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How do I get a misdemeanor expunged?
So here is the story. I messed up 2 years ago and got a misdemeanor (class A) for retail theft. Our state law is 2 years after your sentence is complete you are eligible for an expungement. My punishment was 6 months court supervision and court costs. I am a mechanic by trade but was laid off some time ago and can't find a job. I got my background check back from a company and the misdemeanor showed up. Some where it said the sentence was terminated unsatisfied. So there is my first question. What does that mean. Second I did not get in any trouble since then but I did forget to pay my court costs. I want to take care of this at tax time. My 2 years after sentencing comes this May. If I pay my court costs this February am I still eligible for my expungement in May or since that part of my sentencing wasn't fulfilled do I have to wait another 2 years? Also my court costs were turned over to collections, just found that out this week, could my county clerk tell me who it is I need to get in touch with to handle that? Please anyone if you can help I am so stressed out I can't find a job and need answers. Oh also if anyone can tell me how to get this expunged it would be great. I've never been in trouble before and don't know what I need to do. Do I need to get an attourney or is this something I can do on my own? Thank you.
3 Answers
- Anonymous7 years ago
If and when the court grants your expungement, they ONLY report the information to a select number of agencies (just government). The large companies that hold information are never notified that your record has been altered. These background check companies obtain a record of arrest or conviction when it happens, but never follow up or keep up with changes. This is what you need to worry about when it comes to getting jobs in the future, or passing a check for an apartment or credit line.
There are Companies out there that notify these thousands of background check places & have them remove the record. Unless you want to take the time to do that yourself and know the right places to call, this may be the route for you: http://nedcenter.com/
National Expungement Database Center
Most attorneys don't tell you about the additional work that needs to be done after expungement in order to FULLY clean your record and prepare for a background check!