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Question: On job applications, are juveniles required to say to shoplifting if they shoplifted but already paid a fine?
Answer: Generally, there is no criminal law regarding employment applications. However, employers do have a right to ask about criminal convictions. Lying on a job application could be grounds for being fired. In other words, it is not a crime; but like lying, it can catch up with you.
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On 06/08/07
no1 from FL said:
DONT DO IT! i got caught shoplifting but they said it wasnt goin to be onmy record i signed some papers a month later i paid a fine.1 day i got a job a week later i got fired why?i cant work in retail for 7 YEARS!
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On 11/11/05
Priscilla from CO said:
I was caught shoplifting i learned my lesson, but now it made my grandma hate my best friend and i regret stealing that day! This wasn't my 1st time i stole almost everthing i got my hands on but no more!!
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On 08/01/05
Jon from TN said:
ok, i got caught shoplifting in another state i did 30 days in jail andwas given two years probation even though it was my first time. now im desperately trying to find a job but nobody will hire me because of this misdimeanor. anybody have a suggestion.
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On 06/24/05
anonomys from PA said:
last nite i was caught shoplifting. I was so scared but i barely cried. My mom was with me. They asked her to come with me when they took me to the office. She was balling her eyes out. This was my first time. I really did suck at it. I can't believe this will be with me for the rest of my life.
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On 01/15/05
anonymous from NY said:
if you convicted a crime such as shoplifting. does college look at it? & plus since you said that for jobs it doesnt concern but wodnt that limit the chance of being hired? n does record clear up wen u turn 18?
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