My question involves criminal records for the state of: Ohio.
Hello all, thanks for reading my question. If someone is able to help me out in that they answer my question, with proof, I would happily compensate that person with a $5 tip through PayPal.
The background of my situation is: in September of 2014 I was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, and a court date was set a month later in October. In court, my lawyer bargained a deal with the prosecutor to have my charges dropped if I completed a program the court offers called MAP (Marijuana Alternative Program). This required me to pass 5 drug screens: 1 on the first court date, 3 over the next 4 months, and 1 final screen at the next court date, set for February 2015. I also was required to complete some community service and attend two counseling sessions. Well, I completed all of that, and at the second court meeting this February my charges were dropped and it is almost as though I was never charged. However, my lawyer explained that there is still a court record of my charges and trial, and that I can return to court sometime in March, tell the judge I'm a reformed citizen, and have my court record sealed.
Now, my question is this: can the judge require a random drug screen of me when I return to court in March? I would think not, as my charges have effectively been dropped. I just need to know whether I should prepare to be drug tested or whether I don't have to worry about it.
tl;dr I had my marijuana charges dropped by the prosecutor in a plea deal and am returning to court to have my court record sealed. Can I be drug tested when I return?
Hello all, thanks for reading my question. If someone is able to help me out in that they answer my question, with proof, I would happily compensate that person with a $5 tip through PayPal.
The background of my situation is: in September of 2014 I was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, and a court date was set a month later in October. In court, my lawyer bargained a deal with the prosecutor to have my charges dropped if I completed a program the court offers called MAP (Marijuana Alternative Program). This required me to pass 5 drug screens: 1 on the first court date, 3 over the next 4 months, and 1 final screen at the next court date, set for February 2015. I also was required to complete some community service and attend two counseling sessions. Well, I completed all of that, and at the second court meeting this February my charges were dropped and it is almost as though I was never charged. However, my lawyer explained that there is still a court record of my charges and trial, and that I can return to court sometime in March, tell the judge I'm a reformed citizen, and have my court record sealed.
Now, my question is this: can the judge require a random drug screen of me when I return to court in March? I would think not, as my charges have effectively been dropped. I just need to know whether I should prepare to be drug tested or whether I don't have to worry about it.
tl;dr I had my marijuana charges dropped by the prosecutor in a plea deal and am returning to court to have my court record sealed. Can I be drug tested when I return?
Criminal Records: Will I Be Screened for Drugs when I Go to Court to Have My Record Sealed
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