Expunged and Sealed Records

What exactly is an expungement? An expungement, under Florida law, allows for persons who have been arrested to make their criminal record be made into a non-public record.  In doing so, many of the challenges one faces due to having a criminal record are eliminated. The Florida Department of Law … [Read more...] about Expungement FAQs

Simply put, no, constitutional safeguards under procedural due process requires that a Judge follow the law and cannot deny a Petition for Expungement without prior evidentiary hearing. To do otherwise, would be to act outside their scope of authority. If the State Attorney does not file a … [Read more...] about Can the Court deny a Petition to Expunge Criminal History without any legal or factual basis?