I took my Utah ccw permit class 2 weeks ago. I spoke with the instructor on how to fill out the forms correctly since I was charged with unlawful poss of a firearm in the 3rd 2 days after my 18th birthday. It was expunged a few months later. NJ gave me a FID card last fall.. my instructor said I should email Utah and tell them my story and be up front and hontest. He said its probably not a big deal but don't get denied for a lie.. a few guys from NJ2A said im just wasting my time and stirring up trouble....whats your take?

 

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IANAL

 

It is my understanding that once an arrest/conviction is expunged, it is like it never happened and you can legally answer in the negative if asked.

 

Please note the first line of my post. If you want an answer that is worth what you paid for it, then pay for it and get a lawyer's opinion.

 

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Pizza Bob

Go on the New Jersey State Police website, download the form, spend the $40 and get your fingerprints done ...basically do a "criminal background check" on yourself, and see what it says. I did that because of some nonsense I got in trouble for when I was a kid and didn't want to unknowingly lie on my FID app and it came back saying "no criminal history found." So I asked one of my cousins (a Lt.) and he said then just say "No" on any of those questions.

 

I'm no lawyer though ...I'm just simply telling you what my story is.

 

 

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Let me also say that a NJ FID and out of state Utah CCW are different animals ...so your call.

 

 

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If you are denied the Utah you can always appeal it based off you thought since it was expunged and explain yourself then or explain yourself in a letter sent in with your permit

 

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When a charge is expunged, you are supposed to get documentation from

the municipality county & state in which the original charges were filed.

Once you have all you completed documents - there is no record of said offense 

on your record.

So - unless one of the division didn't follow through with the courts order to remove said

charges for their records, you should be clean.

 

In my humble opinion, I would not stir the pot, and let sleeping dogs lie................ JMO

All this for a bb gun.

 

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If its expunged in NJ its expunged everywhere else including Utah. Check with a lawyer as others have said.