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[benjamin94559]

If its expunged it is expected you report it. That being said I feel that most adcoms would look at something that happened when you were 10 and not think of it too much, esp since you've been squeeky clean since.

 

[gyngyn]

You do not report expunged misdemeanors in the AMCAS primary.
Some schools will ask you to explain all charges and arrests in the secondary, though.

 

[brochacho123]

From P. 33 of the AMCAS manual:

"You must indicate whether you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any offense for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or sealed by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been completed and the case dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)."

This refers to the primary application. The secondaries may have different wording.

 

[gyngyn]

That's sort of what I'm deciding, is whether or not I need to disclose it in the secondaries since it is expunged. I mean, I hold a state licensure for crying out loud. They do pretty hefty background checks for that and didn't find anything, so I'm wondering if it is worth the trouble to mention it in secondaries.

If they specifically ask you, it's likely because it's going to turn up on the screen used by a hospital partner.
If you'd rather not divulge, don't apply to the schools that ask...

 

[Crayola227]

so this came up recently and someone proved the wording on AMCAS that you don't have to mention expunged

I know someone with a minor juvenile charge that was expunged and they didn't mention it, nor did they mention it on secondaries even though the secondaries asked.

The state when they expunged it made it clear that part of the expungement process gave the person the legal right to NOT report ever having anything expunged even when asked. Sorta defeats the legal intent of expungement, and the law is different than medicine and cares a little more about intent of laws.

The schools can fish all they like, and of course if you say no and it comes to light you'll probably be hosed, but legally speaking you can answer no. Schools can not like this and punish you all they like. It's the law.

Anyway, someone I know went this route and all was well.