Which Types of Criminal Convictions Represent Liability Exposure?
Criminal convictions are divided into one of eight categories, depending on the severity of the offense. The following represents the types of offenses from most serious to least seriousness: 1) Felony – 1st Degree 5) Misdemeanor – 1st Class 2) Felony – 2nd Degree 6) Misdemeanor – 2nd Class 3) Felony – 3rd Degree 7) Misdemeanor – 3rd Class 4) Felony – 4th Degree 8) Misdemeanor – 4th Class Generally speaking, PROTEC Systems recommends consideration of all job-related felony and serious misdemeanor conviction information. After identifying a conviction, we encourage an inquiry of whether the applicant falsified the application inquiry regarding criminal convictions. If so, legitimate job-related issues of honesty and integrity are raised. The question of time between conviction and employment depends on multiple considerations of history, frequency, severity and the ever present “job-related” nature of the offense. Single instances of minor misdemeanors may have no impact on the hiring d
