Criminal Records
A criminal record is the documentation that is created when an individual is convicted of a wrongdoing. Criminal records go by many names, including the commonly used “rap sheet.” These records cover all types of crimes, including violations, infractions, misdemeanors, felonies, and (for states that don't have distinctions) crimes. Criminal records will include information on the arrest of the individual, the circumstances leading to the arrest, information on the individual arrested, their trial, the outcome of the trial should it result in a guilty verdict, incarceration, probation, parole information and more.
Record Research
Criminal record research is conducted for each requested jurisdiction to determine eligibility for sealing records or records restrictions (expungement)
Record Restrictions
Record Restriction results in the deletion of any record that an arrest or criminal charge ever occurred.
Seal Records
A sealed record still “exists” in both a legal and physical sense, but those records are only accessible with a court order.
Are you Eligible for Record Restrictions?
You may be eligible to apply for record restriction of an arrest on your criminal history if:
You were acquitted after a jury trial.
Your case was dismissed or Nolle Processed after indictment or accusation.
You successfully completed a diversion program, conditional discharge probation or first offender probation.
Sufficient time since the indictment or the conclusion of the criminal case; has passed
You do not have any additional criminal history since the end of the case;
You have no convictions for certain disqualifying offenses, which usually include serious felonies.
Completion of all terms of deferred disposition, probation, parole, or the sentence.
You successfully completed a drug court or mental health court program.
Minimal prior criminal history
**** Certain charges are ineligible for Record Restriction****