At the conclusion of your case, you may qualify to have your criminal
record sealed or expunged if you obtained a not guilty verdict, withhold
of adjudication, nolle prosequi (dismissal), or a no information notice.
The effect of a records sealing/expungement would be to clear your
record of any reference to the crime for which you were arrested.
Obtaining a records sealing/expungement requires that a petition be
filed with the court which originally handled your case. That Judge
in his/her discretion may grant your request to have all references
to your charge be removed from the public record. As a result of a
sealing/expungement, you would be entitled to deny on job and/or school
applications the existence of the charge.
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