Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
employment
I am interested in obtaining a life
insurance license along with a series
7 license. About five six years ago I
had applied for a life insurance
license. I had passed my test but was
later disqualified because in the
application process i had answered
''NO'' to ever being convicted of a
felony or misdemeanor. Since then I
have had my record expunged. My
question is, when applying for state
license such as a life insurance
license or a series 7 license do I need
to answer yes to ever being convicted
to a felony or misdemeanor even if
my record has been expunged. please
advice.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: employment
Discuss this with the attorney that helped you get the expungement. I would not, if you retained me as your attorney on this, assume that the conviction was expunged. That said, I believe the paperwork you received on the expungement describes when you can legally answer "no" (because you can be asked about convictions for licensure, as well as by employers, for jury duty, etc.). If you did the expungement yourself, double check with the court that it was properly completed and get the official paperwork to confirm when you can legally answer "no". LawGuru is a starting point, but answers here should not be relied on as legal advice.
I've worked for several insurance companies and back then there were some salespeople who made a fortune -- real personable people. Good luck.
Re: employment
For any type of professional licensing, bonding, security clearance, etc., you must fully disclose all convictions and expungements. Records are forever, no matter what you mistakenly thought of expungement, which allows you to say 'no' to conviction only on most private employment applications.
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