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Once we have obtained your expungement, you can disavow or fail to admit the arrest or conviction which the expungement enumerates.
Will Hanlon
Florida Expungement Lawyer
a cleared criminal record
When you petition the court for an expungement of your criminal history, you are requesting that the court wipe out part or all your history. Yes, that effectively means that the general public will not have knowledge of your criminal record. Certain government agencies still have access to that criminal record; however, again, the public doesn't. Who does that expunction specifically bar from access and how does it affect the quality of your life?
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access to an expunged record
No one public entity has access to your criminal history. However, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has the authority to disclose the existence, yet not the specifics of your expunged history, if you apply for empolyment, membership, or a license with one of these agencies:
- A Criminal Justice Agency
- Florida Bar
- Department of Children and Family Services
- The Department of Juvenile Justice
- A contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct contact with children
- The Department of Education
- Any public or private school
- A local government agency that licenses child care facilities
right to renounce and its limitations
Once we have obtained your expungement, you can disavow or fail to admit the arrest or conviction which the expungement enumerates.
Be that as it may, there are caveats to that right to renounce that expunged case. These are the situations in which you must admit to an expunged case. If you are:
- A candidate for employment with a criminal justice agency;
- A defendant in a criminal prosecution;
- Concurrently or subsequently petitioning to have another unrelated criminal episode sealed or expunged;
- A candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;
- Seeking to be employed, licensed by, or contracted with:
- ♦ The Department of Children and Family Services
- ♦ The Department of Juvenile Justice
- ♦ A position having direct contact with children
- ♦ The Department of Education
- ♦ Any public or private school
- ♦ A local government agency that licenses child care facilities
a better quality of life
Removing the label which a criminal history attachs to a person has far reaching benefits. Once you have gained a expungement, you can engage in life with the knowledge that the following list of institutions and people are blocked from your record:
- Landlords
- Future Employers
- Schools, colleges, and universities
obtain a state license
A number of jobs and careers require a state licence. With an expungement, if you need a licence for your occupation, you can apply for one without fear that your application will be rejected.
aquire a loan
With an expungement, your criminal history will not be an issue in your application for a bank or student loan.
juvenile delinquency in the past
Few juveniles truly understand the consequences of their actions. Without the life experience, which aids most of us in our decision making process, some adolescents will act without any consideration for the consequences. Don't allow those delinquent act(s) to haunt your life. If the laws of Florida allow you to expunge that part of your past, why should you allow a rash act to continue to damage your life.
florida expungement attorneys
At the Criminal Defense Group, we are ready to help you. We know how a criminal history can stain your life. We can help you through this process quickly. Remember that the first part of this process requires that you fully understand what circumstances and offenses will DISQUALIFY you from either a sealing or an expungement.
Once you know that you do qualify for an expungement or a sealing, let us help you begin your life anew.