No.
All orders arising from, or connected to, that particular case, yes.
No, if the original judgment was reversed and the second verdict was Not Guilty you have not been convicted. However, the records of these actions, as well as the original arrest, will still exist.
No. A conviction is when the defendant pleads guilty or nolo, or a jury finds him guilty. Dismissed functions like a not guilty.
You do not have to be guilty of an infraction to be at fault. Driver "1" in the Police report is the "at fault" driver. Y-THINK-Y
Dismissed means for some reason or another you were not held accountable for the charge; like the person dropped the charges. Not guilty means there was not enough evidence to convict.
state laws vary. It can be dismissed by the appointed judge or the trial will be required to continue, without a verdict being rendered. or perhaps even the defendant being pardoned if they were held liable/found guilty.
No. A statute of limitations would apply to if somebody committed a crime, but did not get caught until after the statute expired. When a person was issued the citation they were caught (or charged - however you want to think about it). When a person goes in to take care of the ticket, he can plead Guilty or No Contest, and then just pay the ticket (or do Defensive Driving in some cases). By entering one of those two pleas, the case is essentially closed. If the person pleads Not Guilty, then the case will go to a trial, where evidence will be presented and a decision reached.
it means they are not pleaded guilty****It means the case was dropped. They were not convicted of a crime and have not been found guilty.
If you were found not guilty, your charge was dismissed, or you were found guilty, the charge will remain on your record until you seek to have it expunged.
It means that for some legal reason the court has dismissed the charges against the individual. A case may be dismissed "with prejudice" or "without prejudice."
As long as you give credit where it is due, you cannot be guilty of plagiarism.
"Re-opened?" Was it appealed and reversed? If so, then the retrial finding of Not Guilty is the verdict that stands and you were NOT convicted.