How to Remove a Conviction From Your Record

The process of removing an arrest and/or conviction from your criminal record is called an expungement. It is the the process of filing a motion with the court asking the court to order state agencies to remove the fact of the arrest and/or conviction from the record.

This is not an automatic process. A criminal record does not automatically clean itself. The expungement process must be proactively completed by the defendant or his/her attorney. 

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