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Old Criminal Convictions Can Be Spent
Posted on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 - 11:29 AM
Singapore's Parliament on 16 May 2005 amended the Registration of Criminals Act to allow for convictions of certain offences to be 'spent' if the person remains crime-free for 5 years.
Persons convicted of serious crimes or if their sentences exceeds 3 months jail or $2,000 fine cannot have the conviction 'spent'.
A 'spent' conviction means that person need not disclose such a conviction and (as an example), if an employer finds out that there has been such a non-disclosure, it would not be grounds for dismissal.
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