Security has been much on the minds of most Americans since 9/11. It has become common for job seekers to find that a prospective employer checks criminal records as part of the employment process. Some companies are even doing background checks on employees who have worked for them for many years. Also, the states have laws that require boards to do criminal record checks to make sure applicants for professional licenses don’t have convictions for offenses related to their occupations.

A company must obtain a prospective employee’s written consent before it can run a check and get criminal record information. Read your application carefully. Often the wording for obtaining consent for a criminal record check is written into the job application, though some companies use a separate consent form.

Many states have laws limiting how far back they can check for convictions, or limiting the types of convictions they take into account for business or job-related offenses. Even if your record has been expunged, these types of offenses may still come up in a criminal records search. You may want to check with a lawyer to find out how far into the past an employer can look for arrests or convictions.

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