[langseth]

While what he was convicted of is fairly minor from the details given, the felony question on an application generally looks like this: Have you ever been convicted of a Felony? [ ]Yes [ ]No

Its hard to explain it if you are only given an 'X' to answer it.

[jack-r-abbit]

Every one that I have seen has a follow up: If yes, please explain. But maybe that is more to do with location. As noted by another HNer, we're not as concerned about that in the SF Bay Area.

[jeffasinger]

Almost always, the next question is "If you checked yes to the previous question, please explain"