I was charged with credit card fraud but the charges were dissmissed.?
by Author on Friday, July 23rd, 2010 | 3 Comments
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If you were given probation, the charges were NOT dismissed.
They will be on your juvenile record (along with the conviction and sentence) and WILL be visible to Law Enforcement agencies if you apply.
It will factor into the hiring decision made by police departments.
My answer remains unchanged. If you completed a deferred disposition (which is not what you said, but what you described) then you have not been convicted of anything. You still have been arrested once. Most employers look at convictions, not arrests.
You should still look in to sealing your record or having the arrest purged. See a lawyer.
Since you are 15 it won’t hurt much. Usually after 5 years you can have your records expunged. This means the only people who can view these records are judges. So not even police/employers can see them.