10. The process for expunging your record is involved but can be fairly straightforward with the proper guidance and use of the ebook you have the ability to get from this website.
9. You must show that the facts and circumstances in your life since your conviction demonstrate that clearing your conviction is “in the best interest of the public” by showing the Court that you have turned your life around for the better.
8. The Attorney General must get notice of your request to set aside your conviction and can oppose your request. They can also do nothing and leave the decision about your conviction entirely up to the Judge where your conviction took place.
7. It will usually take a few months before you can set aside your conviction because the State Police must run a background check on you that usually takes several weeks to finish.
6. The Attorney General will check to see if you have any pending charges against you as you seek an expungement and will generally oppose your request to seek an expungement if you have a case pending, even if you have not yet been found formally guilty of the new offense.
5. You must wait 5 years from the date of your conviction to set aside your conviction, if you were not imprisoned for your crime.
4. Police agencies, Courts, and other law enforcement personnel will always have some record of your conviction, although they are not allowed to share these records with the public at large, after your expungement.
3. Some criminal charges such as Domestic Assault and Battery, Possession of Marijuana, and some Retail Fraud charges will fall off your record automatically if and only if your plea was accepted under special provisions of law that would allow you to do so. Check your court record history to determine if your offense falls under any special statute exceptions.
2. Many juvenile offenses will automatically be sealed after a certain number of years but should still be double-checked to ensure these offenses do not show up on your record. There would be no need to expunge a conviction that is no longer public record.
