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FLORIDA CRIMINAL RECORD SEALING

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RECORD SEALING IN FLORIDA

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HOW TO SEAL FLORIDA RECORDS OF WITHHELD ADJUDICATION AND ACQUITTALS

Florida law allows people to seal a record if they were arrested and the court
withheld adjudication or the person was acquitted after going to trial. Once
sealed, the record is removed from public view and the law allows you to
honestly say you were never arrested or convicted. Only those who were never
convicted of any offense, in any state and at anytime can have their record
sealed in Florida. So, if you have a conviction on your record, you cannot seal
ANY arrest record, even in arrests unrelated to the offense. Also, Florida only
allows you to seal one arrest record. So if you have multiple arrests, you can
only seal one arrest record.

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HOW TO EXPUNGE RECORDS THAT DID NOT LEAD TO A CONVICTION - FL

Florida law allows an arrest record to be expunged so that the record of the
arrest record is hidden from the public and will not show up on any criminal
background checks. You may be eligible to have your record expunged if if 1) all
charges were dismissed before the trial (or if 10 years have passed since having
the record sealed), 2) you have not any record expunged for any offense in any
state, and 3) you have no prior convictions in any state.


DIFFERENCE BETWEEN REQUIREMENTS FOR EXPUNGEMENT AND RECORD SEALING IN FLORIDA

As far as eligibility... Expungement is for arrests that did NOT lead to a
conviction, withheld adjudication or an acquittal. Expungement can also be used
for records that have been sealed for 10 years. In other words, expungement is
only available where a charge was dismissed before trial or 10 years after a
record has been sealed. Record sealing is for cases lead to a conviction,
withheld adjudication or an acquittal.


DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BENEFITS OF EXPUNGEMENT AND RECORD SEALING IN FLORIDA

As far as the benefits... Having a record sealed does not require certain
agencies to actually ?"destroy" the records. An expungement requires all
agencies to destroy their records of the case or arrest. Both sealing and
expunging a record removes the information from public records. Both require
that the information be made confidential. Expungment just takes it a step
further by ordering that the records are destroyed. A record may be sealed where
a person is found not guilty at trial or adjudication was withheld.


EXPUNGEMENT WHEN RECEIVED A PARDON

A pardon does not make a person eligible for expungement.

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