Can i become a RN in CA with a expunged petty Misdemeanor on my record?

Question

I am going to school for my BSN.should i even bother?

I have a petty misdeam for marijuana poss on my record that will be expunged in jan09.....

Answer 1

I would wait until it is expunged. Yes, you should bother to make a better life. Jesus, have a little patience - you get a clean slate in half a year! Keep your trap shut about it - it doesn't reflect well on you in the medical community.

Answer 2

Yes, continue your education.  Stay clean and you will be fine.  It is good that you have that fear.  Keep it, and it will keep you out of trouble.

Answer 3

This is a question you should be asking in the nurses section or their equivalent.  They would know the standards.

Answer 4

First, the FBI Index includes only serious adult or juvenile offenses.  I very much doubt that possession of less than one ounce of MJ is considered a serious offense, even by the FBI.  (28 CFR 20.32.)

Second, what you get in marijuana possession cases is better than expungement.  All records are destroyed ("permanently obliterated").  (Health & Safety Code section 11361.5.)  So a conviction of this offense does not remain on your record -- the record itself is destroyed.

Answer 5

Depends on who is doing the background and how they get information. A good background will show the original arrest. Also, just because it was expunged at the local level, it will always show on your FBI record, so be honest. Yes, I know your lawyer told you it would magically disappear. It does not from the FBI.

Good luck.