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  • Expungement and Record Sealing in Your State
    By Janet Portman, Attorney

    Expungement refers to the process of destroying, erasing, or sealing arrest or conviction records. Most states allow adults and juveniles to “expunge,” “seal,” or otherwise hide or destroy court records of convictions for specified criminal offenses....

  • Expungement and Record Sealing in Your State
    By Janet Portman, Attorney

    Get detailed information about expungement and record sealing in your state. ...

  • Removal From Sex Offender Databases

    Depending on the laws of their state, people who have been convicted of a sex crime may need to register in a sex offender database. If they move to a new state, they will be required to register in that state. Since these databases are available for...

  • Sealing Juvenile Records

    You can potentially get a juvenile criminal record sealed if you are eligible. Sometimes this process also is known as expungement. However, some states use expungement to refer to the permanent destruction of the record, while using sealing to refer...

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