How do I get my criminal record exsponged when I turn 18 soon and what will the cost be approximately?
I was charged with a misdemeanor at age 16 and told I could have my record exsponged when I was 18. I will be 18 soon and I would like to do this. Im not sure how to go about it or approximately how much it will cost. Please help!
Tags: Criminal Record, Exsponged, Misdemeanor
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are you in the USA?? why bother? juvenile records are sealed…no need to expunge. if you are an adult, you can file yourself and have (a one time only deal!!) it expunged for fifty bucks.
should not hurt anything after 18 but you can call a lawyer and ask
I may be wrong but I believe in the US juvinile records are sealed anyways. The fbi and cia and like can still see them, but general police and all that do not have legal access to the records.
Besides, even if it were exponged, the people who do have access to juvinile records would still see the conviction, the sentence, and the date it was exponged and why.
You file a petition with the court that gave you the conviction asking they seal your juvenile record.
If you were convicted as an adult originally (and that does happen to a lot of 16 year olds), then your attorney must request a formal expungment or set aside depending on what state you live in by petition to the original court.
That normally costs around $2500.
Before you go that route visit the clerk of court where you were convicted and simply ask her if your records will be automatically sealed. In many jurisdictions that happens with juvenile records with no effort from you.
Good luck, Suz
(I’m a criminal defense investigator)