hey Lori,

So Ive got a skeleton in the closet.
Years ago as a juvenile 16 at the time I got picked up by the cops. Basically hanging out with the wrong crowd. The arrest was for shoplifting. Funny thing was we actually freaked out and put the thing back, but 3 of us still got busted. peer pressure bad influence kind of thing. This was 12 years ago. Good thing was that I did community service and there was no conviction and it was dismissed. I did a records check on myself with the FBI and the court house and nothing turned up. I did however placed a call to the local police and turns out that they do have some sort of record although they cant disclose the details to me. I remembered asking the probation officer at the time if I get the dreaded question "have you been convicted" on an app what would I say. she said put "no". She told me I would put "no" because California law says so. So my question. On a 121 app what should I disclose? I dont want to divulge in to detail if i dont have too. most say "have you ever been convicted?" Would I put yes and explain that it was dismissed? or put no and just explain the arrest below? I did however get a question on an interview "have you been arrested?" so what should i do? Do you think this will prevent me from a 121 job? I have looked to get it sealed, but it says that it will not prevent certain govt agencies from having access to your records. any feedback will help... oh and also no trouble since then only an isolated incident. although ive had a few traffic tickets.