Legal Question in Criminal Law in New Jersey

Hiring employee with a felony

I have a person looking for work and was honest enough to admit to a felony assult charge on a officer ten years ago. The contract I have with my clients requires me to perform a background check on everyone I hire and send the information of those working in their facilities. It also states those with a felony are not to work at any of there locations. My question is, is a felony charge scrubbed after 7 years?


Asked on 4/23/09, 11:46 am

3 Answers from Attorneys
Jef Henninger, Esq Law Offices of Jef Henninger, Esq.

Re: Hiring employee with a felony

The only way to remove a felony from your record is to get an expungement. If he didn't do that, which I doubt, then it is still there. There is no 7 year mark that does anything. He has to wait 10 years from the date that his punishment ended, jail, prison, probation, etc.

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Answered on 4/23/09, 11:51 am
Allan Marain Law Offices of Allan Marain

Hiring employee with a felony

Records of criminal convictions (and of criminal arrests, for that matter), never to away automatically. In order for them to not appear, it is necessary to obtain an "expungement." For more information concerning expungements, to to http://www.njexpungements.com/faq.php.

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Answered on 4/23/09, 11:57 am
Ronald Aronds Law Office of Ronald Aronds, LLC

Re: Hiring employee with a felony

You can apply to have your record cleared no earlier than ten years after you have completed your sentence. I am an attorney who has handled many cases similar to yours in various courts throughout New Jersey in the past. Please contact me to discuss your case in more detail. I never charge for simply talking to a person about their case. Thank you.

Sincerely yours, -Ronald Aronds, Esq.-

www.njworkerscompensationlaw.com

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Answered on 4/24/09, 12:21 pm


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