ERAS, Misdemeanor

[LordATPSynthase]

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Regarding ERAS and the question on misdemeanor on the licensure tab/page.

I was given a speeding ticket about 6 years ago. No jail, no arrest, no trial. Just something on the highway that I ended up paying for over mail and then it was over. Do I declare this? I mean technically it is a misdemeanor? or what? Definitely not a felony lol.

this might sound silly but I don't know. If I don't get a firm answer from anyone (I will probably ask the vice dean or someone too just in case) I'll just report it haha.

 

[Wordead]

Regarding ERAS and the question on misdemeanor on the licensure tab/page.

I was given a speeding ticket about 6 years ago. No jail, no arrest, no trial. Just something on the highway that I ended up paying for over mail and then it was over. Do I declare this? I mean technically it is a misdemeanor? or what? Definitely not a felony lol.

this might sound silly but I don't know. If I don't get a firm answer from anyone (I will probably ask the vice dean or someone too just in case) I'll just report it haha.

You should've been locked up, you POS degenerate. SPEEDING? 6 YEARS AGO? You make me sick.

 

[Raryn]

Regarding ERAS and the question on misdemeanor on the licensure tab/page.

I was given a speeding ticket about 6 years ago. No jail, no arrest, no trial. Just something on the highway that I ended up paying for over mail and then it was over. Do I declare this? I mean technically it is a misdemeanor? or what? Definitely not a felony lol.

this might sound silly but I don't know. If I don't get a firm answer from anyone (I will probably ask the vice dean or someone too just in case) I'll just report it haha.

Technically speaking, this does depend on the state where you got the speeding ticket. A few states do categorize them under misdemeanors (some put all of them there, others only if you were X miles over the limit) though most do not.

That said, I can't imagine any licensing board in the US is really going to care if you got a speeding ticket.

 

[LordATPSynthase]

thanks

 

[DrWily]

You should've been locked up, you POS degenerate. SPEEDING? 6 YEARS AGO? You make me sick.

Not gonna lie, I laff'd pretty hard. Thank you.

 

[LordATPSynthase]

Lol....

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[mjl1717]

As a rule your friends will often tend to increase your anxiety on incidents like this.... (on purpose or not on purpose)

Overall, in the grand scheme of things..That one speeding ticket is really not that significant..They want to know if you are a minor criminal which you are not.. I would not declare this!

 

[IJL]

How are these questions asked on ERAS?

 

[Raryn]

How are these questions asked on ERAS?

Is there anything in your past history that would limit your ability to be licensed or would limit your ability to receive hospital privileges? *
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor in the United States? *
Have you ever been convicted of a felony in the United States? *

 

[VivaLaVida]

You will have to check with the state/county that issued the ticket. When I applied for medical school (good old AMCAS!) I was unaware that my two speeding tickets were considered misdemeanors (based on the county where I received it). So i didn't report them and found out later through a copy of my background check that they showed up. Schools evidently don't care because I still got into plenty of them.

I guess when the time comes for me to apply for residency, I probably won't report them. I imagine they care more about like petty theft types of things rather than a traffic violation that, had it occurred two counties over, wouldn't show up ever. Then I feel guilty for not reporting it, but honestly...I don't think they care. If it was like 3 a year for several years at very high speeds, then maybe? But still doubtful.

 

[SoundofSilver]

Call up the support folks for ERAS and see what they think. I mean, technically you were convicted of a misdemeanor, so answering "no" isn't really the honest answer here. That being said, no one is going to care about a speeding ticket. I think they're looking for things like DUI, drugs, assault, theft, etc. i.e. things that would be make you a less than desirable resident and/or candidate for licensing.

If you were to answer no and this somehow came up on a background check, I'm guessing no one is going to care, but there's always the slight chance you could be accused of dishonesty.

 

[LordATPSynthase]

Call up the support folks for ERAS and see what they think. I mean, technically you were convicted of a misdemeanor, so answering "no" isn't really the honest answer here. That being said, no one is going to care about a speeding ticket. I think they're looking for things like DUI, drugs, assault, theft, etc. i.e. things that would be make you a less than desirable resident and/or candidate for licensing.

If you were to answer no and this somehow came up on a background check, I'm guessing no one is going to care, but there's always the slight chance you could be accused of dishonesty.

precisely my concern

Thanks. I may just try to look up Ohio law and see if it is technically a misdemeanor or some lesser-civil infarction/traffic violation that by chance isn't a misdemeanor. I don't have problems reporting it anyways, I did for medical school admissions. I'd rather not take the risk of being caught being dishonest.

Thanks