Expunging or Sealing a Criminal Record

Expungement refers to the process of sealing arrest as well as conviction records and virtually every state has enacted laws that allow the people to expunge arrests and convictions from their records. Though the details can vary from one state to the next and most states laws provide that once an arrest or conviction has been expunged it need not be disclosed which also includes potential employers or landlords. Since an expungement can offer a fresh start of sorts but one of the most important actions that people who have been arrested or convicted can take is to investigate their jurisdiction's expungement procedures.

Ask the following questions about the eligibility for expungement and the procedure that's involves the following questions such as is a particular offense eligible for expungement, when is a person eligible for an expungement, what does the expungement process involve, what are the consequences of expungement, etc.

Drug offenses: Many people arrested for the drug offenses are eligible for the diversion programs and these programs typically provide for the expungement of records which follows the satisfactory completion of a program.

Juvenile offenses: People which were arrested or convicted as juvenile offenders may have an easier time getting their criminal records expunged or sealed.

Clay Serenbetz