Legal Question in Criminal Law in Oregon

Civil Compromise

If I say no to a question that asks whether ''I have been charged with, convicted of or plead no contest to'' any criminal offense, when I had a cased dimissed as a civil compromise 25 years ago would I be wrong?


Asked on 9/12/08, 3:28 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

Re: Civil Compromise

No, you would not be wrong if the old case was in fact a civil and not a criminal case. There is a distinct difference between the two, and the question you pose refers only to a criminal, not a civil, case.

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Answered on 9/12/08, 5:50 pm


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