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Personally I would choose a different career choice. Does it really make sense with a conviction for theft that you go towards a profession that deals with money?
No dice...you cannot have a professional license with a felony-nursing, CPA, nothing....
Sorry..
Actually a friend of mine did get a nursing license with a felony. She got a felony DUI over 10 years earlier and has since been 100% clean and sober. (That was her wake up call)
She had to go through hoops including getting letters of reference and an interview process with the licensing board. It wasn't an easy thing to do, but she was very committed.
I had another friend years ago who was able to get a job as a school bus driver with a drug related felony on her record almost 20 years prior. She too had never been in trouble again, was married with kids and a pillar of society. She was able to go through a process to prove she had rehabilitated herself.
That said, I believe those were extraordinary cases. And as others have mentioned, I don't think someone with a felony for theft is going to get a CPA license.
Actually a friend of mine did get a nursing license with a felony. She got a felony DUI over 10 years earlier and has since been 100% clean and sober. (That was her wake up call)
She had to go through hoops including getting letters of reference and an interview process with the licensing board. It wasn't an easy thing to do, but she was very committed.
I had another friend years ago who was able to get a job as a school bus driver with a drug related felony on her record almost 20 years prior. She too had never been in trouble again, was married with kids and a pillar of society. She was able to go through a process to prove she had rehabilitated herself.
That said, I believe those were extraordinary cases. And as others have mentioned, I don't think someone with a felony for theft is going to get a CPA license.
Interesting...I personally know 2 people that have felonies ( 1 was a college prank, another was drug related in college) one cannot receive any professional license -he's tried to obtain a CPA. I don't believe the other has ever tried.
In Texas, a felony does not automatically disqualify you from obtaining your CPA, but you have to state the felony and everything related on the Eligibility Application and Application of Intent. Although, like mentioned good look having a company trust someone with a felony for theft with handling their money and their clients money.
Depending upon what state she's in, if she's done her time and hasn't had any problems since, she can apply for a Certificate of Relief from Civil Disabilities or a Certificate of Good Conduct. She also may be able to be bonded by the state Department of Labor.
She has to be honest about her conviction (they're going to find out, anyway) and show how she's grown and changed since making that one mistake.
Actually a friend of mine did get a nursing license with a felony. She got a felony DUI over 10 years earlier and has since been 100% clean and sober. (That was her wake up call)
She had to go through hoops including getting letters of reference and an interview process with the licensing board. It wasn't an easy thing to do, but she was very committed.
I had another friend years ago who was able to get a job as a school bus driver with a drug related felony on her record almost 20 years prior. She too had never been in trouble again, was married with kids and a pillar of society. She was able to go through a process to prove she had rehabilitated herself.
That said, I believe those were extraordinary cases. And as others have mentioned, I don't think someone with a felony for theft is going to get a CPA license.
Companies/licensing organizations tend to be more lenient towards DUIs and drug related felonies. If it involves violence or theft in any way, they are quite harsh and unforgiving. There is a reason for that though; companies open themselves up to potential lawsuits if an employee with a prior convicted violent felony commits a crime against another employee on company premises.
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That's an uphill battle there unfortunately. A CPA license generally requires a clean record.
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