Hi all-
This is a question I probably already know the answer to, but I wanted to get the thoughts of more experienced posters on this.
Although I've completely cleaned up my act, I had some wilder moments several years ago, and at one point was arrested for public intoxication and was detained overnight, as is the norm, in order for me to dry out. That resulted in nothing more than a ticket and a $100 fine. A second time I was hospitalized after a car accident and charged with DUI, but the charges were dropped/nolle prosequi and there were no further issues with this because the prosecution couldn't prove that I was actually intoxicated at the time of the accident.
So my question is this: how do I answer the two questions that ask if I've "been convicted of....a crime or offence" and "been detained or put in jail?"
Technically, I've been charged and convicted of "public intoxication" and "improper driving," but those are misdemeanors and nothing more than ticketable offenses (like one step above a speeding ticket or running a stop sign). Yes, I've been detained, overnight as part of the public intoxication charge, but not as part of a conviction or anything.
I don't want to answer too honestly and potentially screw the whole process up, but I also don't want to withhold relevant information. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
This is a question I probably already know the answer to, but I wanted to get the thoughts of more experienced posters on this.
Although I've completely cleaned up my act, I had some wilder moments several years ago, and at one point was arrested for public intoxication and was detained overnight, as is the norm, in order for me to dry out. That resulted in nothing more than a ticket and a $100 fine. A second time I was hospitalized after a car accident and charged with DUI, but the charges were dropped/nolle prosequi and there were no further issues with this because the prosecution couldn't prove that I was actually intoxicated at the time of the accident.
So my question is this: how do I answer the two questions that ask if I've "been convicted of....a crime or offence" and "been detained or put in jail?"
Technically, I've been charged and convicted of "public intoxication" and "improper driving," but those are misdemeanors and nothing more than ticketable offenses (like one step above a speeding ticket or running a stop sign). Yes, I've been detained, overnight as part of the public intoxication charge, but not as part of a conviction or anything.
I don't want to answer too honestly and potentially screw the whole process up, but I also don't want to withhold relevant information. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.