My brother has a good friend (I know him fairly well too) that had a deferred judgement along with sealing of the record. He was informed by both the judge and his attorney that if ever asked "have you been arrested and or convicted of a crime?" he could legally answer "no". A few years go by, he has purchased firearms through ffls and answered "no" wtih no problems-got the nics clearances. Last year he applies for a l.e. job, he answered "no", was ruled out in the initial go-round. He said a friend of his with said dept. told him that even though the record on his case was sealed it showed on their background search. Interesting, no?