Effects of a Misdemeanor Criminal Conviction
In New York, a misdemeanor is considered a crime. Therefore any criminal history background check will reflect this conviction. This may affect your ability to find new employment and if you are ever asked on an application whether or not you have a criminal history the honest answer is “yes”. There may be other consequences of a criminal conviction on your life moving forward, but it is impossible to say for sure what these would be at this time. Fortunately, recent New York legislation allows someone to be eligible with one felony and one misdemeanor or two misdemeanors to have their convictions sealed after ten years. Please contact our law firm ten years post-conviction to help you with the process to get your conviction sealed.