{"id":3236,"date":"2014-01-16T16:11:56","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalpardon.org\/?p=3236"},"modified":"2014-01-16T16:11:56","modified_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:11:56","slug":"non-conviction-record-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.nationalpardon.org\/?p=3236","title":{"rendered":"Non Conviction Record Destruction, Criminal Record?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You were never convicted, so why do you have a <a title=\"criminal record\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpardon.org\">criminal record<\/a>? You&#8217;d actually forgotten all about the offence, because your lawyer told you not to worry it would be erased automatically. But was it? Today you&#8217;re applying for a job, wanting to volunteer, and it&#8217;s coming back to haunt you. Good thing is you can fix it.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Convictions vs. Discharges<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">If you are convicted of a criminal offence you are found guilty in court, sentenced, and have a permanent criminal record. To remove this record you need to apply for a <b>Canadian Pardon<\/b>. If you have convictions <i>and<\/i> non-convictions on your record, the pardon will seal all offences from public record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Sometimes you are found guilty in court and sentenced, but NOT convicted. You do not receive a permanent criminal record. This is known as a discharge. There are two types of discharges:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Conditional Discharge<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; Terms to comply with (ie. fine payment, community service). Must wait <b>three years <\/b>from receiving the discharge in court for the offence to be removed from your record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Absolute Discharge<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; No terms or conditions to comply with. Must wait <b>one year <\/b>from receiving the discharge in court for the offence to be removed from your record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">*Post -1992 <i>automatic purges<\/i> of discharges occur. Unfortunately some discharges do not end up being purged in accordance with the above-mentioned retention schedules. A <i>fingerprint check<\/i> will verify whether or not the offence has been properly purged from your criminal record.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Non-Convictions: Not-Guilty <\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">You may have been found not-guilty in court, but will still have a criminal record in cases where you received the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">1)<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Withdrawn, dismissed, acquitted <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; must wait <b>5 months<\/b> from disposition date in court to remove from your criminal record.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in; text-indent: -.25in;\"><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">2)<\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stay of proceedings, peace bonds <\/span><\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\">&#8211; must wait <b>one year <\/b>from disposition date in court to remove from your criminal record.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">What Can I do About my Criminal Record?<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">To remove the offence from your criminal record, you can apply for what is called a <b>file destruction<\/b>. The destruction seals\/destroys all fingerprints, photographs, and court disposition documents. As a result, your RCMP report (criminal record) will be clear.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">File Destructions<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">File destructions are made with the arresting police force involved in your offence. They approve the destruction request, before making a request of their own with the RCMP for the offence to be removed from your criminal record. The process is similar to being pardoned, and the 10-12 month timeframe is the same, but the good news is you do NOT need to pay any government fees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Don&#8217;t let a non-conviction or not-guilty verdict stand in the way of your future. Not sure if you have a record? Start with a fingerprint check and\/or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalpardon.org\/free-consultation\/\">free consultation<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0and go from there. We&#8217;re here to help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kate Duncan<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">866-242-2411 ext. 240<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You were never convicted, so why do you have a criminal record? You&#8217;d actually forgotten all about the offence, because your lawyer told you not to worry it would be erased automatically. But was it? Today you&#8217;re applying for a job, wanting to volunteer, and it&#8217;s coming back to haunt you. 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