On a job application if they ask if you have ever been convicted of a crime, do you need to answer “Yes” if you took a plea bargain and your sentence is currently in suspension?
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On a job application if they ask if you have ever been convicted of a crime, do you need to answer “Yes” if you took a plea bargain and your sentence is currently in suspension?
Asked on September 6, 2015 under Criminal Law, Rhode Island
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If the question is, were you ever convicted, then yes, you would have to answer "yes," since a plea bargin is a conviction you pled guilty the same as being convicted to whatever crime you were offered a plea to. There is no difference beween a guilty plea and a conviction.
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