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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
If a case is dismissed, it still shows up on your record?
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In Oklahoma, which is all I can really speak for, all of our records are online for the major counties. Everything in one central database so everyone knows everyone's business.
What he's describing is what we'd call here a suspended or deferred sentence. In other words, they set out an amount of time, then the case is dismissed, but it still comes up under your name until you have it expunged. Since it's a violent offense, different rules may apply.
No idea how that affects your recruitment prospects or if that's even how it works in your state, best of luck.
I can say that as chapter adviser, I do run our new members' names through the system as I once did that AFTER pledging someone with a felony arson conviction. I doubt many groups do it though as a matter of practice.