An applicant with a prior crime conviction may be appointed only if:

AI Explanation

Conviction does not create an automatic yes-or-no answer. Executive Law §130 states that no person convicted of a crime in New York or elsewhere shall be appointed unless the Secretary makes the required statutory finding, including consideration of Correction Law Article 23-A, that the conviction does not bar appointment. In contrast, prior commission status or out-of-state location of the conviction does not by itself solve the issue.