How Convictions Affect First-Time Applicants

If you are applying for a license for the first time and have been convicted of, or plead guilty to, any criminal offense, please review the following interactive flowchart to determine if you are eligible for licensure or employment.

Disclaimer: The flowchart below is designed to illustrate the licensure application process and should be used for reference only. This flowchart may not take into consideration a number of variables that may alter the outcome of a particular case.  For this reason, this flowchart should not to be construed as legal advice. Please contact the Office of Professional Conduct at (614) 466-5638 or (877) 644-6338 for further information.

 

• First-Time Applicant
  • Click here if you have been convicted of or pled guilty to any of the 3319.39 or section absolute bar offenses listed in 3319.31(C).
    • Automatic Denial of Application
  • Click here if you have been convicted of any offense listed in (B)(1) of section 3319.39 or section 3319.31, EXCLUDING any of the absolute bar offenses.
    • Click here to see if you meet ALL of the requirements of the Rehabilitation Criteria. The following series of questions will help determine if you will be deemed rehabilitated, with regard to a specific criminal offense.
      • Box 1: At the time of the offense, was the victim of the offense under 18 years of age or enrolled as a student in a district?
        • Yes
          • You have not met the rehabilitation criteria and therefore, you are NOT eligible for licensure.
        • No
          • Continue to Box 2
      • Box 2: Has your conviction been sealed or expunged?
        • No
          • Was your conviction a felony or misdemeanor?
            • Felony
              • Have at least five years elapsed since you were fully discharged from imprisonment, probation, or parole?
                • No
                  • You are NOT eligible for licensure at this time.
                    
                    (Please Note: You may be eligible for licensure in the future.)
                • Yes
                  • Continue to Box 3
            • Misdemeanor
              • Have at least five years elapsed since the date of your conviction(s)?
                • No
                  • You are NOT eligible for licensure at this time.
                    
                    (Please Note: You may be eligible for licensure in the future.)
                • Yes
                  • Continue to Box 3
        • Yes
          • Continue to Box 3
      • Box 3: The following series of questions will help determine if you are a "Repeat Offender."
        • Have you been convicted of any of the offenses listed in (B)(1) of section 3319.31 two or more times in separate criminal actions?
          • No
            • You are NOT a repeat offender. Continue to Box 4
          • Yes
            • Have your convictions been sealed or expunged?
              • No
                • Did the convictions result from or are they connected with the same act or were the convictions committed at the same time?
                  • Yes
                    • You are NOT a repeat offender because such convictions shall only be counted as one conviction. Continue to Box 4.
                  • No
                    • Were the convictions of two or more misdemeanors theft related convictions as defined in sections 2913.02, 2913.04, 2913.11 and 2913.51?
                      • No
                        • You ARE a repeat offender. Therefore, you are NOT eligible for licensure.
                      • Yes
                        • You are NOT a repeat offender because such convictions shall only be counted as one conviction. Continue to Box 4.
              • Yes
                • You are NOT a repeat offender. Continue to Box 4
      • Box 4: Have you provided WRITTEN CONFIRMATION of efforts toward rehabilitation, the results of those efforts, and whether the terms of probation, parole or deferred adjudication have been completed?
        • Yes
          • Continue to Box 5
        • No
          • You have not met the rehabilitation criteria. Therefore, you are NOT eligible for licensure.
      • Box 5: Based on the information you have provided, the department will review the matter on a case-by-case basis to make a determination on whether you meet the rehabilitation criteria.
        
        (Please Note: Pursuant to Chapter 3301-73 of the Administrative Code, all applicants have the right to an administrative hearing to challenge the denial of application)

Last Modified: 9/7/2018 8:28:16 AM

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