Can I have a record without being notified to appear in court?

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About a year ago, I was supposed to have charges pressed against me. Time passed and I never got any court document or any type of notice to appear in court. Now a job is running a background check on me and I am afraid I have a record. Should I have been notified in any way shape of form if any charges were filed against me? Thank you for your answers.
 
That's a depends question. If you gave all relevant information as to your address and phone number and it hasn't changed, the court would have notified you by letter if it was a minor misdemeanor. If you gave false information or changed your address with no forwarding information, it might not have reached you.

Even so, if they had mailed it to you and you failed to show up a failure to appear warrant would have been issued. In the event of a minor misdemeanor, no one would probably come looking for you but if your stopped for something like speeding or running a stop sign, a check of your license would reveal the warrant and you would go for a ride.

In the event of a more serious crime a warrant would have been issued and they would be actively looking for you and would have come to your home by now.

The police won't answer questions like that over the phone but if you really want to know, appear in person at a police or sheriff's office, they can run your identifier's and if there is a warrant they can serve it and arrest you on the spot or if it's something minor, they might fill out an appearance summons. A lot depends on your jurisdiction and local policy.
 
if charges were filed against you police would have shown up at your door. There would have been a trial. As there was no trial you have not been found guilty. don't worry about it.
 
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