Legal · Question 92 of 100

What “Been convicted of a crime?” means

Item 92 on the 100-question Rice Purity Test reads “Been convicted of a crime?”. Here is what the wording covers, where readers reasonably disagree about it, and exactly how much it moves your score.

Guidance written and reviewed 2026-07-26

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What the question is asking

Item 92 asks whether you have been convicted of a crime — found guilty in court, whatever the sentence. It is the second rung of the police escalation and does not require any period of imprisonment, which is item 93.

Where people disagree about what counts

Whether minor matters count is the recurring question: traffic offences, fixed penalties, and fines handled without a court appearance are all read differently by different takers. Most exclude anything resolved without a court finding of guilt.

The test is self-scored and nobody else ever sees your answer, so the only thing that matters is applying one reading consistently across the whole checklist.

How item 92 fits with the items around it

Item 92 sits between arrest at 91 and imprisonment at 93. The three form a legal sequence in which each stage normally requires the one before it, which is unusual on this checklist — most escalations here are conceptual rather than procedural.

Item 91, before this one Been arrested? Item 93, after this one Been to jail or prison?

How it affects the score

Every question has the same one-point effect. Checking item 92 subtracts one point from the starting score of 100. Leaving it unchecked subtracts nothing, and no item on the checklist is weighted more heavily than any other.

Final score = 100 − total checked boxes

The final number never identifies this answer or any other individual answer — it is a count, so it discards which items were selected the moment it is calculated. Read the full scoring guide or look up an exact result on the 0–100 score chart.

Questions about item 92

Does a traffic fine count as a conviction?

Most takers exclude penalties resolved without a court finding of guilt. The checklist gives no guidance, and practice varies by country.

Does a conviction without a sentence count?

Yes. Item 92 asks about the conviction. Imprisonment is item 93 and is a separate box.

Do I check item 91 as well?

Usually. A conviction is normally preceded by an arrest, though the checklist does not require you to check them together.

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