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ND In 1997 I was convicted on a special court martial. Max sentence then was six months and I forgot how much for the fines. I will be finishing grad school in Dec. and unfortunately this will not come off of my record. What is the civilian classification for this? i.e. Misdemeanor

I was convicted in 1997 so it was only punishable by six months and is not a felony. The HR director could not tell me why exactly this happened because the people in the preemployment screening could not tell her because of privacy issues, however I will be getting a letter from them in the...

ND Is there any way other than a presidential pardon to get an article 112A (possesion of marijuana) conviction by a special court martial off of my record? I have been working at a bank for over six months now and this just showed up in their background screening. I was in the middle of an...

So how does this appear on a background check? Will it appear on checks that cover local and state records? Will the sentencing appear, I don't think it always does because that is what the bank wants me to get for them. Which again I think is illegal because I would be doing my own...

:mad: Hey now, no poking fun at those of us that are not as erudite in the leagal field as those we are seeking advice from. ;)

OK, how not hosed am I? Is there any way other than a presidential pardon to get ride of this? And how does it show up on a background check and when? It will be hard to move around in the banking world with this charge if I ever decide to change banks. Or maybe I should stick to the private...

I thought that the federal law used to be 7 years and that was just changed not to long ago, and it was then regulated by the state law.

What is the name of your state? North Dakota/Minnesota How many years back can they check a criminal history in North Dakota and Minnesota for "normal jobs"? Non-FDIC insured, or high security.

I'm stupid I found out why I am not a felon. It was a special court martial...

Then it is scary that I a "felon" have purchased firearms 3 pistols and 2 rifles on FIVE different occasions. I was also pulled over for speeding one night and the officer asked if I had any weapons on me and I had a pocket knife on me. All he did was hold it while he did a background check...

It was a General Court martial. They only said it was "some amount" of marijuana. It can not be considered a felony because I can still purchase fire arms and have been a Martial Arts instructor where I had a background check done and no one with a felony conviction is allowed (The head of the...

In 1997 I was found guilty of possession of an infantizmal amount of marijuana under 112A. (on purpose so I could go back home and be with my girlfriend at the time who is now my wife) I am about to finish college with a degree in economics and have just started working at a bank. My HR...