Your son received a citation from a park ranger in Tennesseefor possession of marijuana He checked box to pay and told your son he doenst have to go to court IS this going to show as a criminal record?

Well I will say from my own situation. Yes. Not this does depend on a few things. Like if the cop seen him smoking it. If its a ticket for possession or for using it in..cause the cop seen him smoke it. I was outside a bar with a friend. Was his pot and bowl. There was a undercover cop car in the parking lot. Long stort short we got busted. He got a ticket for the bowl and a citation for the smoking of it. I got one for the smoking of it. Since the cop wrote it for "drug abuse" vs possession it went from a simple citation to a Minor Misdemeanor. The latter of the 2 does show up on my background check AND has stopped me from getting a job at a local Walmart..lol. Now its been 5 years and I can get it expunged but to answer your question...YES depending where you are and local laws it may be on there. Good Luck. I suggest you contact the local NORML chapter they can help...I know they helped me. I am doing the expungement myself..not lawyer and its saving me $300. All I have to pay is the $100 filing fee. Actually VERY VERY simple. Here is a link to information about NORML:http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Organization_for_the_Reform_of_Marijuana_Laws Here is a link to NORML's main website. It has links to local chapters and TONS of information... Below are the local laws from NORML's site pertaining to Tennessee and what sounds like yours sons situation...full laws can be found at Norml's site:

Possession: Any Amount misdemeanor 1 year $2,500 First convictions for any misdemeanor has a mandatory minimum fine of $250. Second convictions $500, and subsequent convictions, $1,000. For all first convictions for misdemeanor drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $250. For second convictions the mandatory minimum increases to $500 and for subsequent convictions, it increases to $1,000. For all fist convictions of felony drug offenses there is a mandatory minimum fine of $2,000, increasing to $3,000 for second convictions and to $5,000 for any subsequent convictions. The use or possession of paraphernalia is punishable by up to one year in jail and a fine up to $2,500. Sale of paraphernalia carries a penalty of 1 - 6 years in prison and a fine up to $3,000.