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Seal or Expunge Your Florida Criminal Record
Florida law allows you to have your criminal arrest or conviction seal or expunged under certain circumstances. Our firm has experienced criminal defense lawyers that are able to seal or expunge your criminal history if you qualify. Contact us today for a free initial consultation.
Why Get Your Recorded Expunged or Sealed Now
Get your criminal arrest history record sealed or expunged today before the day arrives that requires an expungement in an unrealistic amount of time (most sealings/expungements take between 6 and 8 months to complete). A single arrest can have devastating results to your career, salary, and job placement, especially if your are between jobs, just graduating college or high school, or looking for a promotion. Don't let that mistake haunt you for the rest of your life. By having a criminal arrest history Sealed or Expunged the Florida Legislature allows you to legally state that you have not been convicted or arrested for that particular offense.
Florida is among several states that allows a person arrested for a crime to either seal or expunge it from their criminal history record - removing it from official background checks and allowing that person to deny and fail to acknowledge that the arrest ever occurred (subject to certain expceptions).
Florida does not have any time limits to begin the sealing or expungement process. However, the laws change and everyone with an arrest on their record should get it sealed or expunged while the laws allow it. Waiting will not make it go away and often waiting jeopardizes the ability to expunge or seal your record.
You are eligible to have your record sealed or expunged if:
- You were arrested and charges were never filed;
- You were arrested and charges were dropped;
- You were arrested and charges were dismissed by the court
- You were arrested, charged, plead guilty, and received a withhold of adjudication;
- You were arrested, charged, plead no contest (nolo contendere), and received a withhold of adjudication; or
- You were arrested, charged, found guilty by a jury, and received a withhold of adjudication.
Not sure if you qualify? Contact us for your free initial consultation!
You cannot have you records sealed or expunged if you were found guilty or pled guilty or nolo contendere, even if the adjudication of guilt was withheld, on any violation of the following:
Offenses listed in S.907.041, F.S.
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Arson
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Aggravated Assault
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Aggravated Battery
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Illegal use of explosives
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Child abuse or Aggravated Child Abuse
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Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult, or aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult
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Aircraft piracy
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Kidnapping
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Homicide
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Manslaughter
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Sexual Battery
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Robbery
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Carjacking
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Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of a child under the age of 16 years
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Sexual activity with a child, who is 12 years of age or older but less than 18 years of age, by or at solicitation of a person in familial or custodial authority
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Burglary of a dwelling
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Stalking and Aggravated Stalking
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Act of Domestic Violence as defined in s. 741.28
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Home-invasion Robbery
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Act of Terrorism as defined by s. 775.30
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Manufacturing any substances in violation of chapter 893
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Attempting or conspiring to commit any of the above crimes
S.393.135, F.S.
Sexual misconduct with developmentally disabled person and related offenses
S.394.4593, F.S.
Sexual misconduct with mental health patient and related offenses
S.787.025, F.S.
Luring or enticing a child
Chapter 794, F.S.
Sexual Battery and related offenses
S.796.03, F.S.
Procuring person under 18 for prostitution
S.800.04, F.S.
Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age
S. 810.14, F.S.
Voyeurism
S.817.034, F.S.
Florida Communication Fraud Act
(Scheme to Defraud or Organized Fraud, as used in s.817.034, F.S.)
S.825.1025, F.S.
Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in presence of elderly person or disabled person
S.827.071, F.S.
Sexual performance by a child
Chapter 839, F.S.
Offenses By Public Officers and Employees.
S.847.0133, F.S.
Showing, selling, etc., obscene literature to minor
S.847.0135, F.S.
Computer pornography
S.847.0145, F.S.
Selling or buying of minors
S.893.135, F.S.
Trafficking in controlled substances
S 916.1075, F.S.
Sexual misconduct with mentally deficient or mentally ill defendant and related offenses
A violation of any offense qualify for registration as a sexual predator under s.775.21 or for registration as a sexual offender under s.943.0435.
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