To request the expungement of an offense from your STATE (not Federal) criminal record: You must have been exonerated, acquited, or served the complete term of your sentence - then file a petition/motion with the court setting forth valid reason(s) why your request should be granted. A judge will review your petition and the circumstances of your case and issue a ruling either granting or denying the request. AN EXPUNGEMENT IS NOT A PARDON! Expungement only removes the record of your offense from being available to the public. Law enforcement, the courts, and government agencies will always have access to your actual 'true' record.
FELONS CONVICTED IN STATE COURT OF STATE CRIMES: If your expungement is granted you will still remain subject to whatever restrictions state and Federal Laws place on you (e.g.- voting rights - elective office - firearms/ammunition possession - etc). UNLESS - you are a resident of a state which completely or partially restores your "privileges" (you will have to do your own search to learn if this applies to your state).
FEDERALLY CONVICTED FELONS: CAUTION: Regardless of what rights your state may restore, if you were convicted in FEDERAL Court of a FEDERAL FELONY - it is a felony offense for a federally convicted felon to EVER own or possess a firearm. The U.S. Criminal Code, makes the penalty for illegal possession of a firearm a mandatory minimum of fifteen (15) years in prison, in some cases (Title 18 U.S.C. sec 924(e)(1). At this time FEDERALLY convicted felons have no solution to their firearm disqualification. By denying funding for the purpose, Congress has effectively eliminated the review of federally convicted felons' petitions for restoration of their firearms privileges.
You cannot expunge from your record any conviction that was received as an adult. In NC, 16 and older is an adult. If you were convicted of anything, it cannot be expunged. Only charges that were dismissed can be expunged. Your DUI will be on your record forever. Sorry.
How do you expunge a felony in Georgia.
In ny you can not expunge a dwi.
The word "expunge" means to completely remove something from the record. An example of using expunge in sentence is "He went to jail for something he did not do, so he got the court to expunge his record."
I think the only way to expunge a felony is if it happened when the person was a juvenile and found guilty as a juvenile. If it happended as an adult I dont think they can expunge a felony.
You may apply to expunge only one offense at a time. Each offense will have to considered and ruled upon by the court as a separate matter.
You can check with your local court system to make sure, but there are certain charges that are not eligible for expunction. I believe that Domestic Violence Convictions are among these.
The easiest way to expunge a misdemeanor is to petition a judge. It would help to get an attorney. Misdemeanors are not like felonies which are hard to expunge.
if you're lucky, they'll expunge this crime from your record.
It's a very burdensome task to expunge a criminal record.
i have a charge that happen about 7 years ago can it be expunge in the state of mississippi
Only if he can legally expunge it. A judge must still follow the law.