Paid a ticket for expired registration - misdemeanor?

Citizen_Snips
Sun, 15 Apr 2018 15:04:48 +0000

So, a few weeks back my registration had expired, and I just went ahead and paid the ticket. However, going over some of my common apps this morning, I panicked. Did I plead guilty to a misdemeanor? This school, for instance, asks: “Have you entered a plea of no contest or nolo contendere, or an Alford plea, to a misdemeanor, felony, or other criminal charge”

No space to explain, just a yes or a no. I checked, and sure enough, in North Carolina an expired registration is a Class 3 Misdemeanor.

I’m a transfer student. I’m actually 32, with big gaps in my education and a few periods of unemployment and, before these last two semesters, a spotty GPA. If I answer “yes,” how does this not completely sink my application?

I’m so frustrated. In most states something like an expired registration isn’t even a misdemeanor.