Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

This is an additional question to my previous question:

Failure to get a Driver's license after moving - Criminal violation

Florida State Statute 322.031(1).

Update:

Received a letter from State Attorney that says:

NOLLE PROSEQUI

with reason as - Defendent has no criminal history. His crime was one of ignorance and mistake rather than intent. Accordingly he rectified the problem immidiately and now has FL Driver's license. No further prosecution is warranted in this case.

Questions:

a. Does this mean i have been charged or convicted or this is as if nothing happened at all?

b. Does this appear on my background checks? If yes how?

c. What do I answer to questions such as - Have you been arrested, cited, charged, indicted, convicted, fined, or impriosned for breaking or violating any law or ordinance, excluding traffic violations?

YES or NO?

Does this come under traffic violations?

Thanks for your time!


Asked on 7/20/11, 12:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Craig Epifanio Craig Epifanio, P.A.

In this information age, it's hard to say whether or not this will appear on background checks. If you weren't arrested, then there is a good chance that it will not. However, the arrest will still appear on background checks if you were arrested. You probably want to get that sealed if you are eligible. Now the good news is that the charges were dismissed and it is as if nothing happened. Finally, yes this would be considered a traffic violation, even though, technically, it is still criminal, I doubt any employer would be concerned with this charge even if it did appear.

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Answered on 7/20/11, 1:55 pm


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