Q: In Virginia, is 18.2-456 (Cases in which courts and judges may punish summarily for contempt) a misdemeanor?
In completing applications for 1) employment and 2) re-certification as a paramedic, must I disclose as a misdemeanor being jailed under this statute?
Under a Divorce Decree, which incorporated a negotiated agreement, I was financially responsible to make payments on a student loan where my ex-wife was co-signer. I was unable to make payments as required and was jailed for 30 days on a purge bond of $2,716.88.
Friends paid this bond, and I was released prior to the 30-days.
Now, I am concerned for my 1) employment prospects and 2) paramedic certification.
A: The facts you related do not qualify as a misdemeanor. My opinion is that I think you are in good shape for your application to say that you have not been charged with a crime.
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