What information is listed on an NCIC report?

Question

27 years ago I stole some beer. I crackedthe lock on an outdoor cooler and took a couple of cases of beer. I drove back and forth in front of the store drinking the beer and throwing out the cans. I was 18. Yeah a stupid thing to do. I pled guilt to petty larceny. 225 hours community service. $85 fine. I joined the military. No problems. Fought in a war and was honorably discharged. So, recently I applied for a work visa in a foreign country. They obtained a record from the State Department and this charge was on there. It was the lowest class of a misdemeanor you can have. Why do they maintain this? Is this petty offense on the NCIC record forever? I thought about applying to have it reduced. Would that make it fall off the record?

Answer 1

Any crime you committed as an adult will be on your record forever unless you can get a judge to have it taken off.

Thanks for your service, but it doesn't erase your record.

Answer 2

J K is right.  It's always there, unless you apply to have it expunged, which would make it no longer accessible to the public.  You can't have it reduced after there's already a disposition.