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title: "Will a Rhode Island larceny conviction affect my job?"
description: "Almost certainly yes if it becomes a conviction. Larceny is categorized as a \"crime of dishonesty,\" one of the most damaging offenses on a background check. Employers in healthcare, finance, retail,..."
url: https://bankandmunns.com/faq-items/will-a-rhode-island-larceny-conviction-affect-my-job/
date: 2026-04-22
modified: 2026-04-29
author: "Bank and Munns"
type: avada_faq
lang: en
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# Will a Rhode Island larceny conviction affect my job?

Almost certainly yes if it becomes a conviction. Larceny is categorized as a "crime of dishonesty," one of the most damaging offenses on a background check. Employers in healthcare, finance, retail, education, trucking, and any cash-handling or fiduciary role routinely refuse to hire people with theft convictions. Professional licensing boards can deny, suspend, or revoke licenses on that basis. That is why every resolution we negotiate is measured first by whether it avoids a conviction entirely - through diversion, filed dispositions, deferred sentencing, or reductions to non-theft offenses.