Government background check / arrest record

verbal kint

verbal kint

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So i'm trying to get a buddy of mine hired at my agency of employment(Fed. Gov't). However, he has been arrested before in DC, which was ultimately given a "no papers".  I'm not sure what this means, and if he should put it on his background check form that he was arrested.  We checked the DC arrest database, and found no record.

Any legal experts out there?
 
Verbal Kint said:
So i'm trying to get a buddy of mine hired at my agency of employment(Fed. Gov't). However, he has been arrested before in DC, which was ultimately given a "no papers".  I'm not sure what this means, and if he should put it on his background check form that he was arrested.  We checked the DC arrest database, and found no record.

Any legal experts out there?
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I'm no expert but I went through a secret security clearence and didn't take that **** serious. Left all sorts of holes in my history as if I was applying for a job at Wendy's. Smh next thing I kno I'm getting calls from Feds needing to set up visits. And to top it all off I lived on a island at the time. Yoooo when they sat me down
they
knew
ALL.
That's all I gotta say about that.
 
"No Papers" in DC essentially means the police withdrew the arrest.
Its the equivalent of erasing the incident, except they can't ever truly erase the incident for record keeping reasons.

Your friend should consider this to mean he hasn't been arrested


With that said, background checks are generally more interested in honesty rather than a spotless record
Unless your friend thinks that this single incident would still cost him the position, then I would recommend that he be forthcoming with the truth and explain why it was "No papered"
Better to over-disclose than to appear dishonest
 
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Zephyr1983 said:
"No Papers" in DC essentially means the police withdrew the arrest.
Its the equivalent of erasing the incident, except they can't ever truly erase the incident for record keeping reasons.

Your friend should consider this to mean he hasn't been arrested


With that said, background checks are generally more interested in honesty rather than a spotless record
Unless your friend thinks that this single incident would still cost him the position, then I would recommend that he be forthcoming with the truth and explain why it was "No papered"
Better to over-disclose than to appear dishonest
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Makes sense.  Thanks Zeph
 
I just canceled my customs entrance exam because I have bad credit ... Like bad credit 505...my buddy told me I should've taken the exam because the process takes a year and I could've picked up credit score....but didn't want to because if I didn't get it because of credit score I would've wasted my time ...anyone with more knowledge ...maybe I'm wrong
 
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