Florida provides both expungement and record sealing to individuals who want to remove their records from public views. If you received dererred adjudication, were found innocent at trial, or charges were dropped before trial, you may be eligible to have your record sealed or expunged. If you pled guilty or were convicted of a crime, you are not eligible for expungement or record sealing.
Under Florida law, an arrest record can be expunged so that the record of your arrest is closed to the public. An expungement destroys your arrest record so that the public and any government agency cannot see your record. Read more or take free onlne eligibility test. The price is $395 plus costs.
If you were arrested and the court withheld adjudication or you were acquitted after going to trial, you may be eligible for record sealing. A record sealing seals your criminal record from public view and allows you to honestly answer that you have not been convicted of a Read more or take our free online eligibility test. The price is $395 plus costs.
If you were convicted, you are not eligible to have your record expunged or sealed. You may, however, be eligible to have your conviction vacated. A conviction can be vacated where it has been less than two years since the conviction and there is some ground to support the request. We do not offer this service, but you can click here to read more about a motion to vacate.
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