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EXPUNGEMENTS
EXPUNGMENTS
DO YOU HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD?
A record of arrest or conviction can haunt a person forever. It can create barriers to employment, housing, education, and other important life pursuits.
New Jersey law provides a limited right to expungement and carefully defines who is eligible to expunge a criminal record.
An eligible person must prepare and file a Petition for Expungement. The Petition for Expungement must be filed in the Superior Court in the county where the arrest or prosecution took place. A judge then decides whether the person should be granted an Expungement Order.
Unless otherwise provided by law, if an order for expungement is granted, the adult arrest, the record of law enforcement taking you into custody as a juvenile, conviction, adjudication of delinquency, disposition and any related proceedings are considered not to have occurred. However, the law does allow expunged records to be used later in certain cases should the person ever again becomes involved in any criminal proceedings.
CONTACT OUR FIRM TODAY
If you have a criminal record and obtain an expungement, it allows you apply for school, job, and housing opportunities truthfully without having to reveal that you were ever arrested.
Contact our firm to determine your expungement eligibility.