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Why Employers Hate Criminal Records

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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Sealing or Expunging An Old Case

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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Sealing Your Record: Attempts And Conspiracy

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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Sealing Or Expunging Your Record: Tips For Job Applications And Interviews

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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Can I Seal Or Expunge A Record More Than Once?

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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Sealing Or Expunging A Criminal Record: Information For Teachers And Prospective Teachers

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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Sealing Or Expungement Checklist

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 ...
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Sealing Or Expunging And Prospective Employment

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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Palm Beach County Judge Seals Record In Serious Felony Case

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 having sex ...
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What Sealing or Expungement Means and Doesn't Mean

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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How Long Does It Take To Seal Or Expunge A Record?

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 to really ...
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Sealing or Expunging When It's Not Your First Arrest

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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Why Should I Expunge or Seal My Record?

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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Juvenile Expungements

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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Finding A Job With A Criminal Record

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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5 Things You Should Know Before You Decide To Seal Or Expunge

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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Sealing/Expunging Facts

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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Can I Seal My Record With a Withhold of Adjudication?

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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Common Myths About Pretrial Diversion (PTD) and Pretrial Intervention (PTI)

In Miami-Dade County and Broward County, PTD (Pretrial Diversion) and PTI (Pretrial Intervention) may be available for first-time offenders. If the first-time offender qualifies for the program, they ...
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Agencies That Are Entitled To Sealed And Expunged Records

Just to emphasize the theme of a prior post dealing with who can see a sealed or expunged record , this information regarding which agencies are entitled to sealed or expunged records has come from ...
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Charges That Cannot Be Sealed

As you may know from previous posts, there is a difference between sealing and expunging a criminal record . To make a long story short, if your charges were dismissed by the State (nolle prosse or no ...
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What Do I Need To Do When Sealing or Expunging A Criminal Record?

Sealing or expunging a criminal record in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach is a process that is conducted primarily by a criminal defense attorney . However, there are a few things that are required ...
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How Long Does A Sealing or Expungement Take?

This is one of the more common questions I get regarding sealing or expunging a criminal record . Of course it's understandable. More often than not, people get their criminal records cleaned for ...
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Sealing A Burglary Charge

I get phone calls all the time from people who have received withholds of adjudication for burglary charges. These people want to know if I can help them seal their criminal records. Provided the ...
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Sealing and Expunging Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some answers to the 5 most commonly asked questions regarding the sealing or expunging of a criminal record. This information was obtained from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement ...
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