If you have been arrested and convicted of a minor or victimless misdemeanor it FOLLOWS YOU FOR LIFE because it is saved in the national police databases, not just the court records.
This is a big stumbling block for people trying to get hired or acquire professional licenses.
Most companies require background checks nowadays and the expense of removing these ancient or long-term arrest records in police departments and national crime registries around the country cost thousands of dollars, requires the hiring of a professional or an attorney to do the work.
These records haunt individuals who have committed minor or petty crimes or who just pled to lesser charges to offset the enormous cost and time of taking them to court to be found not guilty at best.
This is how the system discriminates against good people and it must be corrected.