Having record cleared and saying no on criminal history question
Full Question:
In May 2003, I was arrested for a non-violent class A misdemeanor. It was a stupid college prank that clearly backfired. For pleading no contest,I was enrolled in Connecticut's AR(Accelerated Rehabilitation) program, which stipulated that after community service
and a probationary period (2 years), my record would be completely expunged. I am now about to apply for my CT Insurance Producer License through the NAIC (Nat'l Assoc. of Insurance Commisioners) and the application asks if I have ever been convicted of a crime, had a judgement withheld or deferred, or are currently charged with a crime. I spent the $25 to run a criminal background check on myself and it said I have no record.
Can I legally say 'no' to that question? I know I can with job applications, etc. I'm not sure however if there is somefederal record that I cannot obtain that the insrance commision will pull from or if there is a specific exception regarding an application for a license like this and if there is anyway to still say 'no'?
04/14/2009 |
Category: Licenses ยป Insurance Li... |
State: Connecticut |
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Answer:
CT statutes state "any person who shall have been the subject of such an erasure shall be deemed to have never been arrested within the meaning of the general statutes with respect to the proceedings so erased and may so swear under oath.". There is no exception under CT
statutes allowing disclosure to an insurance commission., however, disclosure is possible when related to a crime or civil action arising out of a crime.