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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Eric Matheny
You cannot seal your Florida record just because you were not convicted of the offense. There are certain drug crimes in Florida that cannot be sealed, even if a withhold of adjudication is imposed. ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2013 By Eric Matheny
As of today, April 23, 2013, FDLE (Florida Department of Law Enforcement) is processing sealing and expungement applications received in November 2012. The process of sealing or expunging your ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2013 By Eric Matheny
Things aren't getting any quicker with FDLE. FDLE is now processing applications for sealing or expunging criminal records received in September 2012. That means that the total time for completing ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Eric Matheny
So you took your case to trial and were found not guilty. Congratulations! That is a tremendous feat. However, even though a judge or jury found you not guilty of your charges, you still have a ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2012 By Eric Matheny
One of the questions I am most frequently asked is, " How long does it take to seal or expunge a record? " Under normal circumstances, I would say it takes between three and six months to ...
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Posted on Aug 6, 2012 By Eric Matheny
You go to Google and you enter your name. And your mugshot comes up. Privately-run websites, such as mugshotsusa.com and bustedmugs.com profit off of putting your mugshot on the Internet. They profit ...
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Posted on May 31, 2012 By Eric Matheny
If you receive a withhold of adjudication to a qualifying offense and are placed on probation, you may be able to seal your record. First and foremost, in order to seal a record, you must have ...
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Posted on May 22, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Employers do not like their employees to have criminal records. It's why they ask you about your criminal history on job applications. It's why they deny employment to candidates who have ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A recent article in the Huffington Post described a woman, employed by a major bank for over 5 years, who was fired because of a charge on her criminal record from 1972. This was forty years ago and ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Eric Matheny
If you will recall previous posts, the difference between sealing and expunging your record is that in order to expunge a record, the case must have been dismissed or never formally filed. In order to ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The reason people choose to seal or expunge their arrest records is because they want to be able to legally deny their arrest when they apply for a job. In a bad economy when there are more applicants ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Florida is one of the tougher jurisdictions when it comes to sealing or expunging your criminal record. Aside from the numerous requirements, you cannot have a prior sealing or expungement in any ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2011 By Eric Matheny
I get a lot of calls from teachers or future teachers with questions about their past criminal records. They want to know if sealing or expunging their criminal record will permit them to legally deny ...
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Posted on Sep 18, 2011 By Eric Matheny
If you want to expunge your criminal record, you must ask yourself the following: 1) Was my case dismissed? Remember - an expungement applies only to cases that have been dismissed, or to sealed cases ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
With unemployment numbers creeping up into double digits, getting a job has never been more competititve. For every person looking for work, imagine that there are several other applicants going after ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Palm Beach Post reports that a judge has agreed to seal the criminal record of a 26-year-old former sheriff's deputy's wife arrested in 2007 after her husband turned over a video of her ...
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Posted on Mar 4, 2011 By Eric Matheny
You should apply for an expungement if all of the charges in the case were either dismissed by the judge or dropped by the State and did not proceed to trial. If you pled guilty or no contest to the ...
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Posted on Feb 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
When it comes to sealing or expunging a criminal record, the most common question I am asked is, "How long does the process take?" I have written posts on this topic before, however I want ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2011 By Eric Matheny
It's a common misconception that you may only seal or expunge your record when it is your first arrest. This is not true. You may seal or expunge any arrest provided you are eligible. This could be ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By Eric Matheny
A lot of people wonder why they should bother sealing or expunging their criminal record. People think that if the case is no longer open or has been dismissed, then they should no longer worry about ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Florida law provides that an arrest that occurred while somebody was a juvenile (less than 18 years of age) may be eligible to apply for a Juvenile Diversion Expunction. Juvenile diversion programs in ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2010 By Eric Matheny
You've got the education, you've got the experience, you've got glowing recommendations. The only problem is that little question on the job application: Have you ever been arrested for any crime? You ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2010 By Eric Matheny
Before you decide to have an arrest record sealed or expunged, there are 5 things (in my opinion) that you should consider: 1) Do I need to get my record sealed or expunged? Click here to learn the ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2010 By Eric Matheny
The benefit of having your record sealed or expunged is that under Florida law, you can legally deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by the sealed or expunged record. You cannot deny the ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 By Eric Matheny
If you pled guilty or no contest to a criminal charge and the judge gave you a withhold of adjudication, you may seal your record provided you are otherwise eligible. If you pled guilty or no contest ...
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