Legalese: Bail Forfeiture?

[Kuciwalker]

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


The problem is that I'm up against a rather strident corporate policy, and the position he'll be working is one of high liability (driving a company vehicle).

On top of that, he has a DUI and reckless driving charge that was dismissed because of a diversionary program...

EDIT: But, he did disclose the other charges to us beforehand and gave me a letter from his lawyer explaining the dismissals via the diversionary program.

Is the paraphernalia charge more recent or older than the traffic charge?

How old is the DUI/reckless, and do you have any info on his blood alcohol?

I'm all in favor of giving people the benefit of the doubt, but this guy is extremely marginal for driving a company vehicle.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by MichaeltheGreat
I'm all in favor of giving people the benefit of the doubt

You must be a crappy moderator then

[KrazyHorse]

Yeah.

DUI for a driving job is a bit much.

[Boris Godunov]

The Reckless Driving charge was 10/2003 (the DUI isn't even on the background report, that has been expunged already). This charge is due to be expunged in 11 days.

I'd love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but my misgivings are quite strong.

[KrazyHorse]

Nobody else applied for the job?

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by KrazyHorse
Nobody else applied for the job?

Well, we had a small pool of candidates for it, conducted interviews, and he was selected for it. But it's always pending the background check coming back okay. If I nix him, I have to go back and start the background check process all over for another candidate, which takes 3-5 days. And this position is supposed to start Monday.

So, would you want this man handing out free ice cream to people?

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


You must be a crappy moderator then

The other half of that is the principle: "When in doubt, wipe 'em out."

[MichaeltheGreat]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
The Reckless Driving charge was 10/2003 (the DUI isn't even on the background report, that has been expunged already). This charge is due to be expunged in 11 days.

I'd love to give him the benefit of the doubt, but my misgivings are quite strong.

So the reckless and the DUI were two separate charges? and a paraphernalia charge to boot?

**** him, then. - I'm not sure you guys could insure him under a commercial vehicle policy - IIRC, at least with some companies, they see the full view record, i.e. convictions and any expungements.

[Pekka]

Well technically I don't know if it's a crime, I mean in here misdemeanor = rike. Felony = rikos. Rikos = Crime, where as rike != crime.

So in some logics, it could be interpreted as not lying, even though it means some foreigner is interpreting it, based on straight translation of his own perverted language .

If it was me, I'd just straight ask what the parephenilia was. If he says bong, I'd say well, if you are going to smoke weed, you won't get this job. Then see how he reacts ro something. Is he sincere or not, or is he trying to play you. If he says crack pipe, forget about it...

But basically it could mean he just drove like **** one day, plus he has sometimes smoked a bit pot in his own time, and got caught with a pipe or something, and that's it. The crime of his life. Then again, it might be the top of the mountain and in fact he was driving under the influence of crack cocaine and is an addict, criminal, and not to be trusted with a vehicle. Who knows.. don't take any risks but if you can, hear him out..