Expunging a Criminal Record?
367417
No, you do not have to have an attorney do it for you.  The clerk of the court can give you a form to complete.  All you have to do is fill out the form and pay the filing fee.  Sometimes, the judge will have a hearing, but since in your case it's a misdemeanor, the judge will probably make a ruling in chambers. \n\nA misdemeanor will still show up 11 years later.  I work in criminal justice and have seen things show up that are 20 -30 years old.
1110639
As others have stated here, you can get your record expunged.  However, there are a few facts you should know.  Expungement does not delete anything from your record.  What it does is update your record to relect that you retroactivly changed your plea to not guilty and judge is setting aside the conviction.  It does not delete the conviction.  Although you should contact an attorney to confirm everything I am saying, what I am saying in most cases will be correct.  What expungement does for you is allow you to fill out the secion on a job application that says have you ever been convicted of anything as a no.  It also gives you a legal basis to sue if you are denied a job, unless the job is for some government agency or a few other cases, based upon an expunged conviction.\n\nThe laws for expungement are different from state to state and county to county.  Check with the self help legal deparment.  Most counties have them.\n\nAlso in most cases you have to have paid your fine and done your probation, if any before you can be granted an expungement.  Also you usually have to wait 1 year after you have resolved all court ordered punishment.
746207
It depends on the crime and the state (jurisdiction).  The purpose of expungement is to give those who have made a one-time mistake a chance to have an unblemished criminal history. In CA, you file a 1203.4 Petition to have your guilty plea/conviction dismissed. It will be granted under certain conditions (you have completed probation, you have no new charges, not on probation for a new crime, etc.)  It's generally routine and easy if you meet the criterias.  However, it does not wipe your criminal history. It will still show an arrest but that it was 'dismissed.'
580817
Laws are different from state to state but expunging your record is a good idea.  But in many (most?) states just expunding it doesn't necessarily take the charge/arrest of your record.  It gives you the right to say to employers that you do not have the mis/felony but sometimes it will show up on backgournd checks but it will show that it was expunged.  But it still shows "what" was expunged.  It's complicated so you may want to talk to a lawyer and ask what kind of background checks your employer does.
375605
You can only have the record expunged if you are granted an absolute pardon based on an unjust conviction. If you plead guilty or nolo contendere, you cannot ever have it expunged, even after a pardon.
613896
Only if it is not true, or the credit company was served with papers to remove it.  How so you know record was expunged?
1155247
~~~~LISTEN TO ME~~~~\n\nComplete your education. \n\nBefore you apply for a job, return to your attorney and request that he have your criminal record expunged.  You must have completed your probation, payment of fines, and not have committed any more crimes~KEEP YOUR RECORD CLEAN~\n\nExpunged records are withdrawn from public access, allowing courts to give deserving people a chance to rebuild their lives without the stigma of a criminal conviction. Almost every state allows expungement of records for juvenile convictions and for cases where an adult defendant was acquitted.\n\nYour education will help with the completion of your expungment~it will show that you are deserving~~~Good luck!
553993
There are attorneys that specialize in this, check first with the local attorney ref feral services, usually listed in the phone book. \n\nAs to cost it really depends on the conviction and sentence and if you have since conviction shown an improvement in the eyes of the judicial system. This will be of a huge impact, Judges will examine your life and record since the last conviction, it takes normally five years before they will even look at an expungement.\n\nIf you were arrested and no conviction to have the charge removed from your record will cost around 3 to 4 thousand per charge. This is not a cheap process and it is one that is fairly simple to achieve. The only problem is that it is something only an attorney can do for you.\n\nHope this helps
197318
You don't.\n\nWell, you theoretically can, but under rare circumstances -- you have to either (a) be dead for three years;   or (b) be age 70 and have been clean for 10 years following end of sentence.\n\nArrest records that did not result in a conviction can be expunged and those expungements are commonplace.  But if there's a conviction, 18 Pa. CSA Section 9122(b) provides:\n\n"(b) Generally.--Criminal history record information may be expunged when: \n\n"an individual who is the subject of the information reaches 70 years of age and has been free of arrest or prosecution for ten years following final release from confinement or supervision; or \n"an individual who is the subject of the information has been dead for three years."\n\nNote the use of "may" above.  A judge is not required to sign the expungement order when there is a conviction, but is permitted to if so moved.
761351
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%\nTALK TO YOUR BROTHER ABOUT GETTING HIS RECORD SEALED (I BELIEVE IT CAN BE DONE AFTER 5 YRS.) AS LONG AS LAW ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T OPEN IT AGAIN ITS A DEAD ISSUE
619300
expunging a record is for someone who only has done ONE THING WRONG in a 7 year window. if you have 2 misdemeanors or 1 misdemeanor and 1 felony your stuck.
104545
You need to contact the courts to have the record expunged. I think you will need to have a lawyer file it for you, and go from there. The lawyer will file, and once it is expunged, it will not show up on your permanent record.\n\nBTW, there are a couple offenses that can't be expunged from your record. One is any type of sex offense, and the other would be murder.
490368
file a motion to get that restriction expunged....need to hire a lawyer to do that..
218825
upon re-reading your question i realized you were asking how to have your military record expunged. to put it simply, you can not! sorry. fly straight from now on though!
562299
Not having a record, I can only guess. If I did have a record, I would try to get rid of it. Having to explain something I did once every single tine I applied for a job would be embarrassing. Its nice to not have a record that needs expunging.
1088614
after a period of 10 years (in some other states it's fewer than this time frame), u can get your record expunged.  see a lawyer to get it done right.  i hear u can do it urself, but i'd get a lawyer because if u do it urself, u have to make sure the police dept, DA's office, corrections office, etc...ALL properly expunge their records.  lot of work on your part.  if u pay a lawyer, he/she can make sure it's done right.  usu, the charge is little (because no hearing is required...just filing of some papers).  It's like $200-$300.
384239
Depends on what kind of record you have. If you have a felony it will be extremely hard to get it expunged. You will have to file a request and it will have to be approved by a judge.\nCall the prosecutor's office in your county and ask.