Will I Clear the Background Check for NYS Corrections Officer if I Spent Time in Rehab?

Question by sprstr: Will I clear the background check for NYS corrections officer if I spent time in rehab?
I’ve been clean for a few years but in my early twenties I spent time in a few different drug rehab/mental health facilities. Will this come up in my background check and will it bar me from a career in law enforcement?

Best answer:

Answer by Ziggy
Unless you were convicted at were forced by the courts to go into rehab, the background check wont show it. but you may have to explain any gaps in employment.
Pending on why you went into rehab, drugs or alcohol, that will be a determination. But always remember, honesty is the best policy, especially if you are going into Law Enforcement.
Good Luck.

Answer by Joe C
when you filled out the paperwork did you report it? Never know it might come up. it might not. There is no database that states if you have been in rehab or not. Now, if through the people that they talk to bring it up or if it was court ordered then it will come up.