Since I'm an immigration attorney, I'm often asked for my opinion on the immigration consequences
of criminal convictions and activities.
A youth record with a prior conviction may be used as a prior
criminal conviction for the purposes of increased penalty where the index offence has occurred within 5 years of the youth conviction.
New language was added enabling boards to consider certain
criminal convictions in assessing a membership applicant.
Based on our survey, over 48 % of employers ask about
criminal convictions on the application while 28 % do not ask candidates about prior criminal history at all.
At the same time lawmakers raised the age, they gave people
with criminal convictions, regardless of their age, a chance to seal their records from public view.
These laws regulate the timing for employers to inquire about a candidate's
prior criminal convictions until later in the hiring process.
The new ordinance would prevent the city, and any contractors doing business with the city, from asking a job applicant
about criminal convictions unless that person has received a job offer.
The budget allows individuals who have maintained a clean record for a 10 - year period to apply to a court to have records of certain
previous criminal convictions sealed.
The «box» being «banned» in this initiative refers to the tick box on most employment applications that requires disclosure of
past criminal convictions.
Criminal convictions require significantly more evidence and proof than is needed to successfully prove the elements of a wrongful death claim.
In cases which arise from
wrongful criminal convictions, resolution of the criminal charges in a manner favourable to the plaintiff may be required before a cause of action can arise.
Keep in mind that in some states, it's illegal to refuse to rent to individuals with
certain criminal convictions, so be sure to check your state's laws on this subject.
That check is then run every time someone buys a gun to ensure he or she is eligible to buy a gun and doesn't have a
serious criminal conviction on their record.
In addition to facing possible time in prison, you will have to live with the burden of a
felony criminal conviction for the rest of your life.
Under the supervision of attorneys, students work in pairs to investigate
criminal convictions where they believe innocence may be proven.
The problem is that although officials can seize medicines that list tiger bone as an ingredient, they need proof of its presence to
get criminal convictions.
Criminal convictions give you a permanent criminal record, which will show up on background checks for housing, work and educational applications well into your future.
Well, several states have enacted laws that do not allow employers to
consider criminal convictions or even ask applicants if they have ever been convicted.
For that reason, certain
criminal convictions weigh against allowing a parent to be alone with his child, and may support an award of sole custody to you.
That check is then run every time someone buys a gun to ensure they are eligible to buy a gun and don't have a serious
criminal conviction on their record.
Qualified applicants
with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
More often than not, charges for resisting arrest and obstruction of a peace officer are grouped together to place an individual in jeopardy of two
criminal convictions for a single act.
A new screening system that banks are planning to implement is aimed at checking contractors for
past criminal convictions, such as theft or fraud.
A request from an offender with a
prior criminal conviction asking the court to seal the records of that earlier case and to prevent the release of information regarding that earlier case.
It's not wise to simply take an applicant at their word or to rely on a gut feeling, because they may fail to disclose a
relevant criminal conviction.
The researchers found that as compared to the control group, the adopted individuals, which were born to incarcerated female offenders, had a higher rate of
criminal convictions as adults.
Some of the most important changes include the consideration by the court of
criminal convictions when a parent seeks any form of custody, specific relocation requirements, standing for grandparents in custody cases, and the enumeration of factors the court must consider when determining a child's best interests.
Certain kinds of adult
criminal convictions make people who do not have U.S. citizenship deportable, although ICE doesn't always manage to deport people who are eligible for deportation on this ground.
Collateral consequences of
criminal convictions include restrictions, penalties, and sanctions that are generally not included in penal codes or sentencing guidelines.
Pattis & Smith appeals lawyers are experienced at
appealing criminal convictions and have a track record of successful outcomes in Connecticut State Courts, CT Federal Courts, and NY Federal Courts.