You can get an assault charge taken off of your record by petitioning the court to have the charge expunged. Plea your case in front of a judge. There are no guarantees that it will be taken off of your record.
What kind of jobs you can't get with and assault charge?
If you were charged with simple assault in Georgia and paid a fine and attended anger management counseling, the charge may still appear on your criminal record unless you have successfully petitioned the court for expungement or record restriction. It is advisable to consult with a legal professional to determine the best course of action to clear your record.
If you believe that this record is completely in error and does not involve you, YOU will need to investigate and challenge the correctness of the information. OR - if it does have validity, you will probably need to retain counsel and clear the record possibly by filing a request for expungement to remove it from your record.
It will be a PERMANENT part of your adult record.
An aggravated assault charge can stay on your record in New York state for the rest of your life. It can only be removed by going to court.
Any charge that is dropped does remain on your record as an arrest, if indeed you were arrested for it. It just doesn't show as a conviction.
No. The charges were dismissed.
Not only "can" it stay on your record forever, it does stay on your record. It is a permanent part of your adult record if it happened after you turned 18. The only exception (that I know of) is if the charge is expunged, and even then, certain organizations can still see that it is there.
When a person is charged with assault, an employer can do a background check to look at a persons criminal past. The only way to get the charge off of your record, is to return to court and ask the judge if it can be expunged.
Unless the offense occurred prior to your 18th birthday your criminal history is a permanent lifetime record.
Simple assault is a misdemeanor. Mxximum of not more than one year in jail and/or a fine. Other than that much depends on the seriousness of the assault and the perpetrators' past record.
It is better not to have any such assault on your record. Domestic assault is particularly distasteful, and is a very cowardly act.