What Is Expungement?
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An expungement removes all records associated with a criminal case, making it like the arrest, conviction, trial, or indictment never happened. In states that allow expungements, the criminal case must usually have been resolved in your favor or otherwise be specifically allowed under state law. Through an expungement, you can destroy all the records associated with your criminal case. For example, the police department will destroy the physical copy of your arrest record after a successful expungement. Expungements do not happen automatically. They are court orders granted upon request if you meet the requirements under state law. If an expunged record shows up on a background check, you have the right under federal law to be aware of this information and get the name of the agency that ran the background check on you. You can then contest this inaccurate information.
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