Can Sexual Predators have their record expunged?
597257
Every question like this will depend on the state.  In California there are measures that can be taken for some misdemeanors to be expunged but only one that would affect their registration requirements.  (in other words, expungement does not mean it REALLY goes away, the courts and Law Enforcement still get to use it, it is just no longer a PUBLIC issue for employment etc.).\nMost other states have similar procedures, and some do not allow ANY expungement.\nAll depends upon the state, the crime and often times the punishment imposed.\n\n** And there are some in CA who can keep their names off the internet under certain circumstances.**
21471
Most law firms will say they don't do it, because it most cases it can't be done.  You need special circumstances to expunge a criminal record -- such as a pardon.  Your best bet is to forget about it as impossible, and work on building a resume slowly, and impressing those you work for now.  Sorry.
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.
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.
991360
felony and conviction.  Most states and the federal government will not expunge convictions, especially for felonies.
142781
There's no point in it being lowered to a misdemeanor by the judge if it is still on the record as a felony.  No, in terms of job applications and the like, once it is reduced to a misdemeanor, you can treat that as if it had been a misdemeanor all along.  (I may be on shaky ground here in states other than California, and I must tell you I am only a legal secretary, not a lawyer.)  \n\nAs to having the thing expunged altogether, you will need to ask specifically what that means, because my common sense view is that it may be a record remains with the term "expunged" after it, rather than literally being erased as if it had never happened.  The same may be true of reduction from felony to misdemeanor in the records of the jurisdiction, but you would be justified in believing you had the right to say you do not have a felony conviction on your record.\n\nIt is a difficult point to predict accurately, because different circumstances could make a difference.  I say, treat it as if it were always a misdemeanor, and fight for your right if someone challenges you on it.  That is, say "I did not lie.  I believed I was correct in this.  I believe that in fairness it should be as I say."\n\nGood luck!  I like the part about keeping your nose clean, and there ought to be some rewards for doing so.
477129
If you have it expunged, then all records are erased. There is no more record on you that can be retrieved by any one.
962147
It appears that in Wisconsin, expungements are limited to certain offenses for offenders under the age of 17 or 21, depending on the conviction.  If you carried out a sentence, and it was not dismissed, then it does not look like you can remove that from your record.  I've included a link to a brochure that summarizes Wisconsin law and gives contact information for their Department of Justice.  Contact them to verify that there are no alternative measures you can take.
451448
Federal law allows persons convicted of felonies in a federal United States district court to apply to have their record expunged after a certain period of time with a clean record. However, the U.S. Congress has refused to fund the federal agency mandated with handling the applications of convicted felons to have their record expunged. This means that, in practice, federal felons cannot have their records expunged. \n\nYou may also check with your local State laws.\n\nGood Luck!!!
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.
395919
How are they going to find out about it? \n\nCan you go to court and get your record expunged
360691
Yes you can.\nIf your record is currently clean they may be talked into a fine and a dismissal of misdemeanor charges and a reduction to a civil infraction. But that is no guarantee.\nHope this helps.
774795
I don't think so, unless the prior conviction has you on probation or on a sex offendor register.
116144
If your friend was convicted--then she cannot have the conviction expunged. Expungements apply only if the charge is dismissed or if a finding of not guilty was entered. \n\nRegarding expungments, it usually takes some time for anyone to get a violation of some sort expunged from their record in most jurisdictions--usually due to the bureaucratic details. Paperwork has to be filled out, then it has to be reviewed to see if there have been any previous expungments, or any other convictions in state or in the United States. Those are the basics but you can check the site listed below for details on the expungement process as it relates to North Carolina (even though this is Wake County, but it is likely that Guilford County has just about the same process as the expungement process is something usually handled by the state moreso than local officials). \n\nYour friend needs to be patient because it will have to take awhile--maybe awhile longer--if she really didn't get convicted and her charge was dismissed or a finding of not-guilty was entered. I would suggest that your friend continually follow up with her lawyer regarding the issue because bureaucracy has a way of dragging on these sorts of things and it is possible that her lawyer can at least check on how things are going.
392765
Yes, you a person can remove a felony offense from their record....get a lawyer...if you have not already been sentenced...ask your lawyer to ask for the first offenders act...if your crime is not a capital offense of a violent nature there is a chance of you receiven the firt offenders act...under this act...after a certain amount of time with no crimes being committed the record can be sealed!
1093378
All criminal convictions last forever.\n\nSome states have provisions for expungement while others do not.  Even those that do only expunge a very few convictions, and rarely a felony.\n\nCA does have expungement procedures.  The rules are complex; you need an attorney to sort this out for you.
179280
By using the term "mates", I get the impression that you might be from Australia or the U.K.  Here in the U.S., many states have procedures that allow someone convicted of a crime to petition the court to have the conviction removed from their record.  The exact procedures and requirements vary by state, by they usually require you to file a petition with the court and you generally must have a clean record since the conviction.\n\nIf the conviction occurred before you became an adult, it might automatically be sealed.  However, laws to vary by jurisdiction.  Best wishes with your efforts.