How can I have things rermoved from record?
I got arrested on a charge of dissordally conduct and pleaid guilty
when I went to sentancing they the proscuter brung up a carying a concealed weapon and assulting a police officer charge that I had been foung not guilty of .This charge was also fifteen years old.How in the world is this on my record when I was found not guilty and how do i get rid of it.
This thing being on my record made me look realy bad in front of the judge and I was pretty much nailed to the cross for the new charge this realy sucks . I thought that if you didn't do it that they could not bring it up. Is their a way to fix this .I feel this has got to be uncontitutional....
2007-02-25 12:33:08 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You should see a lawyer in the state that the charge occurred and inquire into the possibility of getting it expunged. The laws vary form state to state.
2007-02-25 12:39:50 · answer #1 · answered by C B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your local police station. They'll be able to help you regarding the process. The process as well as the cost may differ from state to state.
In my state,you do have to stay "out of trouble" for a certain length of time. Once that time requirement is met, you would go to the state Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) and get a complete list of all your convictions (at least the ones after you turned 18). The BCI may charge a small fee for this information.
Then you go to each court you've been convicted in, and petition for permission to get an expungement. Be sure to explain why you feel you need, want, deserve the expungement. Again, there may be a filing fee.
Each judge will decide whether they feel it's appropriate. If the judge gives you permission, you should get a letter to that effect. Take that letter back to the BCI, and they will process the request. I'm not sure if a charge is required when submitting this information, but...
Thirty days later-- Ta-Dah! your record is clean!!
2007-02-27 01:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by Yoda's Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you have to call your state corrections department and find out what you have to do. Each state is different, so you have to find out the ways to do it in your state. Usually, you have to get a form you fill out, get info from the police station you were arrested at, get all the records that pertain to what you want expunged, then apply to the courts to have it done. I don't know how much it costs, but I'm passing this question on to a friend who is trying to get the same thing done for her husband. Her name is Annie, so she may answer your question with more info then I have.
2007-02-25 20:45:10 · answer #3 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. It varies from state to state on length of time but usually you have had to have NO other arrests, or been in trouble, meaning rearrested for a time period. Usually from 5-7 years.
If you have ever had your record exspunged before, you will not get it again.
Get an attorney, and dont go it alone. Attorneys are usually better than you could be trying to do it yourself, but you can file on your own. Go up to your local court house and ask the Clerk of Courts office there for an exspungment affidavit. You may also want to go to the local Police Dept, and ask them to print out a background check for you. You can use this in court to prove you have not been in any trouble since this arrest.
Good Luck, but it can be done.
2007-02-25 21:35:07 · answer #4 · answered by Oreoqueen 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I went through this and u can only have it expunged at the time of ur trial! If not there isn't anything u can do!
2007-02-25 20:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apply to have your record expunged...
2007-02-25 20:40:38 · answer #6 · answered by Love always, Kortnei 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
next time you go to the court room.... go topless....i think it might just work.
hell i would let you off the hook.
2007-02-25 20:41:07 · answer #7 · answered by Just Tryin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋