How do I clear a twelve year old misdemeanor off my record? 63 Answers as of November 22, 2011

You may be eligible to have your record sealed since it has been more than 8 years since the conviction. You should hire a lawyer to do it for you and to determine if you are in fact eligible for the procedure.

First, you have to find out if you are eligible. This depends mainly on the outcome of your case and the outcome of any other cases you may have in Florida or any other state. First, you must never have been convicted of a crime in Florida or elsewhere. Second, you must never have sealed or expunged a record before, in Florida or elsewhere. Finally, you cannot currently be under any type of court supervision. If you meet these requirements, you may be able to seal or expunge.

It depends on which court you are in. Every court is different. Go to the clerk they will get you the right docs then you fill them out and serve them on the prosecuting agency. Sometimes the prosecuting agency are the DA or city prosecutors. Which court is this? Some courts will take up to 4-6 months like LA and some courts in will take 15 days like Fullerton.

You need to file a petition for expungement in the county where the offense occurred. Whether it is granted or not is dependent on several factors, such as steps taken since the offense to show rehabilitation, good behavior, losses suffered because of the convcition, etc.

Not every criminal conviction is expungeable. I would need to know the section of the criminal code you were convicted under before I could give you a full answer to this question. In general though in New Jersey lower level crimes are called Disorderly Persons Offenses, not misdemeanors, and you can apply for an expungement of your conviction five years after you complete your sentence. It is a very involved process and I would not recommend that you attempt it without first talking to a laywer in person about what it involves.

The only way to "clear" a past conviction is "expungement". This is a discretionary decision to be made by the court in which the original conviction occurred. The court needs to determine whether the benefit to you outweighs the detriment to society. No one can guarantee the outcome of such a request. You could also seek a pardon from the "Governor's Pardon Board". This does not hide the original conviction from discovery by potential employers but does show that the Board was sufficiently impressed by your efforts since the conviction to recommend favorable treatment. Again, there are no guarantees that you will be considered deserving of such a pardon nor is there a guarantee that, if you are pardoned, an employer might still choose to look at you unfavorably.

If the case was dismissed, you might qualify for expungement. If there was a conviction, you will not qualify.

You may move to seal or expunge one case in a lifetime off of your record.

You don't. You can't expunge a conviction in Georgia.

VA generally does not allow for removal of adult convictions from your record.

If it can be expunged it would be by filing a motion with the count where the conviction was. There is statute in Michigan governing expungement and both the statute and court rules would have to followed.

You can expunge the misdemeanor.

If it was dismissed, you can have it expunged by filing a lawsuit in civil district court. If you successfully completed a deferred, then you can file a petition for nondisclosure to seal the record. If it was a final conviction, it stays.

Usually misdemeanors can be expunged after this much time. The rules for expungement can be found a the state court website in your area. Some states may have special rules for domestic violence if this applies in your case.

You may be able to expunge it off your record. However, first and foremost you must have had the case either dismissed or received court supervision for it, if not it is not expungeable.

If you were convicted of the offense, you cannot get it expunged, no matter how far back it goes. You do not specify what type of abuse this was. Some cases can be sealed, whereby emplyers and other lay people cannot view your record. You should check with the Clerk of the Court in the county where the matter was heard, to see if you qualify for a seal. Otherwise, you can petition the governor for az pardon, but don't expect to be granted it.

I am sorry to be the one to tell you that there is no expungement in the State of New York.

Contact an attorney regarding expungement. As long as you are not currently on any probation and have no criminal case(s) pending, you are eligible. Hire a lawyer to file the petition for you and conduct the expungement hearing.

If the charge is a conviction, you cannot get it off your record - ever. Convictions are permanent. If a motion to reconsider the sentence was filed in a timely manner, there is a chance the conviction could be removed. Look at the docket entries for your case.

Short version: If you were convicted (including regular probation, that's part of your permanent criminal record and can't be "cleared". If you received deferred adjudication and ended up with the case dismissed, unless it was a family violence case, you can probably get the judge to order nondisclosure of the arrest and case records (which seals them for most purposes). If the case got dismissed outright, never filed at all, got reversed on appeal, you were acquitted at trial, or if you ended up with nothing but a Class c deferred adjudication, you should be able to petition a district court to order the agencies involved to expunge (or completely destroy) the records. If either of the last two situations sounds like it applies to your case, you're welcome to email me with the specifics, and I'll be happy to discuss your case with youI've handled quite a few expunctions and nondisclosures, and can usually do them statewide with no actual hearing required.

There is no expungement law in the State of alabama. There has been, in the past, an expungement bill pending inthe Alabama legislature, but it is yet to pass.

You can't completely remove it from your record, but you can seek a dismissal under Penal Code section 1203.4. It is commonly called an expungement, but it doesn't truly expunge anything. It adds a notation that your case was dismissed. That will allow you to tell most private employers that you were not convicted of that crime. There are a few exceptions, but the dismissal is the best you can do under current California law. A local criminal defense attorney can assist with this for a reasonable fee. Yes, you can try this on your own, but an attorney can probably do it quicker and get your case dismissed faster than you could if the timing is important for your new job.

You cannot ever remove this from your record. There are things you can do to improve its appearance such as asking the court to dismiss it per 1203.4 and then seek a certificate of rehabilitation [necessary step to a pardon].

Typically a criminal record can be a great impediment to employment. Most employment applications require a disclosure on criminal convictions. Following an expungement of a criminal conviction you are allowed to declare you have not suffered a conviction on most applications. However, there are exceptions, consult with an attorney.

Do you have any other convictions on your record? If not then you can get it expunged. Also if you have no more than two other misdemeanor conviction with a maximum sentence of 90 days that happened before your 21st birthday, then you could get it expunged.

If you meet the qualifications to have a misdemeanor vacated and dismissed, you can petition the court for that relief. At the same time, you can regain your firearms rights.

You go to the court where it occurred and have it expunged. Generally, this can be done through the clerk's office.

You need to get the conviction expunged. You can actually do this yourself (there is a packet in the clerk's office) but it is obviously better to have the help of an attorney.

We need to know your record and what the conviction was.

Annulments are governed by 651:5 certain offenses are not permitted to be annulled.

You have to do an expungement. Contact an attorney who specializes in expungements and he/she will advise as to the process.

You can hire an attorney to file a 1203.4 motion on your behalf. If you have successfully completed the terms of your probation and have had no subsequent arrests or convictions, your request will likely be granted.

Unlike other states, there is no expungement statute in New York. You can make a motion to set aside the underlying conviction but absent new evidence or some constitutional violation claim they are rarely successful. They are also costly and take a very long time. Your best bet is to contact your state and local politicians and recommend they pass a new law. There are a lot of people like yourself who can use it.

If it was a conviction, it stays.

It matters if you have any other criminal convictions.

You can only get it off your record if it was dismissed, you successfully completed deferred adjudication or you were found not guilty by a jury.

It depends, were you convicted or put on deferred, or what? What was the charge? If you were on deferred, never convicted, then non-disclosure is most likely an option (there are exceptions) but if you were convicted, then it is much more difficult and depending on the local DA policy, it may be impossible.

A petition for expungement. As long as you successfully completed probation, the court should grant an expungement.

The simple answer is that you probably cannot. Expungements are only allowed by statute where there has been a determination in your favor. That means, ultimately, the charges must have been dismissed. If that occurred, you may erase any and all court or administrative records. There are also Judicial expungements. Such an expungement is entirely up to the Judge as to whether it should be granted. This is an important distinction since a Court cannot expunge anything but judicial records with a judicial expungement unless there is an overriding basis that requires the expungement in the interests of justice. The courts have ruled that seeking better employment or promotions would not be a basis to expunge administrative records. Administrative agencies generally are the places where background checks are performed. Criminal records are also maintained by Administrative Agencies such as the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. This is an executive agency. As a result, the criminal records, if held by the BCA, would never be expunged in a Judicial expungment. Since you were convicted, a statutory expungement is not possible.

Depending on the circumstances, you can file a motion with the court.

New York State does not expunge criminal records or seal convictions.

It may be possible to get the conviction expunged (ie. dismissed).

In Alabama there is a pardon process you can apply for. You will need to hire an attorney who specializes in that field to make sure you can be considered for a pardon. If done incorrectly, you cannot reapply for a long time.

Hire a lawyer to file for an expungement of both your conviction and arrest.

You should Google California Penal Code and look at 1203.4. Most clerks have a form for this.

New York State does not have an expungement statute. Once you have a criminal record it will last forever and cannot be removed. If there was something illegal about the conviction or there is new evidence of innocence you can retain an attorney to make a 440.10 motion to vacate the conviction. That is a rare and expensive motion that requires the proper grounds to be successful.

You can't get it off your record. You can have it dismissed but it will still be on your record.

If the case was not dismissed it will stay on your record.

The ultimate disposition in this matter would determine the process for clearing this off of your record. It is possible to have some cases expunged in Maryland, but there are a lot of qualifying factors that without specifics are difficult to explain in this format.

An attorney will be able to advise you on what the remedy is for your specific case, provided you meet the eligibility criteria. Usually it is a 1203.4 motion. There are limits on what this will do for your record, so discuss that with counsel. It is always better to get an expungement than not.

This is possible only by a Governor's Pardon.

There is a process in most states, including California, to remove a misdemeanor or felony conviction from your public record. It is only available if you have successfully completed the terms of your probation and have not been convicted of any new misdemeanor or felony charge. The process is referred to as an "expungement" but is actually a dismissal under Penal Code Section 1203.4.