Before going to ask help for lawyer you should get a copy of criminal record of that person thru online site that offer a background criminal record check so that it easy for the lawyer to handle that matter. Requirements often include in expungement of criminal record one or more of the following: Fulfilling a waiting period between the incident and expungement Having no intervening incidents Having no more than a specified number of prior incidents That the conviction be of a nature not considered to be too serious That all terms of the sentence be completely fulfilled That no proceedings be pending That the incident was disposed without a conviction; and That the petitioner complete probation without any incidents. Types of convictions that are often not eligible for expungement include:4 Felonies and first degree misdemeanors in which the victim is under 18 years of age rape Sexual battery Corruption of a minor Sexual imposition Obscenity or pornography involving a minor New York Criminal Procedure Law 160.50 permits the "sealing" of cases where charges were dismissed, vacated, set-aside, not filed, or otherwise terminated.
Otherwise, New York does not allow expungements, or "sealings," of cases where a conviction was entered, except for some older controlled substance, marijuana, and loitering offenses. Sealing a record under 160.50 will prevent the public from having access or seeing the records, including fingerprint cards, photographs, court entries, and other information related to the case. The record may still be made available to some entities, such as courts and law enforcement.
New York also permits the expungements of non-criminal dispositions (violations and traffic infractions, such as disorderly conduct) through New York Criminal Procedure Law 160.55. Misdemeanorcitation needed and felony adjudications are not eligible. Effective 2009, New York Criminal Procedure ยง 160.58, an petitioner convicted of most felony drug, marijuana, or Willard non-drug eligible crimes may request to have their records for those crimes sealed if they successfully complete DIVERSION, DTAP, or a similar substance abuse treatment program recognized by the court.
The sealing will also extend to up to three of the petitioners misdemeanor drug convictions.27 Hope this a help! God bless!
Any arrest not resulting in conviciton can be expunged. There is no limitation. The conviciton from when he was 17 can probably be expunged but there is a waiting period.
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