Old Criminal Convictions Can Be Spent
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.
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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