Do juvenile records for petty theft in california show up on employment criminal background checks?

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   Niranjan ThiagarajahPro

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   Answered August 24, 2009 23:39. In theory, your juvenile records are confidential and can only be disseminated in limited circumstances. Normally employers don't have access to those records, but if you are applying for law enforcement positions, a juvenile adjudication of theft may be discovered. Although record sealing is not automatic, it is certainly something that can be done after your juvenile probation has expired.

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   Eli Mayer Kantor

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   Answered September 06, 2009 21:07. Normally, they do not. However, to be certain you should have them expunged.

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   Matthew Williamson

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   Answered August 24, 2009 11:36. Normally they don't. Why don't you go through the process of having them sealed/expunged? That would be the best thing to do in this situation.
   
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