For employment background checks, what date determines if a conviction has reached the 7 year mark?
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For employment background checks, what date determines if a conviction has reached the 7 year mark?
Asked on May 6, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
It would be the date of the conviction--i.e. the date a guilty verdict was handed down by the court--and not any of the following: date of the crime; date charges filed; date trial began; or date of sentencing (which may be several weeks, in some cases, after the conviction).
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