Friday, November 17, 2017

Expungements (Sealing a Criminal Record) - Explained


The information - from a charge and/or criminal conviction - can remain on your permanent record for the rest of your life.  And, as many people that this experienced Minnesota Expungement Attorney has spoken to knows, this can cause difficulty with getting a job, finding a place to live, securing an apartment, getting a bank loan and and just about anything that requires a background check to be passed. To put it another way --- any negative information on your record can cause any manner of hardships in your life.  Therefore, if you have been convicted of (heck, if you have even been charged with) a crime, you should consider seeking the chance to seal/Expunge that information from prying eyes.  

What You Need to Know

If you are seeking to have a charge or conviction erased from your record, you should start (first) by seeking input from someone who has done this before.  I have worked on 1000s of cases like this --- and can answer questions about whether you can get this outcome and/or what the odds might be.  

You  need to know that --- if a conviction occurred, then the court is going to be very strict on its requirements for Expungement.  In particular, they will assess whether the record is causing you problems in your life. You must also be able to show to the court that you have been rehabilitated since the charge or conviction occurred and that you are not a risk to public safety.

If there was no conviction --- the process is not as complicated.  However, does require proper paperwork to be filed and someone to appear in court.  I can help with that!

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Once the record is sealed, it is no longer accessible to the public. This means that employers and landlords will not be able to see the information. 


When you have been accused of and/or convicted of a crime, that incident follow you throughout your life via your criminal record. Because of this, you should consider talking to a lawyer about an Expungement so that you background checks appear clean. If you want help with this, please feel free to contact the Rolloff Law Office, today, for a FREE CONSULTATION: (612) 234-1165

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