Monday, March 28, 2011

Denied a job because of your past? Get a summary of your criminal history.

Henry Ford once said "we look at the person, not their past". Recently, however, I read that many people, in this down economy, are not getting jobs because of a misdemeanor that happened to them in the past. What some employers may not know is that there are limits to what misdemeanors an employer can ask about and what have to be disclosed by someone looking for work. Many people looking for work, however, may not know what is in their criminal history before they even apply for a job or may think it happened so long ago. To find out what your criminal consists of, or doesn't consist of, a person can get their own criminal history summary by simply filling out a short form and mailing it to the California Department of Justice. The form is called "APPLICATION TO OBTAIN COPY OF STATE SUMMARY CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD". The form number is BCII 8705. Click on the following link to take you directly to the form and the instructions. http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/forms/BCII_8705.pdf

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