More than 3 years ago I was arrested for DUI?

Question

I plead guilty and had to do all the things all the other celebrities had to do.. fines, AA mandated meetings, counsuling classes, placed on informal parole, took a tour of the county morgue, the whole 9 yards. I completed all the things I had to do, took all the documents back to the county clerk's office, got a 'completed' seal on my docket and walked out free and refreshed, never to touch another beer again!! (now I do heavy alcohol and wine.. lol j/k uncle sam, I know you are watching me).. anyway, the question is:
It's been more than 3 years since my informal parole ended and I have been a good boy. Is there a way for me to request that my 'record' be sealed? archived? whatever the terminology is??

Answer 1

Based on the information from your last question, and the celebrity reference in this one, I suspect this occurred in California. In California, expunged records are NOT sealed to the public. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070810162740AAbPLFq

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Answer 2

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Answer 3

contact the court where you were convicted and see if you qualify for expungement they will let you know what you need to do. good luck


Eligibility for an expungement of an arrest, investigation, detention, or conviction record will be based on the law of the jurisdiction in which the record was made. Ordinarily, only the subject of the record may ask that the record be expunged. Often, the subject must meet a number of conditions before the request will be considered.

Requirements often include:

Fulfilling a waiting period between the incident and expungement;
Having no intervening incidents;
The number of prior incidents;
The seriousness or type of offense involved in the incident;
Fulling the terms of any sentence;
Not having any pending criminal investigation or proceedings;
That the incident was disposed without a conviction; and
That the petitioner complete probation without any incidents.
In some jurisdictions, all records on file within any court, detention or correctional facility, law enforcement or criminal justice agency concerning a person's detection, apprehension, arrest, detention, trial or disposition of an offense within the criminal justice system can be expunged. Each state sets its own guidelines for what records can be expunged.

EDIT:
expunged records are sealed to the public
all expunged records are still available to law enforcement

Answer 4

Probably not. Even if you were able to seal the court records there is no way to remove the DUI from your driving lesson. Well, I take that back, Bush has his removed but his daddy had a lot of political influence. For the masses, the DUI stays on your driving record forever. Good luck.

Answer 5

Expunged or sealed, depends on the state it occurred in. I would research it on the state website. Some states you can after a few years, most you can't for DUI.

Answer 6

I doubt most states seal or expunge for DUI since they are offenses that permit enhancements for repeated offenses.

Answer 7

Once she violates probation, all original charges can be brought against her - the two DUIs and cocaine possession. If she plea bargins to avoid trial, they may drop one or two of the DUIs and she will have to do time for cocaine possession - the more serious of the crimes.

Answer 8

DUI are one of those things that dont really get expunged. Your probably stuck with it buddy.

Answer 9

Ohhhh, I doubt that. Three years is not nearly enough time for that to happen.

Answer 10

Yeah, there are ways, but it won't happen. If you really think you could, try getting the governor to pardon your conviction. otherwise, it just won't happen.