A criminal record is PERMANENT.
A misdemeanor will stay on your record in Pennsylvania forever. However, some crimes can be expunged if a person petitions the court.
As long as you live if you do not file to have it expunged/removed.
A criminal record is always there unless it is expunged.
A crime stays on your record for life. You could apply to the court to have it expunged.
Convictions stay on your record forever. You may be able to get a misdemeanor expunged off your record if you were 21 or younger at the time of the crime... but otherwise its life time and easily seen on CCAP.
Unless a person goes to go court and tries to have the misdemeanor removed it stays on a person's criminal record forever. If a person is able to have a misdemeanor expunged then it will no longer appear on their record.
Your criminal record is your history of criminal activity. Your history is ALWAYS there and does not "go away" unless it is legally expunged.
The general rule of thumb is that all convictions stay "on your record" forever. In some jurisdictions, you can petition to have them "expunged" after a certain period of time.
In the state of North Carolina, a misdemeanor conviction stays on a person's record for life unless it is something that can be expunged. For instance, if a person is convicted of a larceny misdemeanor in North Carolina, they can request that the record be expunged 15 years after the date of the conviction, as long as they have had no other convictions during those 15 years. If the person was a minor when they were convicted, they may not have to wait 15 years to have it expunged. It is best to consult a lawyer on these kinds of issues.
In South Carolina, a misdemeanor marijuana charge can stay on your record indefinitely unless it is expunged. After meeting certain eligibility criteria, you may petition the court to have the charge expunged, which would remove it from your record.
It depends on what the person was convicted for. In the state of Alabama, some misdemeanor convictions can be expunged from a person's record. In other cases, it will be part of the person's permanent record. A lawyer should be consulted to see if an expungement is possible.
Talk to an attorney.