Arrested, finger printed & pic taken BUT never had to see a judge how does this affect a background check (employment)

[MsWantsToKnowWhy]

.. What does that mean? One rainy day I ran into some friends who offered me a ride ..when I got out of the car and went inside of the store to order me a sandwich a cop came out of nowhere and placed handcuffs on me ..I was finger printed and questioned about whether or not I knew the car was stolen, which I did not. I was transferred to the bookings where I awaited to see a judge. I was there from 6pm to 5am when one of the CO's came into release me saying the judge decided to drop everything and that they really had nothing to go on with and that I looked like I shouldn't even be in there.. (This was in the state of NY) A year later I moved to GA ..I went to a temp service for employment and was told to go the police station and receive a copy of my background check ( which came back clear ) 3 years later I am now applying for a new job and they are running their own background check through a third-party ..so my question is can the situation that took place in NY affect my background check in any way since this may not be a local background check? Or did the fact that I never had to see the judge mean that my criminal record is clean? Or do I need to follow steps in order to get that situation removed from my history?

[Harrier]

Originally Posted by MsWantsToKnowWhy

.. What does that mean? One rainy day I ran into some friends who offered me a ride ..when I got out of the car and went inside of the store to order me a sandwich a cop came out of nowhere and placed handcuffs on me ..I was finger printed and questioned about whether or not I knew the car was stolen, which I did not. I was transferred to the bookings where I awaited to see a judge. I was there from 6pm to 5am when one of the CO's came into release me saying the judge decided to drop everything and that they really had nothing to go on with and that I looked like I shouldn't even be in there.. (This was in the state of NY) A year later I moved to GA ..I went to a temp service for employment and was told to go the police station and receive a copy of my background check ( which came back clear ) 3 years later I am now applying for a new job and they are running their own background check through a third-party ..so my question is can the situation that took place in NY affect my background check in any way since this may not be a local background check? Or did the fact that I never had to see the judge mean that my criminal record is clean? Or do I need to follow steps in order to get that situation removed from my history?

If the first background check came back clear, then it likely isn't going to be an issue.

The third party investigation companies are primarily looking for records that have some relevance to the job for which you are applying.

Have a DUI? That will cause problems if you are applying for a driving position.

Applying for a cashier or customer service position? The DUI won't matter but if you have a theft or embezzlement rap, that will raise a red flag.

Your circumstances shouldn't be anything to worry about, especially since you were never even charged.

If they want to know if you have ever been arrested, be honest, but tell your story.

Good luck.