It depends on where in Texas & what there record retention policy is. But generally, TX records have been computerized & placed on-line from 1976-Present.
It stays on your record for the rest of your life.
If you were found guilty, it stays on your record forever.
A crime stays on your record for life. You could apply to the court to have it expunged.
Unless a person goes to go court and tries to have the misdemeanor removed it stays on a person's criminal record forever. If a person is able to have a misdemeanor expunged then it will no longer appear on their record.
MISDEMEANOR - If you are a juvenile, it will disappear from your public record when you trun 18. If you are an adult it will always appear on your record. Your criminal record, just like your drivers record, stays with you for life.
No, it stays on your record forever. Why would it drop off your record? Crimes are not like bad debts. Once committed they hang around forever as part of your 'permanent record' in society.
however after so many years 7 i think it cant be held against you when applying for a job. A felony and/or misdemeanor conviction stays on your record for life. Unless you can get it expunged.
Unless you successfully obtain an expunction, it stays on forever.Another View: When you reach the age of majority (adulthood) in your state your juvenile record is sealed to the public.
In South Carolina, a misdemeanor marijuana charge can stay on your record indefinitely unless it is expunged. After meeting certain eligibility criteria, you may petition the court to have the charge expunged, which would remove it from your record.
Any charge, misdemeanor or felony, committed after you are 18 stays on your record forever, unless it later expunged, in which case it is no longer visible on your PUBLIC record, but law enforcement agencies can always access it. UNLESS a conviction is overturned and you are later found to be innocent.
It stays on your record up to ten years or more , you can also consult legal consul to have your record cleaned up or offenses modified to lesser offenses on your record so they do not become an issue when applying for a job.
In the state of North Carolina, a misdemeanor conviction stays on a person's record for life unless it is something that can be expunged. For instance, if a person is convicted of a larceny misdemeanor in North Carolina, they can request that the record be expunged 15 years after the date of the conviction, as long as they have had no other convictions during those 15 years. If the person was a minor when they were convicted, they may not have to wait 15 years to have it expunged. It is best to consult a lawyer on these kinds of issues.