I had a misdemeanor when I was 18 (2001) stupid high school prank after graudation. When i went to court the judge told me if I came back to court a year later without getting in anymore trouble he would take it off my record. when I applied for my first regional job, I put it on my application anyways since I didn't want any risk of them finding out if I said no. I was honest about it durinig the interview. The exit interview (with 2 captains) they asked about what happened. One captain said to the other one about how this should show up during the background check. The other one said it shouldn't. That was the end of that and I was still hired.