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<blockquote data-quote="nofearfactor" data-source="post: 982773" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>I'm kind of confused about what a 'conviction' even is. </p><p></p><p>A good friend of my mine and my family,an old roomate and the bass player in one of my old bands, was pulled over for speeding after leaving the bar after one of our gigs many years ago. He had had a few beers at the bar while we were working but he wasnt drunk,at least not enough for a DUI according to the officer. Still,he was arrested for public intoxication as well as possession of a small amount of marijuana(the cop didnt even find it,he told the cop he had it in his pocket) and a few other minor charges- speeding,etc. He was taken to the county jail where he was booked,jailed, and then spent a 6 hour sober up period in the drunk tank. He called us and we had to go take him the cash to pay for his tickets before they would let him out- several city tickets, misdemeanors I suppose,adding up to a few hundred dollars. No bond. He did not even have to go to court afterwards or anything. He just paid the tickets at the jail and that was it. Was that considered a 'conviction'? Even though he didnt have to go to court? And would that minor pot charge preclude him from obtaining a permit? I know for a fact that he hasnt been in any other trouble since. And it has to have been clear back in the early 90s. </p><p></p><p>I guess I dont really understand what a conviction means. I have only been to jail and to court once in my entire life back in California and it was for something small and stupid that I did one night when in college 20 years ago. Me and a girl I had met at a party earlier in the evening were having sex in the back seat of my car,at 4am,in a cemetary. She was 18 and I was 21 and I had provided her with beer. I was arrested,booked,spent a few hours in jail,and then got bonded out the next morning. The charge was for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. I was given a date to come back to court. When I came back it was to a little small court room. I took a lawyer with me,plead guilty when asked how I wanted to plead, and based upon the assistant DAs recommendation in front of the judge, I was given a fine and 20 hours of community service. I dont remember anything said about me being 'convicted'. I dont even remember what they called it either when my lawyer went back to the court for me after I completed the CS and paid the fine. It was a long time ago. I know that its not on my record now is all I know,even though there is probably still a record of the arrest there in that court house I would imagine. I also have never been in any other trouble,besides traffic citations, since.</p><p></p><p>When I get a traffic ticket for something like speeding or no seat belt on(my usual tickets) ,and then I pay it instead of fighting it, is that considered a conviction? </p><p></p><p>I'm confused.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nofearfactor, post: 982773, member: 1535"] I'm kind of confused about what a 'conviction' even is. A good friend of my mine and my family,an old roomate and the bass player in one of my old bands, was pulled over for speeding after leaving the bar after one of our gigs many years ago. He had had a few beers at the bar while we were working but he wasnt drunk,at least not enough for a DUI according to the officer. Still,he was arrested for public intoxication as well as possession of a small amount of marijuana(the cop didnt even find it,he told the cop he had it in his pocket) and a few other minor charges- speeding,etc. He was taken to the county jail where he was booked,jailed, and then spent a 6 hour sober up period in the drunk tank. He called us and we had to go take him the cash to pay for his tickets before they would let him out- several city tickets, misdemeanors I suppose,adding up to a few hundred dollars. No bond. He did not even have to go to court afterwards or anything. He just paid the tickets at the jail and that was it. Was that considered a 'conviction'? Even though he didnt have to go to court? And would that minor pot charge preclude him from obtaining a permit? I know for a fact that he hasnt been in any other trouble since. And it has to have been clear back in the early 90s. I guess I dont really understand what a conviction means. I have only been to jail and to court once in my entire life back in California and it was for something small and stupid that I did one night when in college 20 years ago. Me and a girl I had met at a party earlier in the evening were having sex in the back seat of my car,at 4am,in a cemetary. She was 18 and I was 21 and I had provided her with beer. I was arrested,booked,spent a few hours in jail,and then got bonded out the next morning. The charge was for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. I was given a date to come back to court. When I came back it was to a little small court room. I took a lawyer with me,plead guilty when asked how I wanted to plead, and based upon the assistant DAs recommendation in front of the judge, I was given a fine and 20 hours of community service. I dont remember anything said about me being 'convicted'. I dont even remember what they called it either when my lawyer went back to the court for me after I completed the CS and paid the fine. It was a long time ago. I know that its not on my record now is all I know,even though there is probably still a record of the arrest there in that court house I would imagine. I also have never been in any other trouble,besides traffic citations, since. When I get a traffic ticket for something like speeding or no seat belt on(my usual tickets) ,and then I pay it instead of fighting it, is that considered a conviction? I'm confused. [/QUOTE]
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