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Petition for Expungement / Record Sealing

Petition asking the court to seal or expunge a criminal record, removing it from public view and allowing the petitioner to legally deny the arrest or conviction in most contexts.

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Instructions

Check your state's eligibility requirements: waiting period after completion of sentence, eligible offense types, no subsequent convictions. File in the court where the case was adjudicated. Include your criminal history, evidence of rehabilitation, and a statement explaining why expungement is warranted. Serve the petition on the prosecutor's office. Some states have automatic expungement for certain offenses. Expungement does not apply to federal convictions in most cases.