Will this show up on my record?

[switlikbob]

Last summer, I had my neighbor and his son at my house. We were working on my boat, and afterward we had a bbq. Two weeks later I got a ticket in the mail from my neighbor's ex-wife stating that I harassed her son by choking the back of his neck. I never touched the kid. She holds a grudge against me because I testified against her (on her husband's behalf) in family court a few years ago.

I did the smart thing and got a lawyer to represent me in court. The court stated that this was a neighborly dispute and should go to mediation. However, my lawyer made an agreement with the prosecutor, stating that my neighbor's ex-wife, their son and I would have no contact with each other for a period of 2 months. Both my neighbor's ex-wife and I signed the agreement. The court stated that if this agreement was upheld, the charges would be thrown out.

I obviously avoided the ex-wife and her son like the plague, the 2 months passed and there were no incidents. However, I got a letter in the mail a few days ago from my lawyer, offering to expunge this incident from my record for a fee of $1500. I called the lawyers office, but he was away on vacation.

My question is: If the charges were thrown out by the court, why would this incident be on my record?

[Eagle]

There will be a record only if you were arrested or convicted of something.

[switlikbob]

Well, I absolutely was not arrested. I never received a conviction. However, i was never notified by the court that the charges had been dropped.

[Eagle]

You don't have anything to expunge.