[G40Concealed]

Okay, this question goes out to anyone who can answer. I was arrested back in 2005, for Battery. It was a big screw up on the behalf of the Sheriff's office who handled the call. Basically I was being attacked by a handful of guys, (approximately 5 or 6) who were coming at me in an aggressive manner, at which time I sprayed pepper spray at them. The pepper spray hit a couple of innocent girls standing behind the attackers. I was not aiming nor did I intend to cause harm to those girls. To make a long story short, The Sheriff's Office placed a warrant for my arrest, and I turned myself in to my local jail. I hired an attorney who had the charges dropped by the state. I have since attended and graduated the police academy, and am currently trying to get hired by any law enforcement agency that isn't suffering from budget issues.

My question is: While applying at different agencies, they all ask for a copy of my court disposition. I went to the clerk of court where the incident took place and paid $3.00 for a copy, and I noticed that all it says is:

NO INFORMATION

COMES NOW the State of Florida, by and through it's undersigned State Attorney, and files this NO INFORMATION in the above-styled cause wherein the Defendant is charged with : BATTERY

What does NO INFORMATION mean, and what does it mean exactly when the state files NO INFORMATION?

Any answers and help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks guys

 

[fridaddy]

Sometimes called a nolle pros, it means that after investigation the state declined to press charges even though you were arrested. While it will not matter for law enforcement jobs. You may want to consider having the arrest expunged.

 

[G40Concealed]

Thanks fridaddy, It's just been one of those things in the back of my mind, and I've always wondered what it meant. Do you know what the process is for getting a record expunged?

 

[fridaddy]

Go to the FDLE website. It has information. Or you can hire an attorney.

 

[FlaGunner Jr]

Sometimes called a nolle pros, it means that after investigation the state declined to press charges even though you were arrested. While it will not matter for law enforcement jobs. You may want to consider having the arrest expunged.

How do you figure it won't matter for a law enforcement job? While he was not found guilty, he was still charged for battery. This could be a problem for a lot of agencies at this point in time just due to how many Certified applicants there are right now who have not been arrested/charged for any type of crime. Even getting it expunged won't matter.

It's an unfortuante incident that happened and it seems as though the OP is getting the raw end here. He protected himself against 5-6 guys and was charged for it. The system isn't perfect.

Good luck to you in your search for employment. I to am a Certified Law Enforcement Officer looking for work. Processing takes forever....sigh

 

[RWest]

Just give them what the county has on file and tell them what happened if asked. shouldn't be that big of a deal if no charges were filed, regardless of arrest. IMO, I'm not a lawyer or current LEO.

 

[fridaddy]

It will not matter for LE purposes if he gets it expunged b/c you have to disclose even sealed or expunged arrests and convictions for certaiin employment, LE, anything with kids and certain other exceptions.

 

[focal06]

As a deputy I will tell you it is going to be kinda hard to get hired with that little hiccup however, it certainly does not mean you wont be hired. The reason I say this is because most agencies dont look at ONE particular thing and say "no" (unless its domestic violence, major crimes or hard drug use) its a bunch of things they look at as a whole. the only disadvantage you have is you have one "strike" so to speak whereas others may have none.

I know this doesnt answer your original question but the thing you need to realize is getting your record expunged isnt going to do you any good in this case, its not like they wont find it.

 

[patrickhenry1776]

It is enlightening to me that an arrest without any adjudication of guilt would mean anything to some in LE. If that is the case that tells me the LE agencies operate under the assumption that if someone was arrested they were guilty. If that is true that is sad.