I live in tennessee…I want to be a police officer…two charges on record ….someone advice please…..?
In August of 2001 i was 19 yrs old and pulled over and arrested for dui, simple poss of marijuana, and sched something drug poss....I am honest i was drunk and high on pot but the pill capsules they susposevly found must have been dropped by one of other arrestys in my car there were 3 of us i don't...
In August of 2001 i was 19 yrs old and pulled over and arrested for dui, simple poss of marijuana, and sched something drug poss....I am honest i was drunk and high on pot but the pill capsules they susposevly found must have been dropped by one of other arrestys in my car there were 3 of us i don't or never have done pills anyway, I was taken to drunk tank where i spent night went before judge next day and plead guilty to simple poss of marijuana , dui was dropped, and charged with poss of controlled substance..it was pain pill capsules so whatever controlled substance that is but it will be 9 yrs since and only other trouble i have is a DUI in 2003 which was dropped to reckless driving because i blew .10 on july 3 of 2003 legal limit went from .10 to .08 July 1 of 2003 so cop helped me out in court but anyhow i cant get the 2001 charges expunged cause of guilty plea and i want to be a police officer so bad i have had no trouble at all since 2003 and i went into marine corps July 2009 after boot camp was promoted to pfc then was honor graduate of my mos school and was promoted meritoriously to lance corporal i have all doc of this so with this, im currently in marine corps reserves , bad record long time ago and good record now would a sheriff hire me here in Tennessee and what are odds if i just sit down with both good and bad paperwork i could be a police officer and serve my community.
First you might want to make sure that your prior record doesn’t automatically prevent you from ever service a public position like sheriff or deputy within Tennessee. If it’s a matter of convincing a judge and/or a prosecutor that you really want to make a difference, you may have to work your way up in the good graces of the local jurisdiction where you ultimately want to serve. Perhaps then you could have your prior plea offset or even expunged.
Good luck either way.
Well your best bet is to leave the state you live in. There are ways to get convictions off your record. You have to go in front of a judge and he has to do that. Like I said though you need to move to another state to become an officer. I wish you the best of luck in your future as becoming a cop
The only way is to get a judge to clear your record and talk to you mayor
Good luck with that. Even if you can legally be hired in your state, as a cop you will have to go to court and defense attorneys will dig up your priors to attack your credibility.
I am in the same place someone stole my identity and caught a case in my name!! Wow you are in a tight spot because your state is the worst to get felony or misdemeanor cleared… so you may have to get legal counsel. After seven years its not to be considered but you have to have the records expunged or sealed… However some government agencies can sometimes still see this record. The cost for you filing the paper work may cost about a 100 dollars (if you do it yourself) or to hire an attorney it could run you about 1000! You can also write the governor and see if this individual will take care of it!! No guarantees!
Check out this site for a start: http://www.recordclearing.org/
Your DUI’s and prescription drug use are not going to help you. I’d be surprised if any department hired you.