If you are a parent of a child who has been charged with a crime, an experienced Minnesota Criminal Defense Attorney can help you through this (often) overwhelming and frightening experience.
Apart from consequences that may result from a prosecution (including: court ordered community service or counseling, time in a juvenile detention facility, or time in an adult jail or prison,) parents often fear for the long-term problems that a criminal record can impose on their child. In particular, when it comes to furthering their education, the search for a job, and their later lives as adults and contributing members of our society.
What You Need to Know
How a juvenile crime will be treated on a person’s record will depend on the nature of their case.
Juvenile records: In most juvenile crime cases handled by a juvenile court in the State of Minnesota, cases are sealed from public view. There are some exceptions, including when an offense would be considered a felony if child was at least 16 years of age. Most of these juvenile offenders will be able to petition for an Expungement, or sealing, of a criminal record when they become adults.
In cases where no charges were filed and only an arrest appears on record, juveniles who remain out of trouble for 10 years will have the arrest expunged from their record without having to file a petition
Juveniles tried as adults / charged with felonies: In cases where juveniles were charged as adults or where the offense would have been considered a felony had the child been at least 16 years old, a petition for expungement must be completed. Juveniles may qualify for an Expungement if charges were dismissed, juveniles were not found guilty, or a guilty plea was not entered. Even in cases where a juvenile was found guilty, you can still file a petition and request the court to consider an Expungement of arrest, court, or conviction records.
Expungement: Sealing a criminal record can be a complicated process, and it is one that varies from case to case depending on the age of an individual and the unique set of facts involved. Therefore, when I work on cases like this --- we work to secure outcomes that will increase the odds of pursing an Expungement - later.
The Rolloff Law Office has a lot of experience handling juvenile crime and juvenile Expungement matters, and we are prepared to help you better understand if your child may be eligible for this releif. To discuss your case with an attorney from our firm during a free consultation, contact us today: (612) 234-1165
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