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I have a suspended license in state A but still have a valid license in state B. If I present my valid license in either state, what will likely occur?

When you obtained your license in State B, I’m guessing that your State A license was not yet suspended, that the record hadn’t be promulgated as yet, or they just didn’t check.This was a pretty common ploy when I worked in Reno. We would arrest a Nevada resident/license holder for DUI, which would revoke his license for at least 90 days. Before the record was posted at DMV, the violator would run to Truckee (a California city about 25 miles southwest of Reno) and obtain a California license, using a friend’s address. If they were stopped, they would show the California license and claim they lived in California. The ruse would usually work unless the officer ran a driver’s license check for both California and Nevada. Then, Nevada DMV would show the revocation, and the person would get arrested. Driving on a DUI revoked license in Nevada carries a minimum penalty of 30 days in jail, a $500 fine, and an additional year of license revocation.At the time, California licenses carried a notation on the bottom indicating which DMV office had issued the license. Those of us who were onto the game would immediately run a Nevada records check on anyone with a ‘TRK” (Truckee) office notation.Being the thorough person I am, when I discovered one of these folks, I would also send an NLETS (National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System) message to California DMV, advising them of the problem. This would cause them to revoke the California license for fraudulent application, as one of the questions on the form was “Is your driver’s license suspended or revoked in any state?”Now, many DMV or other license issuing offices will run a 50-state check before they issue a new driver’s license to someone. This takes maybe ten minutes, most of it waiting for all the states to reply.When you present your State B license, it’s always possible that State B will have found out about the State A suspension and suspended your State B license, or that the officer will run your name and date of birth against State A records and will see the suspension. If any of those things happen, you will be cited or arrested for driving on a suspended license.These things have a way of catching up with you.

Will I be disqualified from the military for a school suspension on being under the influence of marijuana and are they able to check the record?

It always best to discuss this with your recruiter. They will provide the best answers to questions dealing with issues that affect the possibility of your enlistment.For the most part school records are not documents that are reviewed by the military, nor any agency or investigator doing a background check. If your school maintains good records, which many schools don't, and archives them for longer than a year or two, they may still be available for an investigator to check out. However even if a record does exist, many States and schoolboards have rules and regulations preventing the sharing of vital school records without a court order. If it's been over 5 years, your school records are most likely lost or destroyed. So I doubt your school records will be reviewed by anyone in the military.However this doesn't stop school teachers, administrators, or acquaintances from making statements or testifying to your behavior and actions to an investigator. So your drug-use and subsequent suspension can still be discovered from witness accounts of the events. This is why speaking with your recruiter is the best option before making a statement or omitting the event from your enlistment paperwork.Your recruiter is your friend, more than anyone (besides yourself) they have a vested interest in getting you to enlist into the US Military. They will give you the best advice and the best options moving you forward in your quest. Trust them, listen, and heed their advice.Good luck pal.

What are the chances of a first time felony offender going to jail?

It is going to depend on a number of things: the type of crime, the way in which the crime was committed, the circumstances of the crime, and the offender's past criminal history. Let's say you broke into someone's home and stole over $250 worth of their belongings (that makes it a felony).  If you did it because a bully said he would hurt your mother if you didn't get him the stuff is a more compelling reason than if you did it to get money to buy more video games for yourself and some good weed.  If this was your 3rd time getting caught doing this type of thing, that ups your chances at serving time.  If you broke into someone's home and found there were some kids in it with a babysitter and you terrorized everyone, that's not going to go well in court. So you see your intentions and your actions, along with your past criminal history, will be the deciding factor on whether the judge sees jail in your future.  You get points on a sentencing sheet for all these different things.  Rack up so many points and it's off to the slammer for you.   A sentence of under a year is served in the county jail.  A sentence of over a year is served in a state prison.  Generally.  Every state has their own rules, but that's the way it usually goes.  Some crimes have a jail sentence no matter what.  Gun laws in Massachusetts for example have an automatic, no getting out of it, jail sentence if the crime was committed with a gun. First time offenders that committed a non violent crime and have no past criminal history will most likely get a suspended sentence, probation and fines.  Suspended means you don't have to serve the jail time as long as you do your probation and pay the fines.  If you screw up, you will be put in jail to serve the original sentence.