How do I know if I have a criminal background?

Posted by John Smith on February 4th, 2020

Before starting the process to remove a criminal record Canada, the first thing is to find out what situation you are in.

To check the criminal record you must request a criminal record certificate that you will find in the same place of presentation or on the internet.

The request can be made in person in the Management of the Ministry of Justice in the event that you reside outside or in the Central Office. But if you do not want to move you can also request by mail or online with an electronic certificate.

The behaviors punished through the old faults will follow different paths:

Some disappear and become administrative violations and others become Mild Crimes.

In spite of the theories or opinions that this circumstance may deserve, we are going to limit ourselves to pointing out what the transformation of faults into minor crimes will entail for the purpose of the subsequent remove DUI Canada.

The change seems clear, from now on, if you commit a normal crime, you will be left with a burden with the criminal record.

This fact, on many occasions, is more burdensome and of greater repercussions in your day to day than the sentence that has been imposed on you.

Another circumstance that you must take into account is that although the conviction for a normal crime will leave a criminal record, these records will not be taken into account for the purpose of recidivism or suspension of sentence, that is, if you commit a crime and have background for minor offenses, will not be taken into account to decide whether or not you enter prison or if your sentence is aggravated.

Finally, and although the following information does not have to do with the cancellation of criminal records, it is convenient to know that, with the conversion of offenses into offenses, the statute of limitations for conduct previously punishable as offenses. That has been converted in minor offenses, it has gone from 6 months to 1 year. We say that it is not important for the cancellation of records because, in cases where the crime prescribes, there is no conviction and, therefore, there is no criminal record subject to cancellation.