I had a misdemeanor in Miami 14years ago. I had it exponged. Now I need a FBI background check. Will my misdemeanor show up?

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   Christine McCall

   Pasadena Administrative Law Lawyer

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   Answered May 17, 2012 22:50. Why guess? Go to the FBI web-site and order a copy of your record.

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   John M. KamanPro

   San Francisco Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered May 18, 2012 07:36. Misdemeanors and infractions are not the same. An infraction is punishable only by a fine and will not show upon your criminal record. A misdemeanor is more serious and will show up on state criminal records. Whether it shows up on a FBI check depends on what kind of misdemeanor it is. Follow Ms. Maccall's advice.

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   Stephen LevinePro

   San Bernardino Criminal Defense Attorney

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   Answered May 23, 2012 14:21. Normally an Expungment doesn't remove the old charge from the Criminal Record of a Defendant ,a new and different entry is entered showing that the matter was expunged and
   possibly additionally reduced to a misdomeanor,and then dismissed. Under California Law the matter cannot be utilized by most entities against you nor do you have to inform a potential employer of the conviction. I would suspect that in fact it will show up if the Miami court operated under a similar system

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