Florida Record Sealing Florida Statute Section 943.059

Florida statute allows for an individual to seal the records of an arrest and court case when 1) adjudication was withheld or the person was acquitted at trial, 2) the court did not withhold adjudication for one of the prohibited offenses listed below, 3) the individual has no other convictions, and 4) if the individual has not sealed or expunged any other criminal record. Sealing allows an individual to have the criminal record sealed and criminal justice agencies are not allowed to disclose the case information. After a criminal record is sealed, it is confidential and unavailable to the general public, future employers, or other inquiring entities. However, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) will reveal the sealed record to a law enforcement agency, The Department of Juvenile Justices, a contractor or licensee dealing with children, The Department of Education, any public school, any private school, or the Florida Bar. After 10 years have passed, the sealed record may be eligible for expungement.

Offenses that may not be sealed even if the court withheld adjudication:

• Arson
• Aggravated assault
• Aggravated battery
• Illegal use of explosives
• Child abuse or aggravated child abuse
• Abuse of elder of disabled adult
• Aircraft piracy
• Kidnapping
• Homicide
• Manslaughter
• Sexual battery
• Robbery
• Car jacking
• Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act with child under 16
• Sexual activity with a child over 12 but under 18
• Burglary of a dwelling
• Stalking and aggravated stalking
• Domestic violence
• Home-invasion robbery
• Act of terrorism
• Manufacturing drugs
• Sexual misconduct with developmentally disabled person
• Sexual misconduct with a mental health patient
• Luring or enticing a child
• Sexual battery
• Procuring person under 18 for prostitution
• Voyeurism
• Florida Communication Fraud Act (organized scheme to defraud)
• Lewd or lascivious offenses upon elder or disabled person
• Sexual performance by a child
• Offenses by public officers and employees
• Showing or selling of obscene literature to minor
• Computer pornography
• Selling or buying of minors
• Trafficking drugs
• Registered sexual offense
• Attempt of any of the above offenses

The typical case in Florida takes about 6 months. The courts operate on a first-come, first served basis, so the sooner you start, the sooner your record is cleared.

Stop letting your criminal record keep you from a good job.

Our flat-fee includes all costs. We will conduct the research, file the necessary motions, respond to written or oral opposition from the District attorney, and send one of our attorneys to court to argue the case in front of the judge.

In most cases, you will not have to physically appear in court. You can let us handle all the work, while you track the progress of your case online.

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FL Record Sealing	Our Law Firm	Typical Law Firm
Price *	$695	$1100
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