Definition
Programs that provide assistance for people who want to submit a petition requesting that the court order the official and formal sealing or erasure of records related to a particular criminal case maintained by police agencies at all levels, the prosecuting attorney's office, the office of the clerk of the court and/or agencies that are part of the criminal correctional system. Most jurisdictions have laws that permit, even mandate, the sealing or expungement of juvenile records as well as statutes that relate to adult records and the conditions under which they may be cleared.
URL Name
FT-2800-1500
Third Level Code
FT-2800
Taxonomy Code
FT-2800.1500
Parent Code
FT-2800
Family Code
F
Second Level Code
FT
Fourth Level Code
FT-2800-1500
Use References
Criminal Record Clearance Services, Criminal Records Expungement Assistance, Expunction Assistance, Expungement Assistance, Sealing of Criminal Records, Vacating Criminal Records
Publication Status
Online