didn't completely answer this.
There are a few things I should have clarified a little better so that you know what will be found and by whom sykotick.
So first is the "arrest" thing. If you were taken down to the PD and "booked", then will be an arrest record on the system. If you were cuffed or what not pending the issue of a summons to court, then there should not be any kind of arrest record.
Next, it sounds liek you received a deffered sentence. In other words, a plea of guilty is entered for the charge, however your jail sentence is deffered pending successful completion of your probation.
If you were to have gotten in trouble again during your probation, you would have been sent to prison for the original thing and then you would have to go to trial for whatever else happened. But, you made through probation just fine, so no prison time.
That is typically what happens. If you went to court you had to enter some sort of plea, and the deffered sentencing was a part of the plea bargain. This will be on your criminal record.
Now, we come to the part about your original question. There are tow ways for your criminal record to be dealt with as a part of your plea bargain.
First, your record could be sealed. If you record was sealed, then any law enforcement agency doing a background will find out. However, your basic civilian employer will not. If the offense happened after you turned 18, then this is most likely what the court planne don doing. However, they might not have and it is up to you to follow up on it.
The second thing that can happen is your record could be expunged. What that means is whatever the offense was, it is gone. No one will know. Typically, if the offense occurred before you were 18, then this is what can happen. But that depends on the crime, and the circumstances. Most likely, if the crime happened after you turned 18, they will not expunge your record, they can seal it.
You have to have sufficient cause for your record to be sealed or expunged and even if it was a part of the deal, it is up to you to find out what has happened and understand what that means in your future job search.
I hope that is a better explanation of what typically happens. Of course, your deal could be different, but most of the time that is what happens.
Any more questions?
